Solutions Architect-Vice President

Citi • Jersey City, NJ

1d • $142,320 - $213,480 • Onsite

About The Position

The Finance Technology Transformation program is a strategic, multi-year initiative to modernize our core finance platforms by migrating to Oracle SaaS. This transformation is fundamentally redesigning our finance operating model, impacting accounting engines, end-to-end data flows, and enterprise-wide financial reporting. The Lead Business Architect is a senior, independent leader responsible for defining the target state business architecture for critical domains within this program. This role is not technology-focused; it is centered on shaping the future of our finance function by defining business capabilities, end-to-end processes, data flows, and controls. You will be the primary driver in translating strategic goals into a coherent business blueprint that will guide the transformation. Reporting to the Principal Architect, you will lead a small team of business architects and work with senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and Technology to ensure the program's success from a business process and functional perspective.

Requirements

• Proven track record as a Business Architect, Process Architect, or in a similar strategic role within the financial services industry.
• Deep functional knowledge of core finance and accounting processes, including General Ledger, sub-ledger accounting, financial close and consolidation, data substantiation, and multi-system reconciliation.
• Demonstrated ability to model business capabilities and design complex, end-to-end business processes at scale within a global organization.
• Strong understanding of financial data flows, data governance principles, and the critical data elements required for financial control and reporting in a regulated environment.
• Significant experience in large-scale business transformation programs, preferably involving a migration to a SaaS-based ERP or accounting platform (e.g., Oracle, SAP).
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence senior leaders and articulate complex business concepts to diverse audiences.
• A strategic thinker who can connect detailed process design to broader business outcomes and long-term objectives.

Responsibilities

• Define Target State Architecture: Assist in the definition and modeling of the target state business architecture for key finance domains, including Accounting Engines, General Ledger, Financial Close, Data Substantiation, and Reconciliation.
• Process Mapping & Analysis: Map and critically analyze current state business processes to identify gaps, pain points, and opportunities for simplification, standardization, and automation.
• Design Business Blueprints: Develop detailed business process models, functional designs, and data flow diagrams that articulate the future state, ensuring they align with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Champion Data & Controls: Champion the design of robust reconciliation and substantiation frameworks from a business process and data integrity perspective, ensuring data is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with senior business stakeholders across Finance, Front Office, and Operations to gather requirements, build consensus, and ensure the target architecture meets critical business needs.
• Bridge to Technology: Partner with Technology teams to translate the business architecture into functional requirements, ensuring the delivered solutions are fit-for-purpose and solve the right business problems.

Benefits

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed