Finance Enterprise Architect

The role of the SAP S/4 HANA Finance Enterprise Architect is to develop the UK Firm’s technology strategy for Finance and Engagement Management domain and translate this into a roadmap that determines our investment priorities and transformation portfolio. The technology strategy needs to promote a seamless, end-to-end customer and employee experience by enabling the efficient creation and modification of effective and reusable technology components. In particular, the strategy should promote the use of modern, Cloud-based technologies; support typical Finance use cases; challenge the business strategy based on emerging and future technology trends; and establish a catalogue that supports the reuse of new technology components, whilst targeting legacy applications and technology for decommissioning. The role should also help to execute and govern the strategy, by helping solution architects and projects to design solutions that are fit for purpose and conform to our standards and patterns.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain core knowledge of Finance and Engagement Management (FEM) platforms, wider technology trends and the KPMG technology ecosystem.
• Build FEM roadmaps and solutions; govern relevant technology choices within the Firm.
• Develop and maintain expert knowledge of KPMG’s technology ecosystem, including the main applications and technologies that interact with FEM technologies.
• Work with Capability CTOs, technical SMEs and specific projects to analyse and translate business requirements into technical requirements.
• Manage and maintain the application inventory for assigned domains; work with stakeholders to assign application categories.
• Build and maintain the FEM technology roadmap and architecture for KPMG assets.
• Ensure that Capability roadmaps are aligned to the FEM strategy.
• Contribute to the selection of specific FEM technologies.
• Support the design and implementation of operating models that improve the design and delivery of successful FEM deployments.
• Help to establish and participate in the technology assurance process.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Expert knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Cloud including SAP Finance, SAP Concur, SAP Professional Services, SAP Treasury Platform, SAP Financial Compliance Management.
• Understanding of SAP BTP, SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Good knowledge of Finance and Professional Services Engagement Management processes.
• Ability to clearly articulate and communicate technology concepts to different audiences.
• Experience in Solution Architecture roles.
• Good understanding of EA governance.
• Experience of working with Agile SDLC methods.
• Good understanding of project management concepts.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Practical understanding of GDPR and ISO 27001.
• Qualified in ITIL and TOGAF.

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