Finance Functional Architect

Hewlett Packard Enterprise • Spring, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Finance Functional Architect This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. Who We Are: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE. Job Description: Job Family Definition: Researches, designs, develops, configures, integrates, tests and maintains existing and new business applications and/or information systems solutions including databases through integration of technical and business requirements. Applications and infrastructure solutions include both 3rd party software and internally developed applications and infrastructure. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, analysis of business requirements, coding of modifications or new program, creation of documentation, testing and maintenance of applications, infrastructure, and information systems including database management systems. Works within the Information Technology function, obtaining resources and working in support of objectives and strategies. Provides required documentation and participates in architecture reviews to ensure that the solutions comply with standards and use approved technologies. Typical customers are company end users and various functional areas such as Supply Chain, Research and Development, Marketing, Finance, a business, or the company. Management Level Definition: Contributions have substantial technical impact on a significant HPE product/project, or a strategic/architectural direction. Go-to creator and innovator for critical business challenges and opportunities. Substantial, unique contributions provide long-lasting, recurring benefits like time-to-market improvements, cost reductions, or satisfying future and current unmet customer needs. Recognized internal authority on key technology areas. Provides technical leadership to the business for significant project/program work. Leads and connects others across functions to unite around a common goal. Actively mentors' others and contributes to the HPE technical community.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 12 years of related experience or a master’s degree and a minimum of 12 years of experience.
• Candidates with Finance Background Preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience in SAP FICO configuration, testing, and support
• Experience in global SAP deployments
• Proven expertise in compliance management within SAP FICO (including audit controls, regulatory reporting, etc.)
• Strong experience integrating third-party applications with SAP S/4HANA.
• In-depth understanding of financial processes and controls; finance background strongly preferred
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and project management abilities
• Demonstrated influencing skills at the executive level, and a high level of technical and team leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of SAP Solution Manager, SAP DRC and related compliance tools.
• Familiarity with cloud solutions and SAP Fiori.
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• SAP certification (FICO, S/4HANA) is a plus.
• Advanced understanding of modern software development
• Advanced understanding of Software Test methodologies, and an expert in testing tools
• Strong Business Analysis skills

Responsibilities

• Lead the configuration, testing, and deployment of SAP S4 Finance and Controlling modules with a particular focus on Financial compliance-related processes and controls/ Localization
• Design, implement, and optimize business processes within SAP FICO, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, etc.)
• Manage and execute integration projects between SAP S/4HANA and third-party applications, ensuring seamless data transfer, process consistency, and system reliability
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze business needs, and deliver high-quality SAP solutions
• Develop and maintain documentation for configuration, testing, integration, and compliance processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to SAP FICO and third-party integrations
• Keep abreast of SAP best practices, new technologies, and compliance standards to ensure continuous improvement
• Participates as a subject matter expert and leads cross-functional development teams
• Makes recommendations to leadership based on insights and analysis of cross-functional and complex business requirements.
• Designs complex cross-functional solutions for others to code.
• Provides mentoring and guidance to other developers.
• Oversees or makes recommendations on design, preparation, and execution Unit tests.
• Sets team strategy and direction while representing the team to senior management and client/customers.
• Develops innovative multi-team solutions to complex problems with substantial impact to HPE’s strategic technical direction.
• Spend a preponderance of time in strategic and creative problem solving.
• Demonstrates broad functional leadership, impacting significant technical direction, and exerts influence outside of immediate team and drives change.
• Applies in-depth or broad technical knowledge to manage global maintenance services across various technology areas or functions.
• Performs solution designs.
• Applies the company and third-party technologies and leads the design of highly complex infrastructure and software solutions, while driving innovation.
• Independently implements end- user or enterprise infrastructure or services of significant complexity.
• Integrates technical expertise and business understanding to create superior solutions for the company and customers.
• Considered a subject matter expert internally and is consulted with by team members and other organizations, customers, and vendors on complex issues.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.
• Personal & Professional Development We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
• Unconditional Inclusion We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level