Senior Solution Architect - Finance & Accounting

About the role

The Senior Solution Architect for Finance & Accounting (F&A) is responsible for designing end-to-end Finance and Accounting outsourcing solutions for prospective clients. This role combines deep F&A operational expertise with business process transformation, benchmarking, commercial modeling, and proposal development capabilities. The Solution Architect works closely with sales, operations, pricing, transition, technology, and client stakeholders to develop competitive, scalable, and outcome-based solutions that address client business challenges. The individual will lead solution design activities during pursuit and proposal phases, develop staffing and delivery models, leverage industry benchmarks to establish operational assumptions, and create compelling responses to RFPs, RFIs, and client presentations.

Join Us At Conduent, we are united by a shared mission. We understand that our success is driven by the success of our associates. When you join us, you’ll find opportunities to: Bring your authentic self to work every day. Grow and thrive both personally and professionally. Make a meaningful impact with our clients, in our communities, and for the millions of people we serve. With over 50,000 associates in 24 countries, you’ll be part of a global team that’s shaping the future — for the company and for yourself.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end Finance & Accounting service delivery solutions across: Source to Pay, Order to Cash, Record to Report
• Assess client requirements and translate them into scalable operating models.
• Develop service delivery strategies leveraging onshore, nearshore, offshore, and hybrid delivery models.
• Design organizational structures, staffing models, governance frameworks, and service management models.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities utilizing workflow, AI, OCR, RPA, and analytics solutions.
• Utilize internal and external benchmark data to establish: Productivity assumptions, Staffing estimates, Cost models, Performance targets, Service level commitments
• Analyze transaction volumes, handling times, complexity factors, and operating metrics.
• Develop capacity models and forecasts to support deal pricing and business cases.
• Recommend best practices based on industry-leading F&A operations.
• Lead the F&A solution response for RFPs, RFIs, and client pursuits.
• Develop solution narratives, executive summaries, staffing approaches, transition methodologies, and service delivery models.
• Collaborate with pricing teams to create cost models and commercial recommendations.
• Support proposal reviews and ensure alignment between solution, pricing, and operational assumptions.
• Participate in client presentations, solution workshops, and due diligence sessions.
• Facilitate discovery workshops to understand client objectives, pain points, and requirements.
• Present solution recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Respond to client questions regarding operating models, transformation opportunities, staffing, governance, and delivery capabilities.
• Serve as a trusted