NOKIA Looking for Finance Solution Architect – FPRA at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

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As a highly experienced Finance Solution Architect professional, you will be responsible for supporting in translating business requirements into standard/customer solutions on Finance&Controlling focusing the skillsets on the area of your domain: FPRA

Creates complete end-to-end complex (standard) solution designs. You will have a high degree of business process understanding, business Drivers and ERP technology and software with particular focus on SAP S/4 . You will be able to apply advanced methodologies for the analysis and design of solutions.

You will be responsible for working with Technical Solution Architects who code, develop, build and propose technical solutions.

The team you’ll be part of

Strategy and Technology lays the path for Nokia’s future technology innovation and identifies the most promising areas for Nokia to create new value. We set the company’s strategy and technology vision, offer an unparalleled research foundation for innovation, and provide critical support infrastructure for Nokia.

As a highly experienced Finance Solution Architect professional, you will be responsible for supporting in translating business requirements into standard/customer solutions on Finance&Controlling focusing the skillsets on the area of your domain: FPRA

Creates complete end-to-end complex (standard) solution designs. You will have a high degree of business process understanding, business Drivers and ERP technology and software with particular focus on SAP S/4 . You will be able to apply advanced methodologies for the analysis and design of solutions.

You will be responsible for working with Technical Solution Architects who code, develop, build and propose technical solutions.

What you will learn and contribute to

Are you passionate about solving problems?

As part of our team, you will:
Create solution architecture and provide technical Solution Design.

Work together with technology leads, technical solution architects and partners to design solutions from stakeholder requirements, capturing and managing using industry best practices.

Manage complex assignments independently for the specific domain including solution support to stakeholders.

Ensure cross-BU co-ordination in solution definition & development.

Define and manage detailed architectural requirements for solution design and executes some of the build work during delivery phase for projects when applicable.

Develop and deploy the solution architecture capabilities, tools and techniques and ensures that overall technical solution and architecture is aligned and based on the enterprise architecture as also compliance and security company standards.

Evaluate new capability needs against platform capabilities

Create or maintain e2e solution architecture

Consult and build the solution application design and overall key user experience

As a recognized expert, you will represent company externally in front of suppliers and partners. You will present solution architecture & design to stakeholder for verification and make required adaptations. You will keep the alignment between enterprise architecture blueprint and solution design. You will provide system architecture/design functional specifications as well as can improve support business models through proposals. Will be assigned to projects to ensure technical/architectural integrity and consistency of the solution on every stage of its lifecycle.

Your skills and experience

You have:
BSc or MSc in relevant field

Experience in the area of S/4 Finance functional capability and Central Finance. Understanding of supply chain requirements from E2E perspective and its integration with Finance functionality.

5-10 years of relevant experience in ERP solution and good E2E overview of the FI/CO module and it’s integration points to SD/MM/PP.

Keep a dedicated focus to one area of your domain: FPRA

FPRA – To design and improve procedures and guidelines to support the Costing activities. Expertize on CO module including Product Costing (COPC) and understanding it’s integration with Material Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP), Project System (PS) and CO-PA. Intercompany and Transfer pricing knowledge is added value.

Capability to validate system solutions, design and propose alternatives from process, change, business viewpoints to best implement standard solutions.

Understanding of the relationship between costs, schedule, quality, speed in a defining a solution and make tradeoff recommendations

It would be nice if you also had:
Experience working on third party integrations and EDI integrations.

Understanding Cloud, SaaS, Mobile concepts, architectures, and standard deployment models

Strong Business application knowledge of SAP and third-party tools like e.g. Hyperion, Ariba, Tax Engine(s).

Good understanding on Fiori apps, role design for Fiori apps

Nice to have basic ABAP debugging experience.

What we offer

Nokia offers flexible and hybrid working schemes, continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere

Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg

Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

LGBT+ equality & best place to work by HRC Foundation

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people.

Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.