Solutions Architect (Finance)

Recruiter:

Solicited

Job Ref:

JHB000193/Zoe

Date posted:

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location:

Capetown, South Africa

Salary:

800 000

JOB SUMMARY:
A reputable client in the retail environment one of Africa's largest retail stores based in Cape Town is looking to appoint a highly skilled Solutions Architect to assist develop and maintaining an understanding of the business strategy and changes to the business. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with one of the best breeds in technology.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Responsibilities:

Create solution-level finance architecture models that are aligned with business
blueprints, non-functional requirements, delivery constraints, data, application, and technology
Provide expert finance guidance, and ensure solution architectures and designs are in line with the
finance technology standards and conduct architecture and design reviews as part of the
Architecture Review Committee.

TASK INFORMATION
Define and continuously improve the finance architecture framework and solution architecture
modeling standards.

Develop and maintain an understanding of the business strategy and changes to business
Define a structured finance architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key
views of the enterprise.
Architect the next-generation finance framework developed on a group of core technologies.
Align to the enterprise data reference architecture in support of the enterprise and regulatory
information governance needs such as Information Security, Enterprise Information
Management, POPI, PCI, etc.
dentify, define and communicate standards, guidelines, formats, meta-models, policies, best
practices, and governance practices for finance architectures and designs.
Ensure that the finance architecture approach integrates into the methodologies and processes
of the rest of the Enterprise Architecture team.
Stay abreast of best practices and / or new developments in finance and related disciplines and
drive adoption as deemed appropriate.

Define and create solution level finance architecture models that are aligned with business
blueprints, non-functional requirements, delivery constraints, data, application and technology
standards.

Analyze business requirements and create related finance architectures and designs for the
baseline (“as is”) and target (“to be”) solution architectures.
Define finance architecture governance processes and quality compliance criteria.
Perform quality assurance checks on finance architectures and designs and enforce quality
compliance criteria to set policies and standards.
Perform quality checks on existing finance architectures and designs to identify potential
business risks areas and make re-engineering recommendations.
Ensure finance security conforms to Information Security Governance policies and standards.

Provide expert finance guidance, ensure solution architectures and designs are in line with the
finance technology standards and conduct architecture and design reviews as part of the
Architecture Review Committee.

Be clearly identified as the finance technical lead and provide technical guidance and
leadership in proposals, RFIs, RFPs, and BI project teams.
Provide architectural oversight and guidance to development teams to ensure high-quality
technical solution designs during the detailed plan, build, test and deployment phases that
conforms to architectural principles and standards.
Mentor senior developers/designers/business analysts to become Solution Architects.
Define and develop the overall finance architecture landscape in partnership with the Domain
Architect, Data Analytics team and other Solution Architects.
Review proposed solution architectures ensuring alignment with architecture principles, the
architecture framework, and cloud reference architectures, set technology standards, identify
critical gaps and recommend improvements.
Give guidance and advice to peers with respect to finance solution designs ensuring the designs
conform to industry best practices and standards

Requirements:

Degree in Information Systems / B Sc Computer Science (or
similar)
Architecture and solution design (UML, OO, SOA, etc.)
S/W frameworks and methodologies (Agile, TOGAF, etc.)
Solid track record in successful delivery solution architecture
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and logical skills
Excellent team-working, and interpersonal skills
Develop proposals and excellent written communication &
presentation skills
Excellent organization and facilitation skills
Strong conflict management skills
Commercial & business understanding of the retail industry
Understanding of SAP Retail applications: SAP Retail; SAP MIM.
SAP PMR; SAP Planning for Retail; SAP CAP
Understanding of SAP Financial applications: SAP Finance,
Controlling; S/4 HANA; SAP HANA; SAP BPC; GRC (Group Risk
and Compliance)
Understanding of financial solutions in a non-SAP environment
Working experience within the IT industry. 7-10 yrs
Working experience in SAP with at least 5 project lifecycles 5-10 yrs
Retail industry experience with an understanding of retail
business processes.
Understanding of different methods of SAP integration
(ALE/IDOC, enterprise services, MFT, SAP PI, SAP CPI, etc.)
Worked on projects across multiple applications, SAP and
non-SAP
Experience with all aspects of IT projects from business analysis,
architectures, system analysis, and design through development,
testing, implementation, and production support (SDLC)
Excellent design and architecture skills and proven track record
delivering well-designed complex enterprise-class systems.
Excellent technical development and be able to mentor others
to improve their design and development skills.
Identification and formulation of solution architecture and
solution alternatives and their assessment.
Demonstrated expertise in a variety of application development
methodologies and practices.
Experience developing and architecting object-orientated
applications using multiple programming languages and
paradigms
Lead a team through an architectural development process and
collaborate with application development teams, architects and
other members of the software development team.
Experience with current research and standards in Solution Architecture.
Experience in high-volume data and files processing, in a batch
and real-time, integration environment.

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