Principal Finance Architect

SAP
Portugal
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Consulting & AdvisoryExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: certificationSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Continuous learning","Customer focus","Communication","Teamwork"]

Lead senior finance advisory engagements for customers’ cloud transformations, working in a senior Finance Consultant capacity on SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition. Drive workshops and transformation planning by developing reference architectures and Clean Core–aligned guidance using GROW with SAP methodology. Collaborate with internal teams, identify AI/innovation use cases, and mitigate technical adoption risks while advising customer management on architecture and transformation outcomes.

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Principal Finance Architect

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Job Summary

Lead senior finance advisory engagements for customers’ cloud transformations, working in a senior Finance Consultant capacity on SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition. Drive workshops and transformation planning by developing reference architectures and Clean Core–aligned guidance using GROW with SAP methodology. Collaborate with internal teams, identify AI/innovation use cases, and mitigate technical adoption risks while advising customer management on architecture and transformation outcomes.
Location: Portugal
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Consulting & Advisory

Key Responsibilities

  • •Guide customers’ digital transformations using SAP technologies, including GROW with SAP and Clean Core principles, as a senior Finance Consultant in SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition.
  • •Lead senior advisory engagements with customers and internal SAP teams, collaborating to support customers through their cloud transformation journey.
  • •Own and deliver customer workshops, manage scope and customer expectations, and provide architecture guidance aligned with SAP best practices.
  • •Develop reference architecture and transformation plans, ensuring customers benefit from standard cloud qualities.
  • •Identify innovation use cases (AI, BDC, CAIA, CIS), advise customer management on transformation activities, and identify/mitigate technical adoption risks.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •Professionally qualified Accountant/CMA/MBA Finance with 5+ years of SAP Finance consulting experience.
  • •Strong understanding of FICO processes across areas such as AR, AP, GL, AA, IO, CCA, integration, and tax.
  • •Must have experience in SAP Cloud ERP Public Edition and 2+ end-to-end process implementation cycles.
  • •Hands-on expertise in one or more areas including FSCM, Treasury, Cash Management, FICA, Advanced Product Costing/Profitability, Financial Consolidation/Reporting, or Central Finance.
  • •Knowledge of IFRS 15/16, functional integration understanding, and strong communication/presentation skills.
Experience:5+ yearsSAP Finance consulting
Education:Certification / Diploma in Finance
Skills:Strategic thinkingContinuous learningCustomer focusCommunicationTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SAPSAP Cloud ERP Public EditionSAP FICOGROW with SAPClean CoreFSCMTreasuryCash ManagementFICAAdvanced Product CostingAdvanced ProfitabilityFinancial Consolidation/ReportingCentral FinanceIFRS 15IFRS 16BDCCAIACISAI

Company Brief

SAP
Global enterprise software company best known for ERP systems and business applications covering finance, supply chain, procurement, HR, analytics, and customer management for large organizations.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Walldorf, Germany
Founded: 1972
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