SAP Solution Architect (SAP S/4HANA Finance)

Job Title: SAP Solution Architect (SAP S/4HANA Finance)

Location: Deerfield, IL (Hybrid 3 Days Onsite)
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Role

Zion Cloud Solutions is seeking an experienced SAP Solution Architect to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise SAP Finance solutions for a large-scale transformation initiative in Deerfield, IL.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA, enterprise architecture, and end-to-end SAP implementations. This individual will work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and executive leadership to architect scalable SAP solutions that support finance transformation, automation, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions.
• Serve as the SAP Finance solution owner for enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
• Design scalable solutions across SAP FI/CO, FSCM, Treasury, Banking, and Financial Reporting.
• Partner with business stakeholders to conduct discovery sessions, perform fit-gap analysis, and define future-state business processes.
• Lead Greenfield, Brownfield, and Rollout implementations across global business units.
• Design enterprise SAP organizational structures, finance processes, and integration strategies.
• Drive finance process automation, standardization, and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across SAP MM, SD, PP, PS, and other integrated modules.
• Develop functional specifications and work closely with ABAP developers to deliver custom solutions.
• Oversee data migration activities using SAP Migration Cockpit, LTMC, LSMW, and related tools.
• Lead integration testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), cutover planning, hypercare, and production support.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, GAAP, tax regulations, and corporate governance standards.
• Mentor functional consultants and provide architectural guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of SAP Finance consulting experience.
• Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO).
• Experience leading enterprise SAP architecture and finance transformation programs.
• Hands-on experience with:
• General Ledger (GL)
• Accounts Payable (AP)
• Accounts Receivable (AR)
• Asset Accounting (AA)
• Cost Center Accounting (CCA)
• Profit Center Accounting (PCA)
• Product Costing
• Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
• Extensive experience with SAP Financial Supply Chain Management (FSCM), including:
• Credit Management
• Collections Management
• Dispute Management
• Treasury
• Cash Management
• In-House Cash
• Bank Communication Management
• Experience implementing SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA solutions.
• Strong background in Greenfield implementations, Brownfield migrations, and global rollouts.
• Experience integrating SAP Finance with MM, SD, PP, PS, and third-party applications.
• Expertise in SAP Banking, Electronic Bank Statements (EBS), DMEE, Payment Medium Workbench (PMW), and SWIFT integrations.
• Experience with SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR), Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), and Vertex tax integration is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, and embedded analytics is a plus.