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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # SAP Finance Functional Architect - **Company:** IAG Transform - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Mapping, Decision Support Systems, Financial Software, SAP (Applications), SAP Configuration, SAP Project System, SAP Solution Manager, Systems Integration, Sap Finance, RISE with SAP, Functional Dependencies, SAP S/4HANA, Data Management - **Published:** August 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815448679-sap-finance-functional-architect ## About the Role * Deep SAP Finance functional expertise across OtC, RtR, PtP. * Strong knowledge of S/4HANA Finance, including Universal Journal, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Asset Accounting, and Group Reporting. * Proven experience in functional architecture or senior functional design roles. * Strong understanding of SAP best practice processes and end-to-end cross-functional integration. * Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills. * Experience working in complex, multi-entity, global transformation environments. * Experience with SAP RISE, Central Finance, BTP, BRF+, tax engines, and Treasury. * Exposure to regulatory, audit, and internal controls frameworks (SoX, IFRS, etc.). * SAP certification in Finance modules. * Experience in regulated or multi-market organisations. ## Description The SAP Finance Functional Architect is responsible for defining, governing, and optimising the end-to-end Finance solution architecture across the enterprise. Focusing on Order-to-Cash (OtC), Record-to-Report (RtR), and Procure-to-Pay (PtP), the role ensures functional integrity, process standardisation, and solution excellence across all SAP S/4HANA Finance capabilities. This role acts as the primary functional design authority for Finance and works closely with the SAP Product Team, SAP Centre of Excellence (CoE), Business Process Owners, and Transformation Programme teams to ensure that SAP solution decisions are scalable, compliant, and strategically aligned to the Group's transformation objectives., + Translate business strategy and process requirements into scalable SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions. + Maintain the Finance solution blueprint, standard definitions, and functional guardrails. + Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, SAP best practices, and programme principles. * Process Governance & Standards + Establish and enforce global design standards across Finance processes. + Govern changes to Finance processes and functional scope through structured design authority forums. + Drive process harmonisation across operating companies to maximise re-use and minimise customisation. + Provide expert guidance to Process Owners on best-practice SAP Finance capabilities. * Collaboration with SAP Product & CoE Teams + Partner closely with SAP Product Managers and SAP CoE to assure consistent design, backlog prioritisation, and release integrity. + Support Product Teams during refinement, solutioning, configuration, and functional testing. + Review and approve functional specifications, configuration decisions, and enhancement requests. + Act as the functional lead across major transformation initiatives including S/4HANA, Central Finance, Group Reporting, Tax, Treasury, and BTP extensions. + Work with programme streams on solution design, data mapping, integrations, testing, and cutover. + Provide decision support and ensure functional dependencies are identified and resolved. * Data, Integration & Reporting Alignment + Ensure Finance master data, transactional structures, and reporting hierarchies align to global standards. + Oversee functional aspects of integrations across SAP and non-SAP systems (CPI, APIs, banking, tax engines). + Support design of analytics, KPIs, group reporting, and compliance-related reporting structures. * Stakeholder Leadership & Business Advisory + Act as the trusted functional advisor to Finance leadership, GPOs, and business SMEs. + Facilitate solution design workshops, capability assessments, and process maturity discussions. + Provide clarity on SAP Finance roadmap, dependencies, and functional implications of design choices. * Quality Assurance & Delivery Governance + Ensure functional designs meet quality, control, compliance, and audit requirements. + Support testing cycles (SIT, UAT, regression) with functional scenarios and acceptance criteria. + Validate training materials, business readiness, and future-state process documentation. ## Related Videos - [Intelligent Automation using Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/157-intelligent-automation-using-machine-learning) - [Web-based Information Visualization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/84-web-based-information-visualization) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Replacing Excel with SAP APIs & Python validation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1944-replacing-excel-with-sap-apis-python-validation) - [Why Your AI Agent Keeps Hallucinating Your Data: Building Deterministic Context Layers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2055-why-your-ai-agent-keeps-hallucinating-your-data-building-deterministic-context-layers) - [Launching a marketplace on-time: A lesson in taking shortcuts using spreadsheets!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/477-launching-a-marketplace-on-time-a-lesson-in-taking-shortcuts-using-spreadsheets) ## Related Articles - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)