SAP S/4HANA Finance Architect || San Jose, California

Job Title
: SAP S/4HANA Finance Architect
Location: Onsite San Jose CA
Must-Haves SAP S/4HANA Finance Architect
12+ years of SAP S/4HANA Finance experience
5+ years of SAP S/4HANA Architecture experience
3+ Legal Entity implementations
2+ Greenfield SAP S/4HANA deployments
Strong experience with SAP Finance solution architecture and organizational design
Experience with Company Code / Legal Entity setup
Experience supporting financial reporting, tax, treasury, product costing, Project Systems, Material Ledger, and intercompany
Experience with SOX controls/compliance and external audits
Strong executive-level communication and presentation skills
Ability to work cross-functionally with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Manufacturing, Procurement, Internal Audit, and IT
Top 5 screening filters:
12+ yrs S/4HANA Finance | 5+ yrs Architecture | 3+ Legal Entity implementations | 2+ Greenfield S/4HANA | External Audit/SOX experience
Job Description
SAP S/4HANA Finance Architect JD Brief
Experience: 12+ years SAP S/4HANA Finance; 5+ years Architecture
Industry: Semiconductor / Manufacturing preferred
Focus: SAP S/4HANA 2023, Legal Entity, Finance Architecture, Tax, Treasury, Costing & SOX
Role Summary
Senior SAP Finance Architecture leader responsible for designing and delivering the SAP S/4HANA Finance solution for establishing a new legal entity and/or new Fab/Plant.

The architect will translate business, legal, tax, treasury, accounting, and manufacturing requirements into a scalable target-state SAP architecture and guide the implementation through go-live and stabilization.

Key Responsibilities
Lead SAP S/4HANA Finance solution architecture and organizational design. Design and implement new Legal Entity and Company Code structures. Evaluate New Legal Entity vs. New Plant and advise senior leadership on the appropriate SAP/business model. Support new Fab/Plant deployment and integration with Finance and Manufacturing.

Design solutions for

Financial reporting
Tax compliance
Treasury operations
Product costing
Project Systems
Material Ledger
Intercompany processing
SOX controls/compliance
Partner with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Procurement, Manufacturing, Internal Audit, and IT. Translate business and regulatory requirements into SAP architecture. Support implementation, testing, cutover, go-live, and stabilization. Present architecture decisions and recommendations to executive/high-level stakeholders. Support external audits and ensure appropriate financial controls.

Must-Have Requirements
12+ years of SAP S/4HANA Finance experience.
5+ years of SAP S/4HANA Architecture experience. Experience with 3+ legal entity implementations. Experience with 2+ Greenfield SAP S/4HANA deployments. Experience supporting external audits. Strong understanding of Finance architecture, organizational structures, and cross-functional business processes. Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to work with senior leadership/executives. Strong collaboration skills across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Manufacturing, and IT.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Semiconductor industry experience. Fab manufacturing experience. Complex multi-company / multi-entity environments. Large-scale ERP transformation experience. AI design and modeling experience. Key Search Keywords
SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP Finance Architect, S/4HANA Architect, SAP FI/CO, Legal Entity, Company Code, Greenfield S/4HANA, New Plant, Fab, Material Ledger, Product Costing, Project Systems, Treasury, Tax, Intercompany, SOX, External Audit, Financial Reporting, Semiconductor, Manufacturing, ERP Transformation.