Randstad Digital UK
Principal Director - SAP
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Position: Principal Director - SAP
Employment Type: Contract (Inside IR35) - Hybrid
Location: London, UK
Overview
We are looking for a highly experienced Principal Director with a background of more than 15 years in Enterprise Architecture to spearhead and oversee architectural strategies throughout the enterprise.
Core Objectives
In this role, you will establish and enforce architectural governance frameworks aligned with organizational objectives, while driving enterprise-wide initiatives to boost system integration, scalability, and efficiency. Working alongside executive leadership, you will design and execute strategic technology roadmaps, evaluate standard methodologies and tools to maximize IT investments, and deliver expert counsel on compliance and industry standards. Additionally, you will guide and cultivate architecture teams to enhance internal capabilities, track emerging technology trends to guide innovation, and promote cross-functional partnership for unified architectural cohesion across all business divisions.
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Key Responsibilities
- Oversee comprehensive architecture and solution design for SAP EPM programs covering budgeting, planning, forecasting, consolidation, and corporate reporting.
- Architect and manage SAP EPM environments utilizing SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP BPC, SAP BW/BW4HANA, and S/4HANA.
- Collaborate closely with Finance, IT, FP&A, and Controllership teams to convert business needs into sustainable SAP solution architectures.
- Create integrations linking SAP EPM applications with various data sources, including SAP ECC, S/4HANA, BW, and third-party systems.
- Formulate data models, consolidation rules, planning structures, script logic, protection mechanisms, and governance frameworks.
- Manage full lifecycle delivery spanning discovery, blueprinting, configuration, validation, transition, deployment, and operational hypercare.
- Lead technological updates and migration efforts, such as transitioning from SAP BPC to SAP Analytics Cloud, and guide cloud adoption roadmaps.
- Maintain optimal system performance, data fidelity, audit readiness, and compliance with inner financial controls.
- Offer technical direction to delivery teams, developers, and consultants while coaching team members on SAP EPM implementation principles.
- Assist with business development activities, including workload estimation, architecture assessments, and prospective client pitches for finance transformation initiatives.
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Required Skills: SAP Datasphere, SAP Group Reporting, SAP SAC, SAP SAC Planning
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