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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solutions Architect-Vice President - **Company:** Citi - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $142,320.0 - $213,480.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Business Process Modeling, Software as a Service, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Oracle (Applications), SAP (Applications), Data Streaming - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://citi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/2/job/New-York-New-York-United-States/Solutions-Architect-Vice-President_26979717-1/apply ## About the Role * Extensive Experience: Proven track record as a Business Architect, Process Architect, or in a similar strategic role within the financial services industry. * Deep Subject Matter Expertise: Deep functional knowledge of core finance and accounting processes, including General Ledger, sub-ledger accounting, financial close and consolidation, data substantiation, and multi-system reconciliation. * Business Process Modeling: Demonstrated ability to model business capabilities and design complex, end-to-end business processes at scale within a global organization. * Financial Data Acumen: Strong understanding of financial data flows, data governance principles, and the critical data elements required for financial control and reporting in a regulated environment. * Transformation Experience: Significant experience in large-scale business transformation programs, preferably involving a migration to a SaaS-based ERP or accounting platform (e.g., Oracle, SAP). * Stakeholder Influence: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence senior leaders and articulate complex business concepts to diverse audiences. * Strategic Mindset: A strategic thinker who can connect detailed process design to broader business outcomes and long-term objectives. ## Description The Finance Technology Transformation program is a strategic, multi-year initiative to modernize our core finance platforms by migrating to Oracle SaaS. This transformation is fundamentally redesigning our finance operating model, impacting accounting engines, end-to-end data flows, and enterprise-wide financial reporting. The Lead Business Architect is a senior, independent leader responsible for defining the target state business architecture for critical domains within this program. This role is not technology-focused; it is centered on shaping the future of our finance function by defining business capabilities, end-to-end processes, data flows, and controls. You will be the primary driver in translating strategic goals into a coherent business blueprint that will guide the transformation. Reporting to the Principal Architect, you will lead a small team of business architects and work with senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and Technology to ensure the program's success from a business process and functional perspective., * Define Target State Architecture: Assist in the definition and modeling of the target state business architecture for key finance domains, including Accounting Engines, General Ledger, Financial Close, Data Substantiation, and Reconciliation. * Process Mapping & Analysis: Map and critically analyze current state business processes to identify gaps, pain points, and opportunities for simplification, standardization, and automation. * Design Business Blueprints: Develop detailed business process models, functional designs, and data flow diagrams that articulate the future state, ensuring they align with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements. * Champion Data & Controls: Champion the design of robust reconciliation and substantiation frameworks from a business process and data integrity perspective, ensuring data is complete, accurate, and timely. * Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with senior business stakeholders across Finance, Front Office, and Operations to gather requirements, build consensus, and ensure the target architecture meets critical business needs. * Bridge to Technology: Partner with Technology teams to translate the business architecture into functional requirements, ensuring the delivered solutions are fit-for-purpose and solve the right business problems. ## Related Videos - [Exploring 5 Key Applications of AI Abundance with Blockchain Assurance](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/971-exploring-5-key-applications-of-ai-abundance-with-blockchain-assurance) - [Python-Based Data Streaming Pipelines Within Minutes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1233-python-based-data-streaming-pipelines-within-minutes) - [Data Governance in the Era of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1622-data-governance-in-the-era-of-ai) - [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) - [Unlocking Value from Data: The Key to Smarter Business Decisions-](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1367-unlocking-value-from-data-the-key-to-smarter-business-decisions) - [Data Fabric in Action - How to enhance a Stock Trading App with ML and Data Virtualization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/253-data-fabric-in-action-how-to-enhance-a-stock-trading-app-with-ml-and-data-virtualization) ## Related Articles - [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) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [ I Gave a Video Editor More Autonomy Than a Trading Bot. 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