SAP Finance Solutions Architect at Sanlam Group

What will make you successful in this role?

• SAP solution design and/or implementation
• Design and validate a complex architecture and ensure successful implementation.
• Identify and challenge solution scenarios by considering the business environment.
• Provide subject matter expertise and design expertise within the SAP S/4HANA solution set.
• Strategically plan the solution landscape.
• Integrate SAP S/4 Hana solutions into a broad array of technologies and architectures.
• Understand the SAP S/4 Hana roadmap around Cloud products and how it integrates with on-prem.
• Active involvement in SAP S/4 Hana system migration or upgrades.
• Understand the business processes for which the solution architecture is being developed.
• Influence the IT Strategies ensuring collaborative alignment.
• Document the overall SAP Solution Architecture and integration to other systems in line with the Sanlam Enterprise Architecture standards and practices.
• Present SAP solutions architecture to different Sanlam forums (including the Sanlam Architecture Solutions Evaluation & Review forum).
• Translate business and technology requirements into a functional and economical solution architecture
• Support BAU activities and project initiatives

Qualification

• Matric
• Bachelor equivalent will be recommended
• S/4 Hana Certification.
• Architecture Knowledge and/or certification (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, etc.) will be beneficial.

Experience

• More than 10 years of SAP implementation and/or solution design experience.
• Functional or technical proficiency with at least 6+ full lifecycle SAP implementations.
• 10 + years of solution specialist (or equivalent customer facing) experience in areas appropriate to the job.
• Cloud experience will be beneficial.
• Insurance Analyser experience will be beneficial.
• Experience in designing and validating a complex architecture.
• Experience integrating SAP solutions into a broad array of technologies and architectures.
• Experience and knowledge of SAP system migration or upgrades.

Knowledge and skills

• Extensive knowledge of SAP systems, including SAP Business Suite, S/4HANA, and the required architecture and infrastructure to support them.
• Ability to identify and challenge solution scenarios by taking the business environment into account.
• Provide recommendations and guidance on the SAP platform and tools.
• Ability to influence the IT Strategies ensuring collaborative alignment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of hardware, software, application, and systems engineering.
• Interpersonal and leadership skills -Communication, Collaboration, Facilitation, and Negotiation skills.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate experience in designing and implementing enterprise-wide SAP transformation initiatives that delivered proven business value.

Personal Attributes

• Organisational savvy - Contributing through others
• Manages complexity - Contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
• Optimises work processes - Contributing through others