Lead Solution Architect - Finance & Commercial

Salary: £41,000 - 81,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require demonstrable expert knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, including SAP Finance, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Concur, SAP Professional Services, SAP Treasury Platform and SAP Financial Compliance Management.
• We require understanding of SAP BTP, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP CIS.
• We require good knowledge of Finance and Professional Services Engagement Management processes, including Record to Report, Order to Cash, Acquire to Retire, Plan to Perform and Engage to Staff.
• We require the ability to communicate with both technical and business stakeholders.
• We require competence across Application, Integration, Data, Technology and Security architecture.
• We require a good understanding of SaaS and Azure Cloud hosting and integration technologies.
• We require stakeholder management skills to ensure end-to-end solutions meet requirements and best practice standards.
• We require a broad understanding of the software development lifecycle, with experience of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• We require expert knowledge in at least one technology domain, such as Application Architecture, Automation, AI, Data, Integration, Infrastructure / Cloud, Security or DevSecOps.
• We require good knowledge of at least 2-3 other domains.
• We require good knowledge of architectural governance, including approval steps, conceptual and solution architecture reviews, security assessments, pen tests, code reviews and service acceptance criteria.
• We require demonstrable previous experience as a Solution Architect.
• We require demonstrable experience of Azure Integration Services and other Azure services.
• We require the ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience in a clear and compelling way.
• We require a high level of technical knowledge, including current, emerging and future technology market trends and their impact on business.
• We require a good understanding of technical debt, including its causes, measurement and remedial actions such as decommissioning.
• We require good oral and written communication skills.
• We require good interpersonal skills.
• We require the ability to leverage internal networks to tap into additional expertise when needed.
• We require comfort working with ambiguity at the beginning of projects, with the ability to provide clarity of direction.
• Desirable: enterprise applications knowledge of Profinda, Replicon, ServiceNow, M365 Dynamics and similar.
• Desirable: good knowledge of Business Architecture, including business and technology strategies, operating models, process models, capability models and taxonomies.
• Desirable: understanding of common business analysis techniques and approaches.
• Desirable: qualification in TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework).
• Desirable: experience with architecture tooling such as Alfabet, ARIS and Horizzon.
• Desirable: knowledge and experience of modelling languages such as UML, ArchiMate and BPMN.

Responsibilities:

• We act as the lead solution architect on Finance-related projects.
• We create and develop the required Conceptual and Solution Architecture Design documents.
• We contribute to governance processes, including helping projects navigate the Technology Assurance Group.
• We work closely with the Strategy & Architecture team, development teams, other architects and third-party suppliers.
• We create and maintain a detailed view of the existing architecture to support transition to future-state architecture.
• We identify business and project risks and mitigate or communicate them as necessary.
• We ensure progress updates are communicated to relevant parties formally and informally.
• We carry out additional duties as instructed and agreed by leadership.
• We assist the Chief Architect, CTO and Domain Architects with key enterprise application and platform reviews.
• We contribute to other strategic initiatives that affect functional areas.
• We develop relationships within the business and technology functions.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• ArchiMate
• Azure
• BPMN
• Cloud
• CTO
• DevSecOps
• Support
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP
• SAP Analytics Cloud
• SAP BTP
• Security
• ServiceNow
• TOGAF
• UML

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We are Group Digital, the firms primary provider of internal technology services, data and innovation, delivering secure, resilient and standardised technology solutions that support seamless operations and exceptional client service. Our mission is to propel KPMG into the future through digital strategy, cyber security, responsible data management, collaboration tools and accelerated adoption of digital and AI capabilities. Within Group Digital, our Strategy & Architecture team provides enterprise-wide technology leadership, strategic direction and governance across KPMG, shaping the digital and technology roadmap, reducing technology debt, optimising investment outcomes, managing technology risk and evaluating emerging technologies such as AI, automation, cloud and data platforms. This Solution Architect role sits within the Finance and Commercial domain and focuses on helping our business strategy through technology.

last updated 40 week of 2026