Managing Director, Finance Modernisation Global Business & Solution Architect (London)
Royal Bank of Canada
As MD, Finance Modernisation, you will drive globally consistent solution architecture across finance processes, data, and technology to support the CFO agenda. You’ll shape end-to-end data flows from source systems to reporting, ensuring regulatory-ready books and scalable designs for expansion. You collaborate with Finance and IT leadership to govern design decisions and deliver an integrated, end-to-end solution across multiple finance domains. This role blends strategic influence with hands-on architecture across a large, global bank.
Pay / Benefits- comprehensive Total Rewards Program
- bonuses
- flexible benefits
- competitive compensation
- coaching and development opportunities
- world-class training program in financial services
- Define and govern globally consistent solution design aligned with Finance Modernisation principles across processes, data, and technology
- Ensure design coherence across GL & Consolidations, FPSL, Data Platform, AP/FA/AR, Integrations, Reporting & Analytics, Master Data, Reconciliation
- Architect end-to-end data flow from source systems to reporting/analytics outputs
- Ensure Accounting Books and Records underpin regulatory processes within the solution
- Support multi-scope and multi-framework scalability for future growth and new products
- Lead transitional state management from current to target state and manage interim states across releases
- Collaborate with Finance, Finance IT, workstream leads, release directors, and external partners
- Present and defend design decisions at the Design Authority, ensuring strategic alignment and architecture consistency
- Drive cross-domain delivery of a complete, end-to-end solution matching business processes, technology, data and outcomes
- Significant experience in finance transformation programmes within G-SIBs or similar large global financial institutions
- Proven experience designing and building finance data platforms from conception to implementation
- Hands-on experience with SAP and SAP Fioneer ERP solutions (FSDM, FPSL, GL, AP, AR, FA, Master Data)
- Deep understanding of end-to-end finance processes, IFRS/US GAAP, and financial controls frameworks
- Ability to design globally standardized solutions balancing global consistency with regional needs
- Experience translating complex requirements into detailed functional/technical specs
- Excellent stakeholder management and senior leadership influence
- Experience working across business process, controls, data, and technology domains
- Stakeholder management
- Strategic influence
- Cross-functional collaboration
- SAP Fioneer FSDM and FPSL
- SAP GL, AP, AR, FA
- Finance data platforms and data management
Reference: WJ-747_30385079