SAP S4 HANA Solution Architect

Description:

Lead business requirements discussions with customer to implement S/4 HANA solution for the Finance and Controlling area

Design and implement core finance and surround solutions as per Industry best practices.

Provide strong technical understanding of the product with the ability to discuss and demonstrate the full platform and how it may be configured to meet a customer’s business needs

Understand the SAP roadmap for S/4 HANA and become a trusted advisor for clients in driving their S/4 HANA adoption

This position requires business knowledge, direct interaction with clients, hands on system configuration expertise of SAP S/4 HANA and may include team management for both onsite and offshore resources.

You will guide clients through best-practice project scoping and delivery to ensure overall project success in implementing the SAP S/4 HANA.

Ideal candidate should have a proven ability to provide technical direction for complex SAP S/4 HANA issues, and can collaborate with the business and developers and execute on agreed timelines.

Required Skills/Experience:

Provide consulting solutions including how to leverage standard SAP S/4 HANA functionality and how to enable requirements while maximizing the ROI.

Over 12-15 years of overall SAP implementation and support experience

With Finance/Accounting education background should have expert level familiarity with accounting concepts

Should have at least 10 years of Pre-Sales and Solutioning experience with proven prior experience in pre-sales

Should be able to articulate and demonstrate S4 functionalities including Fiori and

Should be able to engage in conversation on wide ranging Finance/Accounting topics with senior level Accounting/Finance users including Controllers/CFOs’ including IFRS, USGAAP and Best Practice processes

At least 5+ years in S4/Simple Finance area, including implementation and pre-sales

Preferred Central Finance experience – at least one implementation

Should have experience in all FICO modules including Product Costing, Material Ledger, CO-PA, etc. and strong knowledge of integration with Sales Distribution, Production, Materials Mgmt, Project Systems, etc.

Should have experience in developing RFP responses, project estimation, staffing and other pre-sales related activities

Preferred Background:

Bachelor of Science or Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience preferred or Accounting (preferred).

Proven success implementing SAP functionality in a team environment & ability to work self-sufficiently.

Certification in S/4 HANA, and/or other SAP Solutions is a plus.

Ability to follow SAP methodology including conducting gap analysis between business requirements and SAP solutions, analyzing and preparing data migration plans, developing & executing rigorous data and process testing plans

Project Management experience with Large and Medium Sized Enterprises (preferred but not required).