SAP Finance/Data Architect Senior Manager - Retail

Responsibilities: Engage senior client Finance executives to align finance information model with strategy and reporting needs Lead definition of the finance information model across Plan, Analyze, Build, Test, Deploy Define and govern the finance coding block for S/4HANA Finance (COA, company code, controlling area, cost/profit centers, segments) Design profit center and segment structures for Brand, Banner, Channel, Region, and Category hierarchies Define profitability analysis characteristics and allocation/cost-to-serve logic for retail/margin reporting Establish finance master data governance (ownership, naming, MDG-F) and map legacy structures to target model Lead large onshore/offshore project teams with quality, scope, and stakeholder alignment Advise on SAP Business AI strategy and how finance data enables AI-driven insight and automation Contribute to thought leadership and reusable assets to grow Accenture's SAP Retail capability Travel may be required (0–100%)

Key requirements: Minimum 8 years of experience leading full-cycle SAP Finance delivery (Plan through Deploy) as a Finance Data Architect Minimum 8 years delivering SAP Finance transformations for Retail or Fashion with focus on finance information model and master data design Minimum 5 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations including planning, estimation, design, and go-live Minimum 3 years in finance data architecture and governance across S/4HANA, MDG-F, data migration, SAC/BW analytics, IS-Retail/CAR integration, RISE with SAP Deep expertise in finance information model design (COA, company code, controlling area, cost/profit centers, segments, functional areas, internal orders, WBS, ACDOCA) Strong retail/fashion domain experience for multi-brand/omnichannel P&L, inventory valuation, franchise/wholesale accounting, Margin Analysis Experience in consulting/advisory with direct client-facing accountability Experience enabling AI-driven use cases in SAP programs (Joule, embedded AI, predictive accounting) Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years' work experience) or Associate's with 6 years' experience Bonus: SAP S/4HANA Finance certification; SAP Activate methodology and Agile delivery experience leadership client-facing communication coaching junior consultants SAP S/4HANA Finance SAP MDG-F SAC/BW analytics