Associate Principal - Package Implementation

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in SAP Finance processes SAP S4HANA business separations carveouts mergers and demergers organisational restructuring and global template deployment

The architect will be responsible for defining the target finance architecture leading design decisions ensuring business continuity throughout the transition and driving successful implementation of finance transformation initiatives

This role will work closely with business stakeholders programme leadership enterprise architects integration teams and external partners to deliver a scalable and compliant finance solution supporting the future operating model

Key Responsibilities

Demerger Finance Transformation Leadership

Lead the SAP Finance RTRFICO workstream for the Demerger Programme

Define targetstate finance architecture and operating model

Drive finance separation and carveout activities across legal entities company codes controlling areas profit centres and business units

Assess impacts of organisational restructuring on SAP Finance processes and configurations

Develop transition strategies ensuring uninterrupted financial operations

Support Day1 readiness TSA planning data separation and postseparation stabilisation

SAP RTR Solution Architecture

Design and govern endtoend RecordtoReport processes

Define finance process standards controls and governance

Provide architectural guidance for

oGeneral Ledger Accounting

oAccounts Payable

oAccounts Receivable

oAsset Accounting

oBank Accounting

oTax Management

oCost Centre Accounting

oProfit Centre Accounting

oInternal Orders

oProduct Costing

oCOPA

oGroup Reporting

oIntercompany Accounting

oFinancial Close Processes

SAP S4HANA Finance Architecture

Lead SAP S4HANA Finance solution design

Design Universal Journal architecture and finance data models

Support Central Finance Group Reporting and consolidation initiatives

Guide finance harmonisation during organisational changes

Ensure alignment with SAP best practices and SAP Activate methodology

Data Migration Separation

Define financerelated data migration strategy

Lead data carveout and legal entity separation activities

Govern migration of

oChart of Accounts

oCost Centres

oProfit Centres

oVendors

oCustomers

oFixed Assets

oOpen Transactions

oHistorical Financial Data

Ensure data quality reconciliation and audit compliance

Integration CrossFunctional Collaboration

Collaborate with OTC PTP Manufacturing Supply Chain Treasury Tax and HR teams

Define finance integration requirements across SAP and nonSAP systems

Support integration architecture with SAP BTP and middleware platforms

Ensure financial control requirements are incorporated across business processes

Governance Stakeholder Management

Act as trusted advisor to business and programme leadership

Lead design workshops and architecture reviews

Manage relationships with business stakeholders finance leadership and implementation partners

Drive risk management and issue resolution

Review and approve functional and technical solution designs

Mandatory Skills

SAP Finance

12-16 years of SAP Finance consulting experience

Minimum 5 years of experience as SAP FICORTR Solution Architect

Strong expertise in

oGeneral Ledger GL

oAccounts Payable AP

oAccounts Receivable AR

oAsset Accounting AA

oBanking

oTax

oCost Centre Accounting CCA

oProfit Centre Accounting PCA

oInternal Orders

oProduct Costing

oCOPA

oGroup Reporting

SAP S4HANA

Multiple SAP S4HANA implementation programmes

S4HANA Finance transformation experience

Universal Journal expertise

Group Reporting and Consolidation knowledge

S4HANA conversion and migration experience

Demerger CarveOut Experience

Proven experience in corporate demerger carveout spinoff or merger programmes

Legal entity separation experience

Finance operating model transformation

Transition Service Agreement TSA understanding

Day1 and Day2 separation planning experience

Business and master data separation expertise

Architecture Leadership

Enterprise solution architecture experience

Global template design experience

Largescale programme leadership

Finance transformation governance

Executive stakeholder management

Preferred Skills

SAP Group Reporting

SAP Central Finance

SAP BTP

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Datasphere

Treasury and Cash Management

FSCM

Advanced Intercompany Reconciliation

SAP Signavio

SAP MDG