SAP R2R Business Solution Architect

on behalf of:

EPAM Romania
EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

We are looking for an SAP R2R Business Solution Architect to become a part of our tight-knit EPAM team and engage in technology-driven activities. As an SAP R2R Business Solution Architect, you will be granted a fascinating opportunity to work in a leading software engineering and IT consulting company. If you want to gain vast professional experience and enrich your knowledge – welcome on board.

With a relationship of close to thirty years with SAP, EPAM have been on the engineering side of SAP for many of their enterprise product releases, helping them engineer their product and helping them to go to market over the decades.

EPAM are now looking to add a consulting arm to our award-winning engineering services.

Responsibilities

• Run SAP pre-sale and implementation project governance, including business requirements adjustment and development, fit-gap analysis, process and organizational change, troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Support assessment of current customer solutions and potential areas of opportunity for SAP solution implementation
• Support adjustment and development Record-to-Report (R2R) functional requirements and identification of related IT and business enablers from the initial point of view around customer initiatives to the final blueprint as a base for SAP implementation
• Drive architecture governance and methodologies to ensure consistency, communication and cooperation across the R2R domain of architecture
• Partake in the customer engagement lifecycle, and act as an integral member of the account engagement team
• Define and integrate business, data, application and the technical R2R architecture domain
• Lead/support the target architecture & customer roadmap development and maintain alignment with SAP solutions
• Proactively introduce innovation topics to solve specific customer needs
• Stay up to date about R2R improvement trends and the actual SAP portfolio of related solutions to formulate a customer roadmap
• Estimate work efforts relating to the R2R process and related organizational design improvement, SAP technical configuration and development

Requirements

• Ability to identify R2R-related business opportunities and solution gaps, as well as develop gap closure options
• Capability to present SAP features and innovations filtered and focused on potential customer needs related to the R2R domain
• Experience in R2R business architecture development with knowledge of related business processes, SAP solutions and delivery methodology
• Understanding of SAP S/4HANA (Finance, Controlling) functionality
• High-level understanding of budgeting and S&OP processes, cost allocation methods and fast closing approaches
• Ability to align and effectively communicate with customer IT and business organizations

Nice to have

• High-level understanding of products capabilities, functionality, and technologies of SAP S/4HANA (Logistics), CFin, PaPM, BPC, IBP and related deployment options
• High-level understanding of GAAP and IFRS accounting processes and principles
• Knowledge of sales process cycle, account and go-to-market planning in IT service sales
• Expertise in frameworks: PMP, SAP Architectural and Design Thinking and TOGAF

We offer

• We believe that the greatest strength of the company is its people. EPAM is fully committed to help its employees to reach their full potential and achieve their professional goals through continues learning. With this in mind, we would like to introduce to you few of the many opportunities and services which we believe will help you expand your current knowledge:
• Full access to cutting-edge tools and technologies
• Competitive compensation depending on experience and skills
• All-around Social package: professional & soft skills training, medical & family care programs, sports
• Relocation opportunities
• Free English classes
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Continuous experience exchange with experts and professionals worldwide
• Friendly team and comfortable working environment
• Engineering, corporate, and social events within and outside the Company
• Flexible working schedule
• Opportunities for self-realization