Your Responsibilities

As a Global ERP - Business Architect (m/f/d) Finance, you will be responsible for designing and enhancing global finance processes and solutions within our ERP ecosystem. You will collaborate closely with Finance, Accounting, and Digital Transformation teams worldwide to ensure that business needs are translated into sustainable and scalable technology solutions.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with global and regional Finance stakeholders to analyze business processes, identify improvement opportunities, and define future-state solutions.
• Designing high-level ERP solutions and translating business requirements into functional specifications and implementation concepts.
• Driving finance process optimization initiatives and supporting the continuous improvement of global Finance and Accounting processes.
• Supporting large-scale transformation and change initiatives by contributing to business cases, solution designs, and implementation activities.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to business partners and helping shape the future ERP roadmap for Finance.
• Coordinating the implementation of solutions with internal teams, external service providers, and implementation partners.
• Performing SAP Finance customization activities when required and overseeing related development activities.
• Providing 2nd level support and contributing to incident, problem, and access management processes.
• Collaborating closely with colleagues across Global DX and other business functions to ensure integrated end-to-end solutions.
• Monitoring applications and interfaces to ensure stable and compliant operations across the Finance landscape.

Professional Experience & Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Several years of professional experience (8-10+ years) in SAP ERP Finance environments with strong expertise in Finance and Controlling processes.
• Proven experience supporting or leading ERP transformation, process improvement, or digitalization initiatives within international organizations.
• Strong understanding of SAP Finance solutions, including SAP FI and CO; experience with SAP PS, Central Finance (CFIN), SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Group Reporting, OpenText, DRC, or Treasury solutions is an advantage.
• Experience working with senior business stakeholders and managing external vendors, implementation partners, or consulting providers.
• Solid understanding of governance, compliance, documentation standards, and regulated environments, including JSOX and GxP requirements.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage complex business and technical challenges.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a consulting-oriented mindset.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across functions, cultures, and regions.
• Strong customer focus and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions and services.
• Self-driven, flexible, and results-oriented working style.
• Fluent English language skills; additional German, Japanese, or other European language skills are a plus.