Title- SAP Financial Accounting Architect

Location : Must work from Brea, CA for 4 days a week; aligned with Pacific Time Zone

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced ECC & SAP S/4HANA Finance & Controlling (FICO) Architect to solution, manage design, implementation, and governance of finance and controlling processes The FICO Architect will play a key role in harmonizing global financial processes, ensuring compliance with American statutory, audit, and regulatory standards including FDA, SOX, and other financial reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead ECC & SAP S/4HANA Finance and Controlling solution design, configuration, and process alignment.

• Translate global and regional finance, accounting, and cost management requirements into optimized SAP solutions.

• Ensure compliance with corporate governance, statutory accounting, and audit standards (FDA,, SOX, IFRS).

• Drive standardization of financial processes across entities and geographies.

• Collaborate with business, tax, and audit teams to define control frameworks and financial reporting structures.

• Support integration with Procurement, Manufacturing, Sales, and Project Systems for end-to-end financial visibility.

• Coordinate with Customer stakeholders and offshore teams for solution delivery and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience

• 12–15 years of SAP Finance & Controlling experience, including S/4HANA Finance (Central Finance experience preferred).

• Deep functional expertise in General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Asset Accounting, Cost Center/Profit Center Accounting, Product Costing, and COPA.

• Strong understanding of financial compliance frameworks – SOX, FDA, and IFRS.

• Experience in multi-entity, multi-country environments within manufacturing or healthcare industries.

• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably MBA Finance or CA

• SAP Certified in S/4HANA Finance or Management Accounting.

• Experience with Central Finance, Group Reporting, or Treasury modules.

• Exposure to multinational rollouts.