SAP Finance/Data Architect Senior Manager - Retail

Accenture•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Accenture is seeking a seasoned SAP Finance Data Architect with retail and fashion industry expertise to design finance information models that support business strategy, profitability transparency, reporting, and governance. The role engages senior Finance executives and leads the definition of the finance information model throughout full-cycle SAP delivery, from planning and analysis through build, test, and deployment. The architect defines and governs the S/4HANA Finance coding block and related structures, including charts of accounts, company codes, controlling areas, cost and profit center hierarchies, segments, functional areas, and other account-assignment objects. The role designs retail and fashion reporting structures across brands, banners, channels, regions, stores, and categories; defines Margin Analysis characteristics and allocation logic; and establishes finance master data governance, including SAP MDG-F and migration from legacy structures. It also leads diverse onshore and offshore teams, advises on AI-enabled Finance and Retail use cases, and contributes reusable assets and best practices to Accenture’s SAP Retail capability. Travel may be required and can vary from 0% to 100% based on business and client needs.

Requirements

At least 8 years leading clients through full-cycle SAP Finance delivery across Plan, Analyze, Build, Test, and Deploy as a Finance Data Architect.
At least 8 years delivering SAP Finance transformations for Retail or Fashion clients, focused on finance information model and master data design; Grocery, Specialty, or Fashion experience is preferred.
At least 5 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations, including project planning, estimation, finance design, and go-live; SAP support or managed-services experience alone does not meet this requirement.
At least 3 years of experience in finance data architecture and governance across S/4HANA, SAP MDG-F, data migration and legacy-to-target mapping, SAC/BW analytics, integration with IS-Retail/CAR, POS and e-commerce, RISE with SAP, and financial controls/compliance.
Deep expertise in finance information model design, including operational, group, and country/statutory charts of accounts; company code and controlling area design; cost center and profit center accounting and hierarchies; segment reporting; functional areas; internal orders and WBS; and Universal Journal (ACDOCA), including account determination and document splitting.
Strong retail and fashion domain expertise in multi-brand, multi-banner, and omnichannel P&L design; store, distribution center, and e-commerce profit center design; merchandise and article hierarchy alignment; inventory valuation and merchandise accounting; franchise and wholesale accounting; season and collection reporting; and Margin Analysis characteristics.
Prior experience in a consulting or advisory capacity with direct client-facing accountability.
Experience enabling AI-driven use cases within SAP programs, including Joule, embedded AI, and predictive accounting, and understanding of how finance data quality and structure support these use cases.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with a minimum of 12 years of work experience; alternatively, an Associate’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of work experience.
Applicants for U.S. employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

SAP S/4HANA Finance certification, such as SAP Certified Application Associate, or an equivalent Finance certification.
Experience applying SAP Activate methodology and leading Agile delivery and sprint execution within SAP transformation programs.

Responsibilities

Engage senior client Finance executives on how the finance information model supports business strategy, profitability transparency, and reporting.
Lead finance information model definition throughout the Plan, Analyze, Build, Test, and Deploy phases of SAP delivery.
Define and govern the S/4HANA Finance coding block, including charts of accounts, company code and controlling area structures, cost and profit center hierarchies, segments, functional areas, and other account-assignment objects.
Design profit center and segment structures for P&L visibility by brand, banner, channel, region, and category, aligned with merchandise, article, and location hierarchies.
Define Margin Analysis characteristics and value fields, plus allocation, assessment, and cost-to-serve logic for retail and fashion margin reporting, including season and collection views.
Establish finance master data governance standards, ownership, naming conventions, and change processes, including SAP MDG-F.
Lead mapping and migration of legacy finance structures to the target model.
Lead large, diverse onshore and offshore project teams while maintaining quality, scope, and stakeholder alignment.
Advise on SAP Business AI strategy and identify opportunities for AI-driven insight, automation, and predictive accounting in Finance and Retail operations.
Contribute thought leadership, reusable assets, and best-practice templates to grow Accenture’s SAP Retail capability.
Travel as required by business needs and client requirements.