SAP Public Sector Financials Solution Architect

Lateral Insights • Great Falls, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Lateral Insights is seeking an experienced SAP Public Sector Financials Solution Architect to support a large-scale County Government transformation initiative involving SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, and third-party benefits administration platforms. The Solution Architect will provide leadership for the Public Sector Finance workstream and ensure the successful transformation of the existing SAP R/3 environment to SAP S/4HANA while supporting public sector financial processes, compliance requirements, and integration with HR and external systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
• 12+ years of SAP experience.
• 8+ years of experience in SAP Public Sector Financials.
• Minimum 3 full lifecycle SAP Public Sector implementations.
• Minimum 2 SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
• Strong expertise in: SAP Funds Management, SAP Grants Management, SAP Treasury and Cash Management, Public Sector Budgeting, Government Accounting, Tax and Revenue Management.
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors integration.
• Experience integrating SAP with Benefits Administration platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing consulting skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with County, State, Federal, or Municipal Government organizations.
• SAP S/4HANA certification.
• SAP Public Sector Management certification.
• SAP Financial Accounting (FI) certification.
• SAP Treasury certification.
• Experience with SAP Integration Suite and SAP BTP.
• Knowledge of public sector compliance and audit frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the end-to-end SAP Public Sector Financials solution architecture.
• Lead design workshops with business stakeholders and government agencies.
• Develop target-state business processes aligned with SAP S/4HANA best practices.
• Ensure solution alignment across Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Grants, Funds Management, HR, and external systems.
• Lead Public Sector Financials design and migration from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA.
• Assess current-state processes and recommend transformation opportunities.
• Define data migration, integration, security, and compliance requirements.
• Support fit-gap analysis and solution blueprint development.
• Provide functional and architectural leadership for: General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Budget Control System (BCS), Funds Management (FM), Grants Management (GM), Treasury and Cash Management, Public Sector Accounting, Tax Management, Wage and Payroll Accounting Integration, Revenue Management, Utility Billing Integration, Procurement and Supplier Management Integration.
• Architect integrations between SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, Benefits Administration Platforms, and third-party systems.
• Define integration strategy using SAP Integration Suite and standard APIs.
• Ensure seamless employee, payroll, benefits, and financial data flows.
• Ensure compliance with government accounting standards and public sector regulations.
• Support audit, security, risk management, and internal control requirements.
• Participate in architecture review boards and steering committee meetings.
• Work closely with Program Managers, Project Managers, Functional Leads, and Technical Architects.
• Provide solution guidance during design, build, testing, deployment, and hypercare phases.
• Support change management and organizational readiness activities.

What This Job Offers

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