Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cencora is a healthcare company focused on creating healthier futures for people and animals. The Finance Solution Architect will design and deliver scalable finance solutions, translate complex business requirements into technology architectures, integrate finance technologies, and collaborate with finance, IT, and business teams. The role also provides architectural leadership, governance, roadmap planning, and continuous improvement across global finance operations.
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 care
- Dental care
- 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
- Mentorship programs
- Employee resource groups
- Volunteer activities
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