We are seeking an experienced and visionary Principal IT Architect – Finance to lead the architecture strategy and design of our enterprise finance technology landscape. This role serves as the technical authority for all finance-related IT systems, including ERP platforms, tax solutions, cash management applications, and financial data infrastructure. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance, a strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, and a proven track record of delivering scalable, resilient solutions in complex, global environments.
You will report directly to our Director, IT and you’ll work out of our Atlanta, GA location on a Hybrid work schedule.
Hybrid Work Schedule Note: For the first 90 days, New Hires must be prepared to work 100% onsite M-F
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Strategy
- Define, own, and evolve the enterprise architecture roadmap for Finance IT systems, ensuring alignment with business strategy and technology best practices.
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture across SAP S/4HANA Finance, tax platforms, treasury, and cash management applications.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies that drive efficiency, compliance, and innovation across finance functions.
- Establish architecture governance standards, design principles, and guardrails for the finance technology domain.
SAP S/4HANA Finance Leadership
- Serve as the principal architect for SAP S/4HANA Finance, with deep, hands-on experience across core modules including FI (Financial Accounting), CO (Controlling), AP, AR, GL, Asset Accounting, Bank Accounting, and Treasury & Risk Management (TRM).
- Lead full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementations and greenfield/brownfield data transition migrations, including complex ECC to S/4HANA transformation programs.
- Architect and govern the design, ensuring alignment with group reporting, profitability analysis (CO-PA), and management accounting requirements.
- Lead the architecture of SAP Fiori applications for finance, ensuring role-based UX design and alignment with SAP Best Practices.
- Define integration architecture between SAP S/4HANA and third-party applications using SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), including SAP Integration Suite, API Management, and Event Mesh.
- Drive adoption of SAP Intelligent Finance capabilities including predictive accounting, automated period-end closing, and AI-driven cash flow forecasting.
- Ensure SAP S/4HANA landscape design supports multi-currency, multi-ledger, and multi-GAAP reporting requirements.
- Provide architectural oversight for SAP S/4HANA Cloud including RISE with SAP engagement models and the associated cloud transformation strategy.
- Architect solutions leveraging tax platforms such as Vertex, Avalara, SAP Tax Compliance, or similar tools for indirect tax, direct tax, and global tax reporting.
- Ensure system architectures support tax regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, including VAT, GST, transfer pricing, and withholding tax.
- Partner with Tax and Finance teams to digitize and automate tax processes within the broader ERP ecosystem.
- Lead architecture for cash management and treasury systems, including integration with banking portals, payment hubs, and liquidity management tools.
- Design solutions for payment processing, bank reconciliation, cash forecasting, and working capital optimization.
- Ensure SOX, and other relevant compliance standards are embedded in architecture decisions across cash and treasury platforms.
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
- Act as a trusted advisor to Finance, Tax, Treasury, and business leadership, translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
- Mentor and guide a team of solution architects, technical leads, and engineers within the finance technology domain.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects, security architects, and data architects to ensure coherent cross-domain solutions.
- Engage with third-party vendors, system integrators, and SAP directly to evaluate solutions and manage architectural risks.
Must Have
- 10+ years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in an architecture role focused on Finance or ERP systems.
- 8+ years of hands-on SAP experience, with a minimum of 2 full end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Finance implementations as a solution architect.
- Demonstrated expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance modules: FI, CO, AP, AR, GL, Asset Accounting, Treasury & Risk Management, and Cash Management.
We Value
- SAP certification in S/4HANA Finance or related areas is highly desirable.
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and hybrid cloud architecture.
- Experience or certification in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or similar methodologies
- Ability to set priorities and remain flexible in a changing environment.
- Ability to build relationships with and gain the trust of customers by always meeting commitments.
- Acting with a sense of urgency; a bias for action and speed
- Ability to make the complex simple and speak/write clearly and succinctly.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to communicate across borders.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR HONEYWELL
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: click here (https://benefits.honeywell.com/)
The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job Posting Date: July 7,2026.
ABOUT HONEYWELL
Honeywell International Inc. (Nasdaq: HON) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the world's most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, air travel, productivity, and global urbanization. We are a leading software-industrial company committed to introducing state of the art technology solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and safety in high growth businesses in broad-based, attractive industrial end markets. Our products and solutions enable a safer, more comfortable, and more productive world, enhancing the quality of life of people around the globe. Learn more about Honeywell: click here (https://www.honeywell.com/us/en)