Solution Architect

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Architecture · Business Analysis

In short

We are seeking a Solution Architect - O2C & Invoicing to join our Group Digital organisation. In this role, you will own the end-to-end solution architecture for Order to Cash and Invoicing, translating business needs into secure, scalable, and integrated digital solutions for Ingka Group's global retail operations. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to define target-state architecture, support solution delivery, and ensure alignment across systems and processes.

Responsibilities

Own the solution architecture for end-to-end Order to Cash and Invoicing capabilities within Group Digital.
Translate business outcomes, Finance requirements, and customer needs into practical solution designs, architecture decisions, roadmaps, and implementation plans.
Design and continuously improve solutions across SAP S/4HANA and the wider Ingka digital ecosystem.
Contribute to capability areas such as Order to Cash, Invoicing and e-invoicing, Accounts Receivable, payments, refunds, and settlement.
Analyse current-state architecture and processes, identify gaps and improvement opportunities, and recommend standardised, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
Define target-state processes, solution components, integration patterns, APIs, events, data flows, non-functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and architecture documentation.
Support solution delivery from discovery and design through build, testing, deployment, migration, cutover, hypercare, and continuous improvement.
Ensure alignment between O2C processes, SAP and non-SAP applications, master data, integrations, reporting, security, privacy, controls, and compliance requirements.
Collaborate on integrations between SAP, digital commerce, CRM, payment service providers, tax platforms, warehouse and logistics systems, data platforms, and legacy applications.
Support incident resolution, root-cause analysis, technical debt management, operational readiness, and problem management.
Contribute to release planning, change management, stakeholder communication, training, and adoption of new capabilities.
Maintain architecture principles, solution designs, decision records, process maps, interface specifications, data models, and operational documentation.
Promote standardisation, automation, reuse, data quality, observability, resilience, and a consistent user and customer experience across Ingka Group.
Follow developments in Finance and retail technology, including cloud platforms, APIs, event-driven architecture, data products, AI, automation, analytics, SAP BTP, RPA, and intelligent business processes.

Requirements

Several years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, business process design, technology consulting, or digital product development.
Strong knowledge of Order to Cash, Invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Finance integration, and related processes in an international or multi-company environment.
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP SD/LE, SAP Finance, or comparable ERP and Invoicing platforms.
Experience in one or more of the following areas: Order to Cash and end-to-end Finance process architecture; SAP Sales and Distribution, Logistics Execution, or equivalent ERP capabilities; Accounts Receivable, payments, refunds, reconciliation, and settlement; Digital commerce, order management, customer, or CRM platforms; Tax, e-invoicing, payment service providers, or financial compliance platforms; API management, middleware, integration platforms, event streaming, or service-oriented architecture; Cloud, data platforms, analytics, master-data management, or operational reporting.
Experience translating business requirements into end-to-end solution architectures and actionable delivery plans.
Understanding of integrations between Finance, commerce, supply-chain, logistics, customer, data, and enterprise applications.
Experience with architecture governance, technology evaluation, testing, troubleshooting, defect management, migration, and implementation activities.
Ability to create and maintain architecture principles, solution designs, process maps, interface specifications, data models, decision records, and training material.
Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent stakeholder-management, facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills.
The ability to communicate effectively with Finance professionals, business leaders, product teams, engineers, architects, and external partners.
A proactive mindset, strong ownership, and a willingness to take decisions and drive activities forward.
Experience working in agile, product-oriented, architecture-led, or cross-functional transformation environments.
Fluency in English.

Desired Qualifications

Experience from retail, e-commerce, omnichannel, shared services, supply chain, or a large international organisation.
Knowledge of SAP integration technologies, APIs, middleware, event-driven architecture, cloud platforms, or SAP BTP.
Experience with digital commerce, order management, CRM, payment platforms, tax engines, e-invoicing, warehouse, transport, or logistics solutions.
Experience with data platforms, analytics, reporting, Finance master-data management, data quality, or data products.
Knowledge of internal controls, audit requirements, privacy, payment security, financial compliance, and operational resilience.
Experience with automation, RPA, AI-enabled Finance processes, process mining, observability, or intelligent business processes.
Familiarity with agile product development, enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, and digital transformation programmes.

Benefits

Ingka stakeholders receive clear, practical, and scalable O2C and Invoicing solution architectures that solve real business and customer needs.
O2C processes become more standardised, integrated, efficient, transparent, resilient, and scalable across markets and channels.
SAP and non-SAP digital products and services are reliable, secure, well documented, observable, and continuously improved.
Business and technology requirements are clearly understood and translated into effective target-state solutions and delivery roadmaps.
Stakeholders collaborate effectively across Finance, Digital, retail, supply chain, markets, and support functions.
Users, customers, and delivery teams adopt new capabilities and understand how they improve everyday work and customer experience.
Data quality, integration reliability, controls, compliance, operational resilience, and reporting capabilities are strengthened.

Skills

SAP S/4HANASAP SD/LESAP FinanceAPIsevent-driven architecturecloud platformsERPRPABTP

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