Principal IT Enterprise Architect - Finance

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Principal IT Architect – Finance to lead the architecture strategy and design of our enterprise finance technology landscape. This role serves as the technical authority for all finance-related IT systems, including ERP platforms, tax solutions, cash management applications, and financial data infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance, a strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, and a proven track record of delivering scalable, resilient solutions in complex, global environments.

You will report directly to our Director, IT and you’ll work out of our Atlanta, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.

Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days, New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Strategy

• Define, own, and evolve the enterprise architecture roadmap for Finance IT systems, ensuring alignment with business strategy and technology best practices.
• Lead end-to-end solution architecture across SAP S/4HANA Finance, tax platforms, treasury, and cash management applications.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies that drive efficiency, compliance, and innovation across finance functions.
• Establish architecture governance standards, design principles, and guardrails for the finance technology domain.

SAP S/4HANA Finance Leadership

• Serve as the principal architect for SAP S/4HANA Finance, with deep, hands-on experience across core modules including FI (Financial Accounting), CO (Controlling), AP, AR, GL, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, and Treasury & Risk Management (TRM).
• Lead full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementations and greenfield/brownfield data transition migrations, including complex ECC to S/4HANA transformation programs.
• Architect and govern the design, ensuring alignment with group reporting, profitability analysis (CO-PA), and management accounting requirements.
• Lead the architecture of SAP Fiori applications for finance, ensuring role-based UX design and alignment with SAP Best Practices.
• Define integration architecture between SAP S/4HANA and third-party applications using SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), including SAP Integration Suite, API Management, and Event Mesh.
• Drive adoption of SAP Intelligent Finance capabilities including predictive accounting, automated period-end closing, and AI-driven cash flow forecasting.
• Ensure SAP S/4HANA landscape design supports multi-currency, multi-ledger, and multi-GAAP reporting requirements.
• Provide architectural oversight for SAP S/4HANA Cloud including RISE with SAP engagement models and the associated cloud transformation strategy.
• Architect solutions leveraging tax platforms such as Vertex, Avalara, SAP Tax Compliance, or similar tools for indirect tax, direct tax, and global tax reporting.
• Ensure system architectures support tax regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, including VAT, GST, transfer pricing, and withholding tax.
• Partner with Tax and Finance teams to digitize and automate tax processes within the broader ERP ecosystem.
• Lead architecture for cash management and treasury systems, including integration with banking portals, payment hubs, and liquidity management tools.
• Design solutions for payment processing, bank reconciliation, cash forecasting, and working capital optimization.
• Ensure SOX, and other relevant compliance standards are embedded in architecture decisions across cash and treasury platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to Finance, Tax, Treasury, and business leadership, translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
• Mentor and guide a team of solution architects, technical leads, and engineers within the finance technology domain.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, security architects, and data architects to ensure coherent cross-domain solutions.
• Engage with third-party vendors, system integrators, and SAP directly to evaluate solutions and manage architectural risks.

Must Have

• 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in an architecture role focused on Finance or ERP systems.
• 8+ years of hands-on SAP experience, with a minimum of 2 full end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance implementations as a solution architect.
• Demonstrated expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance modules: FI, CO, AP, AR, GL, Asset Accounting, Treasury & Risk Management, and Cash Management.

We Value

• SAP certification in S/4HANA Finance or related areas is highly desirable.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and h