Lead Solution Architect- Senior Vice President

As part of the Finance Technology Transformation program—a strategic, multi-year initiative to modernize core finance platforms by migrating to Oracle SaaS—this role is a senior, independent leader responsible for defining the target-state business architecture for critical finance domains. The transformation is fundamentally redesigning the finance operating model, impacting accounting engines, end-to-end data flows, and enterprise-wide financial reporting. This role is business-centric, shaping the future of the finance function by defining business capabilities, end-to-end processes, data flows, and controls.

Responsibilities

• Define and model the target-state business architecture for key finance domains, including Accounting Engines, General Ledger, Financial Close, Data Substantiation, and Reconciliation.
• Map and critically analyze current-state business processes to identify gaps, pain points, and opportunities for simplification, standardization, and automation.
• Develop detailed business process models, functional designs, and data-flow diagrams that articulate the future state, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Champion the design of robust reconciliation and substantiation frameworks from a business-process and data-integrity perspective, ensuring data is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Collaborate with senior business stakeholders across Finance, Front Office, and Operations to gather requirements, build consensus, and ensure the target architecture meets critical business needs.
• Partner with Technology teams to translate the business architecture into functional requirements, ensuring delivered solutions are fit-for-purpose and solve the right business problems.
• Lead and mentor a team of Senior Business Architects, fostering a culture of business-process excellence, strategic thinking, and deep understanding of the finance function.

Requirements

• Proven track record as a Business Architect, Process Architect, or similar strategic role within the financial services industry.
• Deep functional knowledge of core finance and accounting processes, including General Ledger, sub-ledger accounting, financial close and consolidation, data substantiation, and multi-system reconciliation.
• Demonstrated ability to model business capabilities and design complex, end-to-end business processes at scale within a global organization.
• Strong understanding of financial data flows, data governance principles, and the critical data elements required for financial control and reporting in a regulated environment.
• Significant experience in large-scale business transformation programs, preferably involving migration to a SaaS-based ERP or accounting platform (e.g., Oracle, SAP).
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence senior leaders and articulate complex business concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect detailed process design to broader business outcomes and long-term objectives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Solutions Architecture with hands-on, end-to-end business process experience.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to develop working relationships and manage multiple activities under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative and master new tasks quickly.
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred.

This role is based in New York, New York, United States.

Pay

Full-time salary range: $176,720.00 – $265,080.00. In addition to salary, eligible employees may receive discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life, accident, and disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Paid time off packages, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.