Senior Solution Architect - Finance and Bank Management (m/f/d)

Innovation is and will always be the core of SAP Fioneer, and it is the promise of why we were spun out of SAP: agility, innovation, and delivery.

SAP Fioneer builds on a heritage of outstanding technology and a deep understanding of corporate and consumer demands. At the heart of it all it is simple: We bring financial services to the next level with innovative software solutions and platforms.

We are helping companies in the financial services industry to achieve speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency through digital business innovation, cloud technology, and solutions that cover banking and insurance processes end-to-end.

A global company, with rapid growth, innovative people, and a lean organization makes SAP Fioneer a place where you accelerate your future!

Role Description

As a Solution Architect for Finance and Bank Management, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering innovative solutions on projects with our largest clients. Your work will directly impact the design and implementation of software that addresses critical business challenges and meets customer requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Shape and deliver software solutions on projects with our largest clients.
• Design and plan large-scale finance and bank management transformations tailored to the customer’s business priorities and requirements.
• Design and support the implementation of technical solutions that meet customer needs, solve business problems, and fulfill their requirements.
• Compile functional and non-functional requirement specifications (e.g., Software Requirements Specifications, User Stories) with customers.
• Design and compile solution designs, functional business specifications, and solution architectures for software products and platform architectures.
• Take responsibility by innovating and expanding the functionality of existing software components or designing entirely new standard software.
• Work closely with developers, product owners, business analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure the architecture aligns with business needs and technical constraints.
• Utilize the latest SAP and SAP Fioneer technologies and frameworks to design and build solutions.

Requirements

Education:

• Diploma or Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Finance, Information Systems, or a related STEM field.

Core Competencies (Must Have):

• 5+ years of IT experience in Banking IT, having worked for a bank, consultancy, or software vendor in this space.
• Proven track record with at least two significant project accomplishments, as outlined below.
• Involvement in at least one mid-sized or larger IT transformation project.
• Advanced knowledge of banking architectures and IT systems.
• Deep functional expertise/ knowledge in at least one bank management domains, i.e., finance, controlling, Regulatory, Risk, Reporting & Disclosure
• Basic understanding of SAP architectures.

Preferred Skills:

• SAP certification or experience with accounting systems (e.g., S/4HANA Finance) or SAP Fioneer products (e.g., FPSL, FSDM).
• Certification or experience with non-SAP accounting architectures or software (e.g., Oracle General Ledger, PeopleSoft General Ledger).
• Certification or experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, FEAF).
• Experience or certification in business process modeling for banks (e.g., BPMN).
• Knowledge of data architectures and design principles.
• Experience or certification in accounting for IFRS or US GAAP.

Benefits

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry on an incredibly ambitious project to shape the ever-evolving financial sector. This is an environment where you can have it all - the agility, enthusiasm and dynamism of a start-up, combined with the established expertise, solid market presence and extensive customer network of a more established organisation.

At SAP Fioneer, you will benefit from a flexible work environment that encourages creativity and encourages you to think outside the box, bring new ideas to the table, and challenge the status quo. You will become part of a diverse and global team that we are proud of and are constantly growing and reinventing. As an employee, you will have the chance to chart your own career path and take advantage of competitive compensation packages and progression opportunities based on merit.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes occupational pension provisions, support for health and wellbeing, various mobility options like bike leasing and transportation allowances, as well as additional perks such as celebration rewards, meal programs, jubilee recognition, and relocation reimbursement.