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This role sits at the intersection of business architecture, SAP S/4HANA transformation, and cloud integration, with a strong emphasis on billing, revenue recognition, and compliance-driven financial processes within Financial Services.\nAs a Functional Architect, you will lead the design and evolution of end-to-end O2C processes in S/4HANA, ensuring seamless integration across Sales & Distribution (SD), Finance (FI), Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR), and external platforms such as Salesforce and Workday to support compliant and automated revenue recognition aligned with IFRS standards.\nYou will also support our hybrid cloud strategy using SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), enabling modern integration and extensibility patterns.\nYour Responsibilities:\nSolution Architecture & Design\nOwn and lead the end-to-end SAP O2C architecture, covering SD, FI, and RAR integration within S/4HANA.\nDefine and govern integration architecture across SAP, Salesforce (Lead/Opportunity to Order), and Workday (financial processing and reporting).\nDesign scalable solutions for billing, invoicing, contract-based revenue, and event-based revenue recognition.\nDefine architectural patterns for integrating SD billing outputs into RAR, including performance obligations (POBs) and revenue allocation.\nEnsure alignment with IFRS 15 / ASC 606 compliance requirements through robust RAR design.\nBusiness Engagement & Process Design\nLead requirements gathering and design workshops with Finance, Billing, Customer Operations, and CRM stakeholders.\nDrive end-to-end process design across:Lead → Opportunity (Salesforce) → Order (SAP SD) → Billing → Revenue Recognition → Financial Posting (FI / Workday)\n\nTranslate complex business requirements into standard SAP solutions leveraging SD, FI, and RAR capabilities, supported by robust cross-system integrations.\nIdentify opportunities for process harmonization and automation across the O2C lifecycle.\nImplementation & Integration\nOversee and guide SAP SD configuration and billing processes, ensuring optimal integration into FI, RAR, and external platforms.\nDesign and implement:\nSD → FI integration (account determination, AR posting, tax handling)\nSD → RAR integration (revenue contracts, fulfillment events, contract modifications)\nRAR → FI integration (revenue postings, deferred revenue, adjustments)\nSalesforce → SAP integration (opportunity, contract, and order orchestration)\nSAP → Workday integration (financial postings, reconciliation, reporting alignment)\nEnsure scalable API-first and event-driven integration patterns leveraging SAP BTP Integration Suite.\nGuide development teams on enhancements, APIs, middleware, and BTP-based integrations supporting O2C and RAR.\nAgile Delivery & Innovation\nParticipate in and lead agile delivery teams, focusing on incremental value delivery in O2C and revenue processes.\nChampion modern integration patterns (API-driven, event-based, cloud-native) across SAP, Salesforce, and Workday ecosystems.\nContribute to architecture standards, reusable templates, and design governance.\nOperations & Collaboration\nCollaborate across Cork, Frankfurt, and Luxembourg teams to deliver and support O2C and revenue solutions.\nWork closely with Salesforce and Workday stakeholders to ensure data consistency and process alignment.\nProvide expert-level support and troubleshooting for billing, integration, and revenue recognition issues.\nEnsure data integrity, reconciliation, and audit readiness across SD, FI, RAR, and integrated systems.\nYour Profile:\nCore Requirements\nSAP Certified in SD (mandatory).\nStrong expertise in FI integration (SAP FI certification nice to have).\nProven hands-on experience or certification in SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR).\nStrong hands-on experience integrating SAP with Salesforce and Workday (mandatory).\n8+ years of SAP experience, including significant exposure to O2C and revenue recognition processes.\nExperience as a Functional Lead or Solution Architect in S/4HANA implementations or transformations.\nFunctional & Technical Expertise\nDeep expertise in:\nSAP SD (Order Management, Pricing, Billing)\nFI integration (AR, GL, revenue postings, account determination)\nRAR (Revenue Accounting and Reporting)\n\nStrong understanding of integration flows across:Salesforce → SAP SD → RAR → FI / Workday\n\nProven experience with:Salesforce integration (Sales Cloud, CPQ, opportunity lifecycle)\nWorkday integration (financials, accounting interfaces, reporting)\nAPIs, middleware, and event-driven architectures\n\nExperience with:Contract-based and usage-based billing scenarios\nComplex revenue scenarios in regulated or financial environments\n\nSolid knowledge of:Master Data (Business Partner, Customer, Material)\nCross-system integration and data synchronization\nSAP BTP Integration Suite and extensibility frameworks\n\nWorking knowledge of ABAP and extensibility frameworks (BADIs, 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