Before build
Design assurance
Review scope, architecture, ledgers, organizational design, integrations, fit-to-standard decisions and backlog before they become expensive.
Independent SAP S/4HANA Finance Architecture
Put an architect on your side of the table.
Client-side SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture, design authority and implementation assurance for CFOs, Finance leaders and transformation teams — independent of the system integrator.
Public Cloud
Private Cloud / NS2
On-Premise
R2R
Product Costing
Group Reporting
RAR
Already have an SI? Keep the architecture, challenge function and Finance design authority on the client side.
Independent design authority
Your architect at the table — not the SI's.
Working with a major SAP implementation partner? I provide client-side design leadership and implementation assurance — reviewing SI recommendations before they harden into build, protecting Finance requirements, challenging unnecessary complexity and reducing delivery risk.
NTT DATAAccentureDeloitteCapgemini
IBMCognizantInfosysTCSOther SAP SIs
During delivery
SI challenge function
Read proposals with a skeptical eye, test assumptions, protect standard where it matters and force traceability from requirement to configuration.
At risk
Workstream rescue
Step into troubled Finance, R2R, costing, RAR or integration workstreams with a defined remediation plan and hands-on architecture support.
Executive roadmap
Three roads lead to HANA.
The technology route matters because it changes the Finance design, data, controls, testing burden and operating model. Choose the road deliberately.
Greenfield
Build new on standard
Use when the legacy design is itself the problem. Rebuild the operating model, chart of accounts, controls and processes around the future state.
GROW / Fit-to-Standard
Brownfield
Convert in place
Preserve history and configuration where it still serves the business. The assessment matters more than the migration because old compromises come with it.
RISE / Conversion
Bluefield
Selective transition
Keep what works and rebuild what does not. Often the practical answer for large landscapes that need both continuity and redesign.
Hybrid / Selective
SAP S/4HANA Finance services
Six areas where the work actually gets decided.
01
Independent SAP S/4HANA Finance architecture
Global template design, organizational structure, chart of accounts, parallel ledgers, currencies, document splitting, controls and architecture decisions across Public Cloud, Private Cloud and on-premise.
02
Record-to-Report and Finance transformation
GL, AR, AP, Asset Accounting, closing, intercompany, consolidation, financial reporting and end-to-end R2R governance.
03
Controlling and Product Costing
Cost center accounting, COPA / Margin Analysis, product costing, overhead costing, costing sheets, Material Ledger, production variance and integration with PP and MM.
04
RAR, project accounting and complex revenue
Revenue Accounting and Reporting, IFRS 15 / ASC 606, project-based accounting and integration with Project Systems, billing and Controlling.
05
Group Reporting and multi-GAAP architecture
Group consolidation, parallel accounting principles, local and group reporting, currency design, hybrid consolidation landscapes and phased global rollouts.
06
Cross-functional Finance integration
Where FI meets MM, SD, PP and PS: intercompany, subcontracting, transfer pricing, billing, event-based accounting, WIP, variance and the postings a CFO ultimately sees.
For consulting organizations
Senior SAP Finance depth without permanent bench.
I also support consulting firms that need architecture depth for a pursuit, demo, difficult workstream, client escalation or specialist gap — without adding a permanent senior resource to the bench.
Pre-sales
Finance demos that survive CFO questions
Scenario design, configuration, master and transactional data setup, demo runbooks, objection handling and executive narrative.
Delivery
Architecture augmentation
Selective hands-on support for R2R, Product Costing, RAR, Group Reporting and cross-functional Finance integration.
Recovery
Escalation and workstream rescue
Independent review of stalled designs, configuration disputes, testing failures and Finance issues that need senior intervention quickly.
How we engage
Five ways to put an architect on your side of the table.
Trusted advisor
Standing advisory retainer
A reserved block of senior architecture time for CFOs and program leads who have an SI but no independent architect of their own.
Design assurance
Independent architecture review
A focused review before build or before a major design gate, with findings, risks, decisions and remediation actions.
Pre-sales support
Demo preparation for consulting organizations
Architecture, scenario scripting, system setup, runbooks and executive objection handling for SAP Finance pursuits.
Before the program
Project planning and readiness
Transition route, scope, phasing, workstream model, design decisions, testing strategy and an honest steering-committee risk register.
In flight
Short-term specialist assignments
Targeted support for stalled R2R, costing, RAR, Group Reporting, close, intercompany or integration problems with a defined end state.
Enablement
Training on your system
Finance and Controlling enablement on the client's configuration and process variants rather than generic training slideware.
Selected experience
Global SAP Finance architecture across industries.
2025 — Present
SAP Finance Lead — Global high-technology manufacturer
- Leading Finance and Controlling design for a multi-country S/4HANA Public Cloud transformation.
- Running Fit-to-Standard workshops, digital delivery assessments and Finance design governance.
- Driving standardization across Finance, costing, intercompany, Group Reporting and cross-functional integration.
2024 — 2025
R2R Architect & Team Lead — Aerospace & Defense
- Directed the R2R workstream on a complex S/4HANA Private Cloud / NS2 transformation.
- Led 50+ R2R workshops and cross-functional design across PS, RAR, CO, Credit, Assets, intercompany and Group Reporting.
2023 — 2024
R2R Solution Architect — Manufacturing
- Finance and Controlling architect for an ECC-to-S/4HANA brownfield migration.
- Designed Material Ledger, FIFO, parallel ledgers, multi-currency and chart-of-accounts rationalization.
Earlier
Accenture · KPMG Consulting / BearingPoint · SAP America
- Leadership and architecture roles across manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, retail, financial services, energy, public sector and high technology.
- Global template and transformation experience across the Americas, EMEA and APAC.
Credentials & platform depth
Finance specialization with cross-functional reach.
Platforms
S/4HANA Public Cloud, S/4HANA Private Cloud / NS2, S/4HANA On-Premise and ECC.
Finance & Controlling
FI, CO, R2R, Product Costing, Margin Analysis, RAR, Group Reporting, FSCM, Asset Accounting, Projects and intercompany.
Integration
MM, SD, PP and PS integration; Cloud ALM, Signavio, global tax engines, banking and enterprise planning/reporting platforms.
Talk before the design hardens
Need an independent view of your SAP Finance program?
Available for client-side Finance architecture, SI design assurance, R2R leadership, targeted specialist work and consulting-firm pre-sales support.