Associate Principal - Package Implementation
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. Ltm scores B on the Alion truth index.
The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in SAP Finance processes SAP S4HANA business separations carveouts mergers and demergers organisational restructuring and global template deployment
The architect will be responsible for defining the target finance architecture leading design decisions ensuring business continuity throughout the transition and driving successful implementation of finance transformation initiatives
This role will work closely with business stakeholders programme leadership enterprise architects integration teams and external partners to deliver a scalable and compliant finance solution supporting the future operating model
Key Responsibilities
Demerger Finance Transformation Leadership
Lead the SAP Finance RTRFICO workstream for the Demerger Programme
Define targetstate finance architecture and operating model
Drive finance separation and carveout activities across legal entities company codes controlling areas profit centres and business units
Assess impacts of organisational restructuring on SAP Finance processes and configurations
Develop transition strategies ensuring uninterrupted financial operations
Support Day1 readiness TSA planning data separation and postseparation stabilisation
SAP RTR Solution Architecture
Design and govern endtoend RecordtoReport processes
Define finance process standards controls and governance
Provide architectural guidance for
oGeneral Ledger Accounting
oAccounts Payable
oAccounts Receivable
oAsset Accounting
oBank Accounting
oTax Management
oCost Centre Accounting
oProfit Centre Accounting
oInternal Orders
oProduct Costing
oCOPA
oGroup Reporting
oIntercompany Accounting
oFinancial Close Processes
SAP S4HANA Finance Architecture
Lead SAP S4HANA Finance solution design
Design Universal Journal architecture and finance data models
Support Central Finance Group Reporting and consolidation initiatives
Guide finance harmonisation during organisational changes
Ensure alignment with SAP best practices and SAP Activate methodology
Data Migration Separation
Define financerelated data migration strategy
Lead data carveout and legal entity separation activities
Govern migration of
oChart of Accounts
oCost Centres
oProfit Centres
oVendors
oCustomers
oFixed Assets
oOpen Transactions
oHistorical Financial Data
Ensure data quality reconciliation and audit compliance
Integration CrossFunctional Collaboration
Collaborate with OTC PTP Manufacturing Supply Chain Treasury Tax and HR teams
Define finance integration requirements across SAP and nonSAP systems
Support integration architecture with SAP BTP and middleware platforms
Ensure financial control requirements are incorporated across business processes
Governance Stakeholder Management
Act as trusted advisor to business and programme leadership
Lead design workshops and architecture reviews
Manage relationships with business stakeholders finance leadership and implementation partners
Drive risk management and issue resolution
Review and approve functional and technical solution designs
Mandatory Skills
SAP Finance
12-16 years of SAP Finance consulting experience
Minimum 5 years of experience as SAP FICORTR Solution Architect
Strong expertise in
oGeneral Ledger GL
oAccounts Payable AP
oAccounts Receivable AR
oAsset Accounting AA
oBanking
oTax
oCost Centre Accounting CCA
oProfit Centre Accounting PCA
oInternal Orders
oProduct Costing
oCOPA
oGroup Reporting
SAP S4HANA
Multiple SAP S4HANA implementation programmes
S4HANA Finance transformation experience
Universal Journal expertise
Group Reporting and Consolidation knowledge
S4HANA conversion and migration experience
Demerger CarveOut Experience
Proven experience in corporate demerger carveout spinoff or merger programmes
Legal entity separation experience
Finance operating model transformation
Transition Service Agreement TSA understanding
Day1 and Day2 separation planning experience
Business and master data separation expertise
Architecture Leadership
Enterprise solution architecture experience
Global template design experience
Largescale programme leadership
Finance transformation governance
Executive stakeholder management
Preferred Skills
SAP Group Reporting
SAP Central Finance
SAP BTP
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Datasphere
Treasury and Cash Management
FSCM
Advanced Intercompany Reconciliation
SAP Signavio
SAP MDG