What Do You Need to Start?
To succeed in this role, you should bring deep finance domain knowledge, strong solutioning experience, and a consultative mindset:
Core Skills & Experience:
- 12+ years of experience in finance operations, transformation, or consulting roles.
- Strong functional expertise across:
Order to Cash (O2C)
Accounts Payable (AP)
Accounts Receivable (AR)
Record to Report (R2R)
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Demonstrated experience in designing solutions for
RFPs
, RFIs
, and client pursuits
in the finance domain. - Familiarity with finance operating models, shared services, global delivery, and transformation levers.
- Understanding of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics) from a
functional
perspective. - Ability to assess client pain points and propose process improvements, automation opportunities, and value realization strategies.
Leadership & Communication:
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, especially with CFOs, Finance Directors, and transformation leaders.
- Proven ability to lead solutioning discussions, workshops, and client presentations.
- Experience in building solution narratives, transformation roadmaps, and value propositions.
- Collaborative approach to working with delivery, sales, and capability teams.
Roles and Responsibilities
As a Finance Solution Architect, you will:
- Lead the
functional solutioning
for RFPs and client pursuits across finance domains. - Translate client requirements into solution blueprints, process flows, and transformation strategies.
- Collaborate with internal teams to develop pricing models, delivery frameworks, and implementation plans.
- Participate in client workshops, diagnostics, and due diligence to shape solution strategy.
- Support the creation of proposal content, case studies, and client presentations.
- Ensure alignment with Capgeminis global solution standards and delivery models.
- Monitor and communicate the latest offering and trends to ensure our relevance and credibility of solutions
- Actively engage with partner ecosystem to generate market presence and create opportunities
- Shape business opportunities and offerings through application of new technologies for client delivery and Capgemini services (accelerators)
- Shape and own the end-to-end solution to ensure overall quality, integrity and sustainability
- Actively manage the solution scope and technology risks throughout the delivery
- Be a partner to the Engagement Manager/s and Analytics Leadership taking joint responsibility of solution responses on time
- Establish and operate the Design Authority for the engagement
General Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Act as the
functional authority
for finance solutions in pursuits and client engagements. - Stay updated on industry benchmarks, best practices, and transformation trends in finance.
- Mentor junior solution architects and contribute to knowledge assets and accelerators.
- Support the development of reusable solution components and frameworks for finance domains.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, cost-effective, and aligned with client expectations.
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in finance operations, transformation, or solutioning roles.
- Proven experience in responding to RFPs and designing functional finance solutions.
- Strong understanding of finance KPIs, process maturity models, and transformation levers.
- Exposure to digital enablers such as automation, analytics, and workflow tools (functional understanding only).