Business Process Architect - S4/HANA

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Business Process Architect (BPA) - S4/HANALocation: Hyderabad, India This is an office‑first role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and team alignment, enabling us to deliver our best work. You will work primarily in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 40% of your time (two days per week). The actual location of this job is in Hyderabad, India. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.  Intro Summary of the Role The Business Process Architect (BPA) plays a critical role in the implementation and optimization of the S4/HANA platform, focusing on Record-to-Report (R2R) related processes including Tax and Treasury. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement robust process solutions that enhance data accuracy and business decision-making.​ Purpose of the Role The purpose of this role is to support the transformation of the respective workstream within the organization’s SAP S/4HANA ERP implementation. This position is essential to maximizing S/4HANA’s capabilities and embedding industry best practices to optimize, standardize, and harmonize processes across Lonza. Scope of the Role • Responsible to provide in-depth knowledge and expertise in R2R related to Lonza business model archetypes. • Rethink existing processes and design new solutions with other stream members. • The role owns end to end process design for Record to Report within scope and provides clear recommendations for key design decisions. • The role defines and drives process standardisation, actively challenging deviations from the target operating model. • The role assesses whether solutions are scalable, sustainable, and aligned with the long term target operating model. • The role plays a key role in shaping R2R process design decisions within the programme, working closely with Global Process Owners and other stakeholders. What You Will Get • An agile career and dynamic working culture. • An inclusive and ethical workplace. • Compensation programs that recognize high performance. • A variety of benefits dependent on role and location. The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.  What You Will Do Stakeholder Engagement & Solution Delivery • Partner with business stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into SAP S/4HANA solutions that support standardized global processes. • Advise stakeholders on SAP standard capabilities, best practices, and fit-to-standard principles while balancing business needs with project scope and timelines. • Support design governance by contributing to solution decisions, design reviews, and issue resolution. • Collaborate effectively with business process owners, technical teams, and System Integrators to deliver high-quality SAP solutions. • Communicate solution options, risks, and impacts clearly to both business and technical stakeholders. SAP Solution Design & Process Optimization • Design SAP S/4HANA Record-to-Report (R2R) solutions that align with business requirements, SAP standard functionality, and industry best practices. • Challenge and refine business requirements to maximize the use of standard SAP capabilities and minimize custom developments. • Configure and support SAP S/4HANA Finance solutions where appropriate, ensuring consistency with the global template. • Develop functional specifications, process flows, configuration documentation, and solution designs. • Ensure solution designs support strong financial controls, audit requirements, and regulatory compliance. • Assess business processes and recommend improvements that leverage SAP S/4HANA functionality to improve efficiency and standardization. • Ensure alignment between R2R processes and financial reporting, controlling, tax, treasury, and consolidation requirements. Integration & SAP Delivery • Design and support end-to-end SAP solutions across Record-to-Report and its integration with Order-to-Cash, Source-to-Pay, Acquire-to-Retire, Manufacturing, Treasury, Tax, and Reporting processes. • Work within complex SAP landscapes, including environments where SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA coexist, ensuring solutions support both interim and target-state architectures. • Collaborate with SAP development, integration, security, data migration, and Basis teams throughout the implementation lifecycle. • Review functional specifications, RICEFW developments, and integration designs to ensure alignment with solution architecture and business requirements. • Work closely with System Integrators to challenge solution designs and ensure high-quality SAP deliverables. Testing, Data Migration & Quality Assurance • Review and support functional testing activities including SIT, UAT, regression testing, and defect resolution. • Validate SAP configuration and ensure solutions meet functional and business requirements before deployment. • Support data migration