Your New Role This engagement covers the Discovery Phase of the SAP Finance & HR Transformation Programme. Our client is planning to transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, with significant data volumes accumulated over many years in the SAP ECC. A dedicated Finance Architect is required to define the strategy and roadmap for data archiving and data migration, ensuring that only required, compliant, and optimised data is moved to the target system. The role is based in Yorkshire and will be paying a competitive day rate outside IR35. What you will be doing The Finance Architect will be responsible for: • Conducting a deep-dive process reviews and documentation of current finance operations • Identifying manual process bottlenecks, pain points, and improvement opportunities • Mapping existing SAP ECC process configurations and their interdependencies • Facilitating stakeholder workshops with Finance, IT, and Operations teams to capture requirements and future state needs • Advising on potential automation opportunities using standard S/4HANA capabilities • Recommending quick wins and strategic changes • Developing of a transformation roadmap that cover how we deploy the functionalities. • Communicating SAP Readiness Check for SAP S/4 HANA Report in business language. What you'll need to succeed • Experience working on S/4 HANA and ECC migrations • Knowledge of Finance Modules • Ability to product high-level process maps and pain point analysis • Ability to document a list of manual steps across finance functions • Ability to identify Business processes • Experience running workshops • Strong stakeholder Management Skills What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk