SAP FICO Architect Senior Manager

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

About the role
You’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. As a SAP FICO Solution Architect, you will be part of the team, supporting deal shaping, solution architecture, and delivery excellence while driving adoption of PwC methodologies and AI-led innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a central solution architect, supporting opportunity qualification, solution definition, and client presentations

• Support solution scoping, estimation, pricing, and proposal development for SAP FICO opportunities

• Drive RFP/RFI responses, client workshops, and solution demos

• Lead and manage SAP FICO implementations from blueprinting to post-go-live support

• Conduct requirement gathering workshops and translate business needs into functional specifications

• Design and configure SAP FICO modules including GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, CCA, PCA, and Internal Orders

• Ensure end-to-end solution design aligned with client business and IT strategies

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure integration with other SAP modules (MM, SD, etc.)

• Drive design, blueprinting, configuration, and functional specification development

• Manage unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT)

• Develop and execute test plans to ensure solution quality and stability

• Support data migration, authorization design, and cutover planning

• Provide end-user training, documentation, and change enablement support

• Manage post-implementation support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives

• Drive adoption of PwC delivery methodologies, frameworks, and accelerators

• Ensure adherence to architecture standards, governance, and quality practices

• Support milestone-based delivery and ensure timely execution of deliverables

• Champion AI adoption in pursuits and SAP finance solutions, including automation and intelligent insights

• Identify opportunities to embed AI, analytics, and digital capabilities into SAP offerings

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and stakeholders, providing strategic guidance on finance transformation

• Lead client interactions, workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities

• Mentor junior team members and contribute to capability building and knowledge sharing

About You

• 8–10 years of SAP FICO solutioning experience

• Experience in 3–5 large, complex SAP implementations, preferably S/4HANA

• Strong expertise in GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, CCA, PCA, and controlling processes

• Sound understanding of FICO processes and ability to design optimized solutions using S/4HANA capabilities

• Experience with SAP ASAP or other accelerated implementation methodologies

• Hands-on experience in:

• Design & blueprinting

• Configuration & functional specifications

• Testing (unit, integration, UAT)

• Data migration & cutover

• Authorization concepts

• Strong client engagement and workshop facilitation skills

• Experience working with milestone-based delivery models

• Proven experience in presales, solutioning, and architecture roles

• Preferably with exposure to AI/ML, automation, or advanced analytics in finance transformation

• Knowledge of SAP Activate and Agile delivery approaches