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# Sr. Finance Systems Architect

- **Company:** Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Migration, SAP (Applications), SAP FI/CO, SAP Sales and Distribution, SAP Solution Manager, SAP PP (Production Planning), Sap Finance, SAP S/4HANA
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=fa16c919ccfbc519

## About the Role

The ideal candidate combines deep SAP Finance expertise with strong business acumen, exceptional stakeholder communication, and a proven record of successfully architecting and delivering multiple complex S/4HANA transformations. This individual must be equally comfortable engaging senior Finance leadership, driving cross-functional design decisions, and working hands-on with detailed SAP processes and configuration., Required Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field.
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Required Experience:

 * 8-10 years of proven experience within this related field.
 * Extensive SAP FICO/S/4HANA Finance experience with demonstrated senior architect or solution-lead responsibilities.
 * Proven delivery of multiple enterprise ECC to S/4HANA conversion/transformation programs, preferably in complex global environments.
 * Strong hands-on experience across both commercial and manufacturing Finance processes.
 * Expert knowledge of GL, AR, AP, Banking, Cash, Assets, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Intercompany, and Finance integration.
 * Strong practical SAP RAR implementation experience is essential, including revenue contracts, performance obligations, allocation, fulfillment, revenue recognition, integration, and accounting.
 * Strong understanding of S/4HANA Finance architecture, Universal Journal, Business Partner, and key ECC-to-S/4 process changes.
 * Experience with financial controls, compliance, audit requirements, data migration, testing, reconciliation, and cutover.
 * Exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence senior Finance, business, IT, and program leadership.

## Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO) Architect to lead and provide hands-on functional architecture for enterprise-scale ECC to S/4HANA transformation programs across commercial and manufacturing environments., * Lead end-to-end SAP Finance architecture and solution design for ECC to S/4HANA transformations.

 * Drive fit-to-standard, process simplification, harmonization, and adoption of S/4HANA capabilities rather than simply replicating legacy ECC processes.
 * Provide deep functional leadership across GL, AR, AP, Banking, Cash Management, Asset Accounting, Product Costing, Material Ledger, Intercompany, period-end close, and financial reporting.
 * Lead Finance integration across SD, MM, PP, manufacturing, procurement, sales, and other enterprise processes.
 * Serve as a key Finance architect for SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR), including solution design, integration, accounting, testing, reconciliation, migration, and deployment.
 * Represent Finance and business stakeholder interests in major solution and architecture decisions.
 * Translate complex business, accounting, compliance, and control requirements into scalable S/4HANA solutions.
 * Identify opportunities to improve business processes, automation, controls, compliance, data quality, and operational excellence.
 * Lead Finance aspects of data migration, SIT/UAT, reconciliation, cutover, go-live, and stabilization.
 * Facilitate executive and working-level design discussions and effectively manage cross-functional teams and implementation partners.

Leadership Profile:

We are looking for a business-focused architect, not simply a configuration specialist-someone who can move seamlessly between executive-level discussions and hands-on SAP solution design. The successful candidate will be a strong communicator and collaborative team player who can challenge legacy processes constructively, represent business stakeholder interests, drive difficult cross-functional decisions, and deliver solutions that improve process efficiency, financial controls, compliance, and overall business excellence.