SAP Public Sector Financials Solution Architect
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Role Overview: Lateral Insights is seeking an experienced SAP Public Sector Financials Solution Architect to support a large-scale County Government transformation initiative involving SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, and third-party benefits administration platforms.
The Solution Architect will provide leadership for the Public Sector Finance workstream and ensure the successful transformation of the existing SAP R/3 environment to SAP S/4HANA while supporting public sector financial processes, compliance requirements, and integration with HR and external systems.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture
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Define and govern the end-to-end SAP Public Sector Financials solution architecture.
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Lead design workshops with business stakeholders and government agencies.
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Develop target-state business processes aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices.
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Ensure solution alignment across Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Grants, Funds Management, HR, and external systems.
SAP S/4HANA Transformation
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Lead Public Sector Financials design and migration from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA.
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Assess current-state processes and recommend transformation opportunities.
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Define data migration, integration, security, and compliance requirements.
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Support fit-gap analysis and solution blueprint development.
Public Sector Financial Management : Provide functional and architectural leadership for:
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General Ledger (GL)
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Accounts Payable (AP)
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Accounts Receivable (AR)
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Budget Control System (BCS)
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Funds Management (FM)
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Grants Management (GM)
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Treasury and Cash Management
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Public Sector Accounting
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Tax Management
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Wage and Payroll Accounting Integration
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Revenue Management
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Utility Billing Integration
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Procurement and Supplier Management
Integration Leadership:
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Architect integrations between SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, Benefits Administration Platforms, and third-party systems.
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Define integration strategy using SAP Integration Suite and standard APIs.
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Ensure seamless employee, payroll, benefits, and financial data flows.
Governance & Compliance
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Ensure compliance with government accounting standards and public sector regulations.
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Support audit, security, risk management, and internal control requirements.
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Participate in architecture review boards and steering committee meetings.
Project Leadership
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Work closely with Program Managers, Project Managers, Functional Leads, and Technical Architects.
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Provide solution guidance during design, build, testing, deployment, and hypercare phases.
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Support change management and organizational readiness activities.
Requirements
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Bachelor?s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
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12+ years of SAP experience.
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8+ years of experience in SAP Public Sector Financials.
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Minimum 3 full lifecycle SAP Public Sector implementations.
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Minimum 2 SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
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Strong expertise in:
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SAP Funds Management
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SAP Grants Management
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SAP Treasury and Cash Management
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Public Sector Budgeting
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Government Accounting
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Tax and Revenue Management
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Experience with SAP SuccessFactors integration.
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Experience integrating SAP with Benefits Administration platforms.
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Strong stakeholder management and client-facing consulting skills.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience with County, State, Federal, or Municipal Government organizations.
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SAP S/4HANA certification.
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SAP Public Sector Management certification.
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SAP Financial Accounting (FI) certification.
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SAP Treasury certification.
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Experience with SAP Integration Suite and SAP BTP.
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Knowledge of public sector compliance and audit frameworks.
Key Skills
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SAP S/4HANA Public Sector Management
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Funds Management (FM)
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Grants Management (GM)
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Treasury & Cash Management
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Government Accounting
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Budgeting & Fiscal Control
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SAP FI/CO
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SAP SuccessFactors Integration
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SAP Integration Suite
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Enterprise Architecture
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Data Migration
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Change Management
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Security & Compliance
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Stakeholder Management
Preferred Industry Experience
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County Government
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State Government
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Federal Government