SAP Solutions Architect

Location: London / Bristol / ManchesterDuration: 12 MonthsContract: Inside IR35 ContractDomain : Telecom. Role OverviewWe are looking for an experienced SAP HANA Solution Architect to support a strategic third-party spend control and recovery initiative.The role will focus on identifying and preventing spend leakage across procurement and invoicing processes, including unapplied credits and rebates, off-rate-card and off-PO spend, invoicing outside approved utilisation, and unclaimed contractual penalties.You will build and maintain a spend leakage register, prioritise opportunities based on financial exposure, define control requirements, and work with SAP, Ariba, Sirion CLM and analytics teams to implement effective controls.The successful candidate will be hands-on and able to take requirements through functional design, configuration, testing and implementation. This is a great opportunity to build a career in the SAP FICO domain. Interested candidates looking to grow in SAP FICO are encouraged to apply. This role offers hands-on exposure to real-world SAP FICO projects.

Key Responsibilities. Identify, analyse and prioritise third-party spend leakage opportunities based on financial exposure. Build and maintain a leakage/control register covering credits, rebates, rate-card compliance, PO compliance and invoice discrepancies. Define functional and system requirements for procurement and invoice controls. Design controls across SAP, Ariba, Sirion CLM and/or detection analytics. Produce detailed functional specifications for SAP configuration and development teams. Support configuration, integration, testing and implementation of the required controls. Implement delivery-before-payment validation, invoice controls and exception-handling processes. Work closely with Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Contract Management and Technology teams. Support contract compliance and recovery activities, including invoice reconciliation and recovery of missed credits, rebates and penalties. Ensure controls are tested and operational before the end of the engagement. Must-Have Skills & Experience. Strong hands-on experience with SAP P2P (Procure-to-Pay). Expertise in SAP S/4HANA or ECC – MM/FI. Strong knowledge of:. Purchase Orders and release strategies. Goods Receipt (GR) / Service Entry Sheets (SES). 3-way and 4-way invoice matching. Invoice blocking and tolerance configuration. Invoice validation and exception handling. Hands-on experience with SAP Ariba and/or VIM (Vendor Invoice Management) invoice-validation configuration. Ability to write detailed functional specifications and work directly with SAP configuration teams. Experience taking requirements through design, configuration, testing and implementation. Strong understanding of contract compliance and recovery audit processes. Experience with rate cards, T&M returns, SOWs, credits, rebates and invoice reconciliation. Strong Business Analysis and requirements elicitation skills. Demonstrable experience delivering process and system changes through to completion. Requirements added by the job poster. 4+ years of work experience with SAP PO. 8+ years of work experience with SAP ERP. 4+ years of work experience with Recovery Audit. Job search faster with Premium. Access company insights like strategic priorities, headcount trends, and more. Harsh and millions of other members use Premium. Get Premium now. Cancel anytime. No hidden fees. Candidates with strong communication skills and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply. Freshers and experienced professionals meeting the above criteria are welcome to apply. Only candidates matching the required skill set and experience level will be considered.