Company Description
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description
The SAP Record to Report - Architect will be responsible for defining, designing, and delivering SAP centric solutions that enable and enhance AbbVie’s processes in the SAP area of Record of Report, with specialization in Intercompany processes. This role will ensure high quality solutions are built that meet current and anticipated business needs. Responsibilities include partnering with business leadership and project management, provide guidance to technical teams, drive effective issue management and effective communication with key stakeholders.
The SAP Record to Report - Architect will also be responsible for evaluating alternatives to satisfy business objectives, estimate and plan projects. This role will be involved in solving complex problems that arise during the planning and execution of different IT programs and projects as well as managing SAP support activities.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Understanding organization's vision, goals, and strategies and aligning department priorities appropriately, determine critical success factors, evaluate, and pursue initiatives based on fit for purpose.
• Anticipating and recommending technical solutions to business problems to ensure maintainability, reliability, and availability of systems solutions relative to business expectations.
• Assessing near-term needs utilizing structured interview processes to establish business priorities, consult with technical subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions; advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
• Ability to design and adhere to architecture governance frameworks within the portfolio business domain and broader organizational structures.
• Conducting scoping and fit-gap workshops, proposing solutions for critical gaps, estimating efforts, and aligning with business teams.
• Championing change and innovation by stimulating creativity in others. Should be open to new ideas and support those who initiate change and take risks.
• Demonstrating thought leadership by adapting innovative insights and practices to fit team and cultural needs.
• Defining templates, standards, and patterns to be used across project teams.
• Establishing and maintaining high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners.
• Managing employees/contractors, direct/indirect at varying levels of the Project Management job family.

Tools and skills you will use in this role:

• SAP S/4 Hana
• Jira
• Excel
• Tricentis qTest (for QATesting)
• ServiceNow
• Autosys
• SharePoint

Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Qualifications
Experiences that make you a strong candidate for this role:
Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years experience; Master's Degree with 7 years experience; PhD with 3 years experience.
• Strong background in Finance, Indirect Tax, Intercompany accounting and reconciliations, Bank Statement management / Cash Application, Regulatory Reporting, Finance period-end closing and integration with P2P, O2C, and Banking systems.
• Ability to design, develop and advice on complex integrations between S/4 HANA and other systems (transactional and master data)
• Ability to research solutions for complex requirements in S/4 HANA by being able to configure and setup Proof of Concepts
• Hands-on experience planning and facilitating blueprint workshops.
• Experience supporting deployments, including scoping, design, localization, testing, Go Live, and transition to AMS (Application Management Support).
• Proven track record in leading SAP solution architecture designs that deliver enduring value to the organization, considering both business drivers and IT cost structures.
• Experience coaching and mentoring business and IT resources to ensure effective and sustainable application designs.
• Excellent team leadership skills, ideally with experience in global teams with matrix reporting and deliverables.

Beneficial:

• Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry preferred and a degree in Finance is preferred.
• Good to have knowledge in Fiori.
• SAP FI/CO Certification is a plus.

Why Business Technology Solutions

For anyone who wants to use technology and data to make a difference in people’s lives, shape the digital transformation of a leading biopharmaceutical company, and secure sustainable career growth within a diverse, global team: we’re ready for you.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​
AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Job Description
The SAP Record to Report - Architect will be responsible for defining, designing, and delivering SAP centric solutions that enable and enhance AbbVie’s processes in the SAP area of Record of Report, with specialization in Intercompany processes. This role will ensure high quality solutions are built that meet current and anticipated business needs. Responsibilities include partnering with business leadership and project management, provide guidance to technical teams, drive effective issue management and effective communication with key stakeholders.
The SAP Record to Report - Architect will also be responsible for evaluating alternatives to satisfy business objectives, estimate and plan projects. This role will be involved in solving complex problems that arise during the planning and execution of different IT programs and projects as well as managing SAP support activities.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Understanding organization's vision, goals, and strategies and aligning department priorities appropriately, determine critical success factors, evaluate, and pursue initiatives based on fit for purpose.
• Anticipating and recommending technical solutions to business problems to ensure maintainability, reliability, and availability of systems solutions relative to business expectations.
• Assessing near-term needs utilizing structured interview processes to establish business priorities, consult with technical subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions; advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
• Ability to design and adhere to architecture governance frameworks within the portfolio business domain and broader organizational structures.
• Conducting scoping and fit-gap workshops, proposing solutions for critical gaps, estimating efforts, and aligning with business teams.
• Championing change and innovation by stimulating creativity in others. Should be open to new ideas and support those who initiate change and take risks.
• Demonstrating thought leadership by adapting innovative insights and practices to fit team and cultural needs.
• Defining templates, standards, and patterns to be used across project teams.
• Establishing and maintaining high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners.
• Managing employees/contractors, direct/indirect at varying levels of the Project Management job family.

Tools and skills you will use in this role:

• SAP S/4 Hana
• Jira
• Excel
• Tricentis qTest (for QATesting)
• ServiceNow
• Autosys
• SharePoint

Significant Work Activities -Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
Qualifications
Experiences that make you a strong candidate for this role:
Required:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years experience; Master's Degree with 7 years experience; PhD with 3 years experience.
• Strong background in Finance, Indirect Tax, Intercompany accounting and reconciliations, Bank Statement management / Cash Application, Regulatory Reporting, Finance period-end closing and integration with P2P, O2C, and Banking systems.
• Ability to design, develop and advice on complex integrations between S/4 HANA and other systems (transactional and master data)
• Ability to research solutions for complex requirements in S/4 HANA by being able to configure and setup Proof of Concepts
• Hands-on experience planning and facilitating blueprint workshops.
• Experience supporting deployments, including scoping, design, localization, testing, Go Live, and transition to AMS (Application Management Support).
• Proven track record in leading SAP solution architecture designs that deliver enduring value to the organization, considering both business drivers and IT cost structures.
• Experience coaching and mentoring business and IT resources to ensure effective and sustainable application designs.
• Excellent team leadership skills, ideally with experience in global teams with matrix reporting and deliverables.

Beneficial:

• Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry preferred and a degree in Finance is preferred.
• Good to have knowledge in Fiori.
• SAP FI/CO Certification is a plus.

Why Business Technology Solutions

For anyone who wants to use technology and data to make a difference in people’s lives, shape the digital transformation of a leading biopharmaceutical company, and secure sustainable career growth within a diverse, global team: we’re ready for you.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​
• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​
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$117500 - $223500