Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cencora is an innovative company focused on creating healthier futures. They are seeking a Finance Solution Architect who will design and deliver scalable finance solutions by combining finance expertise with technical skills, ensuring alignment with business processes and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop end-to-end finance solution architectures that align with business processes, regulatory requirements, and enterprise technology standards
- Understand finance and accounting terminology and workflows (e.g., procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, tax compliance) and translate them into functional and technical specifications
- Design solutions leveraging modern finance technologies such as SAP, Vertex, Vistex, Esker, Ariba, Concur, and advanced data tools for analytics and automation
- Partner with finance, IT, and business teams to ensure solutions meet operational needs and strategic objectives
- Apply industry best practices for finance systems architecture, data integrity, and security while ensuring compliance with global standards
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and technology enhancements to drive efficiency and scalability
- Develop and maintain target state architectures and roadmaps aligned with business strategy and technology trends
- Provide architectural leadership and ensure stakeholder alignment across business and technical teams
- Deliver end-to-end architecture designs across business, data, application, and technology domains
- Define and uphold architectural best practices, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and fit for purpose
- Design scalable, flexible solutions aligned with business needs using modern technologies (e.g. microservices, orchestration, data integration)
- Contribute to enterprise architecture roadmaps and ensure alignment of projects with architectural standards
- Define and present target architectures and migration plans; promote standardization across Corporate IT
- Guide teams on implementing architecture, resolving technical challenges, and ensuring delivery meets business KPIs
- Develop and maintain IT policies; support architecture reviews and advocate EA principles
- Work across teams to build capability and share expertise
- Liaise with Enterprise Architecture, Security and Audit to ensure robust, secure solution designs
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, or related field
- Proven experience implementing and integrating ERP and finance systems in large-scale environments
- 5+ years as a Solution Architect across financial applications, data, and security domains
- 3+ years of experience in cloud technologies, APIs, and modern development frameworks
- Strong communication, critical thinking, modelling, and risk analysis skills
- Customer-focused with excellent interpersonal and consensus-building abilities
- Proven consultancy skills across business analysis, IT architecture, infrastructure, cloud, and software design
- Strong knowledge of finance and accounting systems and technologies
- Expertise in system integration, data modeling, and process automation
- Familiarity with agile delivery methodologies and enterprise architecture frameworks
- Ability to influence and guide cross-functional teams toward shared goals
- Strong capability to align technology solutions with long-term business objectives
- Skilled in bridging the gap between technical design and business requirements for clear, actionable solutions
- Deep understanding of ERP systems (SAP), ServiceNow, tax engines (Vertex), pricing/rebate tools (Vistex), automation platforms (Esker), procurement solutions (Ariba), travel & expense systems (Concur), and data analytics tools
- Exceptional ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Advanced degree or certifications (e.g., CPA, SAP Architect)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision care
- Backup dependent care
- Adoption assistance
- Infertility coverage
- Family building support
- Behavioral health solutions
- Paid parental leave
- Paid caregiver leave
- Training programs
- Professional development resources
- Opportunities to participate in mentorship programs
- Employee resource groups
- Volunteer activities
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