Domain Architect – Finance

Domain Architect, Finance Location: Hyderabad, India Join Lonza's Global IT organization as a Domain Architect, Finance (R2R & A2D) , where you will play a strategic role in shaping the architecture vision, technology roadmap, and future-state capabilities for the Finance domain. This position offers the opportunity to partner closely with Global Process Owners, Value Stream Leads, Enterprise Architects, business leaders, and delivery teams to drive sustainable technology solutions that support financial excellence, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and digital transformation. As the senior architecture authority for the Record to Report (R2R) and Analyze to Decide (A2D) domain, you will provide architectural leadership across processes, applications, integrations, data, and technology platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with Lonza's enterprise architecture strategy. 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 20% of your time (one day per week). What you will get An agile career and dynamic working culture. An inclusive and ethical workplace. Compensation programs that recognize high performance. Opportunities to influence the future-state architecture of Lonza's global Finance landscape. Exposure to enterprise-wide digital transformation, ERP modernization, and business process optimization initiatives. Professional growth through architecture leadership, strategic planning, and cross-functional transformation programs. Collaboration with Global Process Owners, Enterprise Architects, business stakeholders, and leading technology partners. Opportunities to contribute to M&A, integration, and organizational growth initiatives. 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 Define and maintain the architectural vision, principles, standards, and target-state architecture for the Finance Record to Report (R2R) and Analyze to Decide (A2D) domain. Develop and govern domain architecture roadmaps that align business strategy, technology investments, and enterprise architecture objectives. Provide architecture leadership across finance processes including General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Product Costing, Project Systems, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, and Intercompany Accounting. Coordinate and support the design, optimization, and evolution of end-to-end R2R and A2D business processes within SAP S/4HANA and ECC environments. Ensure business processes are aligned with industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives. Identify opportunities for process simplification, automation, standardization, and continuous improvement leveraging SAP capabilities and emerging technologies. Collaborate with Solution Architects, delivery teams, and functional stakeholders to design scalable and integrated finance solutions. Govern architecture decisions