IT Solution Architect

S4 SOLUTION ARCHITECT - Senior IT SAP Consultant

Location: Candidates within 2-3 hours of Charlotte, NC or Client, NY preferred. Open to Remote candidates in all US locations (EST preferred), candidates must be willing to support EST time zone.

Schedule: Full-time, M-F, 8am - 5pm - some flexibility may be required due to work with global teams.

Travel: no travel required

POSITION OVERVIEW
Client IT is seeking an exceptional professional with strong expertise in FICO/RTR to lead enterprise-level solution design and support ERP transformation initiatives. This role bridges business and IT, defining scalable, compliant, and future-ready SAP solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and long-term strategy. The Solution Architect will translate business requirements into practical IT service architectures that meet business partner needs.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborate with business stakeholders, IT teams, and external partners
Participate in and lead project design sessions to develop end-to-end solutions for complex business problems. Challenge status-quo and think outside the box to devise innovative solutions
Provide architectural guidance across project lifecycle (design, build, test, deploy)
Translate business requirements into end-to-end SAP solution designs
Define and maintain ERP solution roadmaps and architecture standards
Support ERP transformation and large-scale SAP implementation programs
Drive standardization, reusable patterns, and best practices
Troubleshooting: investigate, analyze, and solve problems
Handle changes or emergency transport as needed for high priority issues

EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree, preferred
Associate's degree with significant relevant experience (minimum required)

REQUIRED SKILLS
** 10+ years of SAP / ERP experience, including large-scale S/4HANA implementations (at least 3 end-to-end implementations)**
Strong hands-on experience with SAP FICO / RTR and core finance processes
Solid understanding of S/4HANA architecture and FI/CO integration
Experience with SAP integrations across modules and external systems
Proven ability in solution design, blueprinting, and architecture governance
** Strong communication and stakeholder management skills **
Experience supporting manufacturing industry

SOFT SKILLS
Strategic and analytical mindset
Ability to influence across business and IT teams
Self-driven, adaptable, and comfortable working in complex environments

Preferred Qualifications
SAP certifications (FICO / S/4HANA)
Experience in ECC to S/4HANA transformation programs
Exposure to SAP BTP, Analytics, or cloud-based solutions
Experience using AI resources to assist in solution design

SAP REQUIRED SKILLS FICO: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & CONTROLLING
Product Costing & Material Ledger: standard costing, actual costing, multi-level cost rollup, and variance analysis
Investment Management (IM): CapEx planning, budgeting, AR, integration with CO and FI-AA
SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture with Universal Journal (ACDOCA) and real-time FI/CO integration
FI core processes: AP, AR, Business Partner, payments (APP), credit management, dunning, and cash application
S/4HANA Asset Accounting including AuC, capitalization, depreciation, and asset lifecycle management
Controlling (CO): Cost Center, Profit Center (real-time PCA), Internal Orders, allocations, WIP, and settlements
Period-end close & compliance: parallel ledgers, document splitting, financial reporting, tax integration
Cross-module integration with MM, SD, PP, PS, and external systems