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Summary:

We are seeking a SAP Finance & Accounting Solution Architecture with deep pharmaceutical industry expertise to develop global architecture for SAP Finance solutions. This role serves as the enterprise-level solution architecture and leader for SAP S/4HANA Finance—setting standards, guiding principles, patterns, and decision frameworks that enable scalable, compliant, and value-driven outcomes in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture.

You will shape SAP-centric solutions that align to strategic business vision, govern cross-module and cross-platform designs, lead M&A impact assessments, and ensure effective integration across Commercial, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing domains. You will also define integration and analytics patterns across SAP BTP and Azure + Databricks and drive pragmatic adoption of AI in SAP with clear, finance-relevant use cases and controls.

This is a global individual contributor role: success depends on influence, executive presence, and the ability to lead through governance, expertise, and cross-functional alignment—without direct people management.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Act as SME for Enterprise Finance eco system Architecture for SAP S/4HANA and related platforms such as Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM/Hyperion)

• Lead Global standards, patterns, and guardrails for cross-module and cross-platform design in partnership with Enterprise Architecture team

• Solution Design leadership across finance programs (template, rollout, modernization, integrations, analytics)

• Finance architecture leadership for M&A due diligence, carve-in/out, and integration strategy

• Lead BTP + API-led connectivity and finance data integration into Azure + Databricks

• Create & drive a roadmap and value realization approach rooted in ROI and measurable KPI improvements

Enterprise Architecture & Solution Architecture Leadership

• Define and govern target-state architecture for SAP S/4HANA Finance in a global Pharma context.

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to establish decision frameworks (trade-offs across cost, risk, time, compliance, and value).

• Architect and design solution adhering to patterns, integration and data standards laid out by Enterprise Architecture and developing reusable blueprints/artifacts

• Ensure solutions meet enterprise expectations for security, compliance, controls, auditability, and operational resilience.

SAP S/4HANA Finance Functional & Architectural Ownership

• Provide architectural oversight for global finance capabilities including:

• General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Intercompany, Period Close, and statutory/reporting enablement.

• Lead solution design for Revenue Management, Gross Profit calculation, and profitability reporting requirements.

• Govern master data and financial data integrity: COA strategy, ledgers, document principles, and reporting consistency.

Cross–SAP Module Solution Governance (End-to-End)

• Lead cross-module designs spanning:

• FI/CO, CO-PA, Product Costing, Material Ledger/Actual Costing (as applicable)

• Integration with Commercial and Supply Chain/Manufacturing processes (SD/MM/PP/QM/PM touchpoints)

• Ensure end-to-end process integrity across: O2C, P2P, R2R, and manufacturing-related financial flows.

Pharma Distribution Lifecycle Expertise (Finance + Operations Linkage)

• Apply strong understanding of distribution lifecycle and its financial implications

• Ensure architecture supports regulated/validated environments and finance controls aligned to Pharma operational realities.

SAP PaPM (Profitability & Performance Management)

• Lead architectural governance for SAP PaPM solutions covering:

• Allocations, cost-to-serve, driver-based models, multi-dimensional profitability

• Gross margin bridges and financial attribution models

• Ensure model governance: transparency, explainability, version control, auditability, and performance tuning.