SAP FICO Associate Director/Director (Solution Architect)

Salary: £41,000 - 81,000 per year

Requirements

• Extensive SAP Finance consulting experience, including multiple S/4HANA implementations
• Deep expertise across FI/CO and end-to-end record-to-report processes
• Strong understanding of finance integration across SAP, including MM, SD, and PS
• Demonstrable pre-sales experience, including solution input, estimates, and client presentations
• Ability to engage, influence, and challenge senior finance stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex concepts into clear business outcomes
• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role: proven experience leading SAP Finance programmes or large workstreams, with accountability for delivery outcomes
• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role: experience managing budgets, margin, and change control, and line-managing consultants and leads
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role: proven experience as a Solution Architect or design authority on large-scale, complex SAP Finance programmes
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role: experience designing enterprise finance structures and engaging at CFO and Board level
• Desirable: exposure to Treasury (TRM), Joint Venture Accounting (JVA), Group Reporting, or Central Finance
• Desirable: experience across public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid SAP landscapes
• Desirable: experience building practice offerings, accelerators, or delivery capability
• Desirable: an accounting qualification, such as CIMA, ACCA, or ACA
• Desirable: multi-client, multi-industry consulting experience

Responsibilities

• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role, take overall accountability for SAP S/4HANA Finance engagements across multiple clients, including scope, quality, timelines, and budget
• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role, own senior client relationships with Finance Directors and programme sponsors
• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role, manage engagement commercial performance, including margin, utilisation, change control, and forecasting
• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role, lead finance pre-sales pursuits, including proposals, RFP responses, estimates, and statements of work
• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role, lead and line-manage Consulting Leads and consultants, including resourcing and career development
• For the Associate Director (Delivery) role, provide delivery assurance across engagements and step in on escalations
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role, act as design authority for SAP S/4HANA Finance, owning end-to-end architecture across record-to-report and related processes
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role, design enterprise finance structures, including multi-entity, multi-ledger, and intercompany scenarios, and Group Reporting or Central Finance where relevant
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role, define integration architecture across SAP and non-SAP systems and set the approach to finance data migration
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role, lead strategic design sessions with CFOs and Finance Transformation leads, shaping S/4HANA roadmaps
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role, act as solution lead on major bids, owning solution design, estimates, and technical risk position
• For the Director (Solution Architect) role, set and govern design standards and serve as the senior escalation point for complex design challenges
• In both roles, mentor senior consultants and leads and help grow the practice through new offerings, reusable assets, and capability building

Technologies:

• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP

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Were Applexus, a global IT consultancy with a people-centric, collaborative culture focused on employee well-being, learning and development, and creating an excellent workplace. As an SAP Partner with more than 30 years of SAP experience, we provide SAP advisory, implementation, development, and support services. Were investing in the leadership of our SAP Finance practice and hiring for two senior, client-facing roles: Associate Director (Delivery) and Director (Solution Architect). Both work with senior finance leaders on S/4HANA transformation and help shape the growth of our Finance practice. Applicants can indicate which role best fits or discuss the options with us. Benefits include a company pension, on-site parking, private medical insurance, and work-from-home options. Work location: in person.

last updated 40 week of 2026