SAP FICO Architect

Fiserv•Berkeley Heights, NJ

1d•$127,500 - $204,000•Onsite

About The Position

The SAP FICO Architect defines solution architecture and cross-functional design for SAP finance capabilities across the enterprise. The role combines deep SAP S/4HANA Finance expertise with emerging AI capabilities to identify, design, and implement AI agents that improve financial operations, automate repetitive activities, enhance decision-making, and improve user experience. The ideal candidate has hands-on SAP FICO experience and experience designing or implementing Agentic AI or Generative AI solutions within SAP-centric business processes. The architect defines end-to-end SAP finance architecture, leads cross-module ERP design decisions, and serves as the technical owner for SAP finance integration patterns, solution standards, and application design. The role partners with business stakeholders and technical teams to shape and deliver initiatives from planning through deployment, while improving business processes, controls, reporting, and integration. It also supports testing, production issues, upgrades, and the development of team capabilities. This is a full-time, direct-hire role that is fully on-site. Candidates must already have valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization; sponsorship is not available. The listed salary range of $127,500 to $204,000 applies to employees in New Jersey and New York; ranges may differ in other states. Incentive-eligible associates may receive an annual incentive opportunity, potentially comprising cash bonus and equity awards at the company’s discretion.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in SAP Finance and Accounting solution design, configuration, and support across enterprise SAP environments.
10+ years of experience configuring SAP FICO capabilities, including General Ledger, Controlling, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and Profitability Analysis.
8+ years of experience leading cross-functional SAP integration design with modules or processes such as SD, MM, PTP, OTC, BW, or BPC.
8+ years of experience supporting SAP S/4HANA implementations, upgrades, or large-scale finance transformation programs.
10+ years of experience developing functional specifications, supporting testing, and resolving production issues through configuration, SAP Notes, and collaboration with development teams.
Three or more full life cycle SAP implementations in finance-focused roles, with responsibility for design, configuration, testing, and deployment.
Hands-on experience with Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI agents, or intelligent workflow automation.
Experience identifying business processes suitable for AI automation and translating them into AI use cases.
Understanding of LLM-based applications, prompt engineering, AI orchestration, enterprise knowledge grounding, APIs, and agent-based architectures.
Understanding of security, financial controls, authorization, auditability, data privacy, and responsible AI requirements.
Experience communicating complex technical and functional requirements to business stakeholders, implementation teams, and cross-functional partners.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, information technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, related experience, and/or military experience.
Valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization; the role does not consider candidates requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
Ability to work fully on-site.

Nice To Haves

4+ years of experience in an SAP architect role supporting enterprise finance transformation.
Experience implementing Agentic AI specifically within SAP FICO or Finance processes.
Experience with AI use cases in Collections and Dispute Management, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, financial close, Treasury, or reporting.
Experience with SAP BTP, SAP Fiori, APIs, integration services, or SAP extensibility patterns.
Experience with SAP Joule or Joule-related capabilities and other enterprise Generative AI platforms.
Experience with Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI development and productivity platforms.
Experience with SAP Business Data Cloud, Datasphere, SAC, or enterprise knowledge and data platforms.
Knowledge of RAG, enterprise knowledge grounding, vector search, and knowledge graphs.
SAP S/4HANA Finance certification or relevant AI/ML certification.
Experience supporting financial systems roadmaps, modernization strategies, and architecture governance.

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end SAP finance architecture across FICO, including integration with SD, MM, PTP, OTC, BW, BPC, and related enterprise platforms.
Design and implement Agentic AI solutions for SAP Finance processes so AI agents can interpret business context, reason across information, initiate workflows, and support human decision-making.
Identify high-value Agentic AI opportunities in Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Collections, Dispute Management, Treasury, and Financial Reporting.
Partner with business stakeholders, directors, vice presidents, and technical leads to define solution approaches, prioritize initiatives, and execute technical projects from planning through deployment.
Lead cross-module ERP design decisions and serve as technical owner for SAP finance integration patterns, solution standards, and application design across the landscape.
Analyze current-state business processes and recommend future-state designs that improve efficiency, controls, reporting, and cross-functional integration.
Develop functional specifications for custom development, review technical solutions, and guide development teams during build, test, and deployment.
Diagnose system defects, evaluate root causes, and resolve production support issues through configuration changes, SAP Note analysis, defect remediation, and recommended enhancements.
Support pack implementation and system upgrades by assessing impacts, validating functionality, and preparing finance capabilities for future SAP releases.
Plan and coordinate system integration testing and support user acceptance testing to validate requirements, document outcomes, and recommend production readiness.
Track risks, issues, service level agreement commitments, and delivery progress; communicate status to project teams and stakeholders.
Mentor SAP technical and business team members by providing design guidance, reviewing deliverables, and supporting capability development.
Collaborate with business systems leaders to identify, research, and recommend technology roadmap improvements for financial systems.