Finance Solution Architect

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

The Principal Solution Architect – Finance Systems will be responsible for defining, leading, and delivering the finance and controlling system architecture and roadmap across the enterprise. This role serves as the strategic thought leader for all Finance, Controlling, and Costing systems, ensuring scalable, compliant, and efficient processes across SAP S/4

HANA FICO
, integrated procurement and manufacturing flows, and enterprise reporting systems. You will partner closely with Finance, Operations, and IT leadership to shape the financial systems strategy, drive modernization initiatives, and ensure integration of Finance into end-to-end business processes spanning supply chain, manufacturing, and corporate functions.

• Architecture and Strategy:
  • Own the Finance Systems architecture vision and roadmap across General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Product Costing, Treasury, and Financial Planning & Analysis.
  • Design end-to-end processes for Record-to-Report, Plan-to-Produce, Procure-to-Pay, and Order-to-Cash, ensuring seamless integration with manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement systems.
  • Evaluate and implement SAP S/4
    
    HANA standard capabilities, minimizing customizations while driving standardization and scalability.
  • Align financial systems strategy with enterprise architecture, compliance, and business objectives.
  • Establish design governance through the Finance Architecture Review Board, ensuring consistency and cross-functional alignment.
• Solution Design and Delivery:
  • Lead the design, configuration, and integration of SAP FICO modules — FI, CO, PS, FSCM, BCS, and Group Reporting — with internal and external systems.
  • Oversee process design for costing, intercompany, capitalization, variance analysis, and profitability reporting (COPA).
  • Architect integration between SAP and non‑SAP platforms including Concur, Coupa, Workday, Open Text, VIM, Treasury Management Systems, and Snowflake/Palantir analytics.
  • Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for process automation, AI‑based financial insights, and intelligent spend management.
  • Develop and maintain Business Process Documentation, configuration standards, and integration blueprints.
• Governance, Compliance, and Control:
  • Ensure all Finance system designs and implementations adhere to GAAP, SOX, and ITGC compliance standards.
  • Define and monitor control frameworks across master data, transactional flows, and intercompany operations.
  • Partner with internal audit, FP&A, and external consultants to support quarterly and annual reviews.
  • Drive consistent use of financial master data (cost centers, GL accounts, profit centers) through robust data governance.
• Leadership and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  
  • Partner with senior Finance and IT leaders to define financial transformation goals and execution strategy.
  • Lead cross‑functional architecture design sessions spanning Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Corporate Finance.
  • Provide guidance to analysts, developers, and project teams, ensuring alignment to design principles.
  • Work with external vendors and partners (SAP, Accenture, Deloitte, NS2) to deliver roadmap milestones and adopt best practices.
  • Mentor and upskill internal teams on SAP S/4
    
    HANA Finance capabilities and data‑driven decision support.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or a related field; CPA, Chartered Accountant, or SAP Certification in FICO preferred.
• Master’s degree in Business or Information Systems preferred.

• 15+ years of experience in SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO), with at least two full‑lifecycle SAP S/4
  
  HANA implementations.
• Deep understanding of core Finance processes — GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, Treasury, Product Costing, and Profitability Analysis.
• Experience with…