ERP Cloud Financials Solution Architect

- Lead the overall solution architecture for ERP Cloud Financial modules (e.g., General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Management, Project Financials). - Translate business requirements into scalable, integrated, end-to-end financial system designs. - Develop solution blueprints, data models, integration designs, and configuration standards. - Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, security policies, and regulatory compliance. - Provide architectural leadership through all phases of the ERP lifecycle—planning, design, build, testing, deployment, and support. - Review and validate functional designs, technical specifications, extensions, customizations, and integration points. - Oversee migration and data conversion strategy for financial data (COA, balances, subledger transactions). - Work with project managers to estimate effort, prioritize features, and manage risks. - Define integration strategies between ERP Cloud and surrounding systems (HCM, Procurement, CRM, banking platforms, data warehouses, reporting tools). - Evaluate and recommend middleware platforms, APIs, EDI capabilities, and automation tools (e.g., RPA). - Ensure that integrations follow modern architecture standards—REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven patterns, security protocols, etc. - Enforce ERP configuration standards, naming conventions, and development guidelines. - Conduct design reviews, identify gaps, and provide recommendations to optimize system performance and usability. - Maintain solution documentation, architectural diagrams, process flows, and data lineage models. - Support SOX, audit, compliance, and internal controls requirements. - Partner with Finance leadership (CFO, Controllers, FP&A, Treasury) to understand strategic goals and process improvement opportunities. - Facilitate workshops and design sessions with business and IT stakeholders. - Act as a trusted advisor to business teams and leadership on ERP strategy, capabilities, and roadmap. - Monitor new ERP Cloud releases and assess impacts to business processes. - Drive adoption of new features, automation opportunities, and optimization initiatives. - Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovation opportunities within the ERP ecosystem.