Senior Data and Reporting Architect Manager

NextEra Energy • Juno Beach, FL

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About The Position

NextEra Energy is seeking a Senior Data and Reporting Architect Manager to lead our financial data infrastructure and reporting initiatives. In this critical leadership role, you will bridge the gap between complex financial concepts and advanced technological solutions. You will serve as the architect and technical visionary for our SAP data ecosystem, ensuring our Financial Accounting and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) teams have the robust, scalable, and secure reporting capabilities needed to drive business strategy. The ideal candidate is an expert developer and architect with deep hands-on experience in SAP BW on HANA, SAP BDC on HANA, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), coupled with expert experience supporting large-scale transactional systems and high volume data environments, and strong leadership skills to direct a blended workforce of internal employees and external contractors.

Requirements

• Expert developer and architect with deep hands-on experience in SAP BW on HANA, SAP BDC on HANA, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Expert experience supporting large-scale transactional systems and high volume data environments.
• Strong leadership skills to direct a blended workforce of internal employees and external contractors.
• Progressive work experience in data architecture, business intelligence, and IT leadership.
• Hands-on experience in data engineering and SAP data platforms, including the optimization and management of large-scale data architectures.
• Experience supporting heavy transaction workflows and processing high volumes of complex financial and operational data is strongly preferred.
• Proven expert-level development and architectural experience with SAP BW on HANA, SAP BDC on HANA, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
• Deep understanding of Financial Accounting principles, FP&A cycles, SOX compliance, and financial reporting standards.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex technology, change delivery and leading a mix of internal staff and contract labor.
• Ability to translate high-level business objectives into concrete, actionable technical roadmaps.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical financial stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop Technical Roadmaps: Define and own the strategic vision and multi-year technical roadmap for financial reporting and data architecture, aligning with NextEra Energy’s broader enterprise goals.
• Expert Architecture & Development: Serve as the lead architect and hands-on technical expert utilizing SAP BW on HANA, SAP BDC on HANA, and SAP SAC technologies to design scalable, high-performance data models and reporting solutions.
• Systems Integration: Ensure seamless data flow and integration between core financial systems, enterprise data warehouses, and advanced analytics platforms.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Partner with enterprise data teams to deliver on enterprise data strategy and programs.
• Domain Expertise Application: Act as the technology liaison to the Finance organization. Leverage deep expertise in Financial Accounting, FP&A, and enterprise reporting to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into technical deliverables.
• Process Optimization: Identify opportunities to automate and optimize financial close processes, forecasting models, and management reporting through advanced data architecture.
• Technology Change Delivery: Manage end-to-end technology change delivery. Oversee the software development life cycle (SDLC), ensuring new features and system upgrades are delivered securely, on time, and without disrupting critical financial operations.
• System Stability: Ensure systems supporting financial accounting and FP&A close processes are always available and stable.
• Financial Oversight: Deliver a positive return on investment (ROI) on technology spend.
• Workforce Management: Direct, mentor, and evaluate a high-performing, blended team of full-time employees and contractor labor. Optimize resource allocation across concurrent high-priority projects.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Collaborate effectively with external technology vendors, system integrators, and senior business executives to ensure successful project execution and alignment.

What This Job Offers

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