SAP Record to Report Solution Architect

Solution Architect - Report to Record Job Req ID: Posting Date: Function: Location: Salary: About the role We are seeking a highly experienced SAP R2R Solution Architect to join the SAP Finance team. This role is responsible for defining and owning the end-to-end solution architecture for Record-to-Report (R2R) processes within SAP S/4HANA, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, finance strategy, and transformation objectives. The Solution Architect will lead the design and optimisation of integrated R2R solutions, including General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Intercompany Accounting, Closing & Reporting, and Financial Consolidation. The role requires establishing robust, scalable, and compliant financial processes, while ensuring seamless integration with upstream (P2P, I2C) and downstream systems (reporting platforms, consolidation tools, external regulators). In this position, you will provide judicious architecture leadership and governance across programmes, translating complex business requirements into standardised, high-quality SAP solutions. You will define target state architecture, design principles, and roadmaps, while ensuring adherence to SAP best practices, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness (including SOX/GRC considerations). The role involves driving design authority across delivery teams, reviewing and approving functional and technical designs, and ensuring consistency across multiple workstreams and releases. You will work closely with senior business stakeholders, finance leadership, and IT teams to influence key architectural decisions and enable efficient period-end close, financial transparency, and improved reporting accuracy. Additionally, you will mentor solution designers and functional consultants, establish reusable design patterns, and promote standardisation and continuous improvement across the finance landscape. The role plays a critical part in finance transformation initiatives, including S/4HANA migrations, automation of close processes, and adoption of digital innovations (e.g., AI-driven reconciliations, advanced analytics). What you’ll be doing R2R Process Design & Transformation  Evaluate and optimise end-to-end Record-to-Report processes to improve efficiency and control  Drive transformation initiatives including: o Period-end close optimization o Continuous accounting o Automation of manual financial processes  Ensure alignment with enterprise finance strategy and governance SAP Functional Solutioning (FI/CO) o Lead configuration and solution design in:  General Ledger (GL)  Fixed Assets (AA)  Intercompany Accounting  Cost Center & Profit Center Accounting (CO) o Define and own functional specifications (FSDs) for enhancements and integrations o Ensure accurate financial postings, reconciliations, and reporting Month-End Close & Financial Reporting • Design and support: o Period-end close processes o Financial consolidation and reporting Improve: o Close cycle timelines o Data accuracy and reconciliation processes o Enable real-time financial insights and reporting capabilities aligned to continuous Vision Implementation & Delivery Leadership o Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations and enhancements:  Requirement gathering → Solution design → Build → Test → Deploy o Drive:  SIT/UAT execution  Defect resolution and cutover planning o Ensure high-quality documentation (BRD, FSD, test artefacts) Data, Controls & Governance o Define data structures and support data migration activities o Ensure compliance with:  Financial controls  Auditing and regulatory requirements o Strengthen governance and controls across the R2R landscape Integration & Cross-Functional Collaboration o Collaborate with other finance towers:  I2C (AR)  S2P (AP)  Treasury & Banking o Ensure seamless integration across SAP modules and external systems o Work with global stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams Essential Skills / Experience Strong understanding of: o Strong hands-on experience in: o SAP FI (GL, AA, Intercompany) o SAP CO (Costing, Profitability analysis) o Intercompany Accounting, Tax, Period-End Close o Reporting & Consolidation o Deep understanding of Record-to-Report processes Technical & Integration Exposure o S/4HANA Finance implementations o Data migration and system integration Exposure to o Reporting tools (BW, SAC) o Financial automation tools (e.g., BlackLine) Professional Experience • Typically, 8–12 years of SAP experience, with strong R2R focus • End-to-end R2R implementations • Stakeholder management and solution delivery • Experience working in Agile delivery environments Nice-to-Have Skills o Exposure to  SAP Central Finance (CFIN)  AI-driven finance transformation initiatives  Regulatory and IT control frameworks BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers. BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive. Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best. We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies. Experience Level Senior Level