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## Lead Solution Architect- Senior Vice PresidentApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Jersey City New Jersey United States: New York New York United Statestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: August 31, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: 26979713### **Team/Role Overview**The Finance Technology Transformation program is a strategic, multi-year initiative to modernize our core finance platforms by migrating to Oracle SaaS. This transformation is fundamentally redesigning our finance operating model, impacting accounting engines, end-to-end data flows, and enterprise-wide financial reporting.The Lead Business Architect is a senior, independent leader responsible for defining the target state business architecture for critical domains within this program. This role is not technology-focused; it is centered on shaping the future of our finance function by defining **business capabilities, end-to-end processes, data flows, and controls.** You will be the primary driver in translating strategic goals into a coherent business blueprint that will guide the transformation.Reporting to the Principal Architect, you will lead a small team of business architects and work with senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and Technology to ensure the program's success from a business process and functional perspective.### **What You'll Do*** **Define Target State Architecture:** Lead the definition and modeling of the target state business architecture for key finance domains, including Accounting Engines, General Ledger, Financial Close, Data Substantiation, and Reconciliation.* **Process Mapping & Analysis:** Map and critically analyze current state business processes to identify gaps, pain points, and opportunities for simplification, standardization, and automation.* **Design Business Blueprints:** Develop detailed business process models, functional designs, and data flow diagrams that articulate the future state, ensuring they align with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.* **Champion Data & Controls:** Champion the design of robust reconciliation and substantiation frameworks from a business process and data integrity perspective, ensuring data is complete, accurate, and timely.* **Stakeholder Collaboration:** Collaborate with senior business stakeholders across Finance, Front Office, and Operations to gather requirements, build consensus, and ensure the target architecture meets critical business needs.* **Bridge to Technology:** Partner with Technology teams to translate the business architecture into functional requirements, ensuring the delivered solutions are fit-for-purpose and solve the right business problems.* **Lead & Mentor:** Lead and mentor a team of Senior Business Architects, fostering a culture of business process excellence, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of the finance function.### **What We'll Need From You*** **Extensive Experience:** Proven track record as a Business Architect, Process Architect, or in a similar strategic role within the financial services industry.* **Deep Subject Matter Expertise:** Deep functional knowledge of core finance and accounting processes, including General Ledger, sub-ledger accounting, financial close and consolidation, data substantiation, and multi-system reconciliation.* **Business Process Modeling:** Demonstrated ability to model business capabilities and design complex, end-to-end business processes at scale within a global organization.* **Financial Data Acumen:** Strong understanding of financial data flows, data governance principles, and the critical data elements required for financial control and reporting in a regulated environment.* **Transformation Experience:** Significant experience in large-scale business transformation programs, preferably involving a migration to a SaaS-based ERP or accounting platform (e.g., Oracle, SAP).* **Stakeholder Influence:** Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence senior leaders and articulate complex business concepts to diverse audiences.* **Strategic Mindset:** A strategic thinker who can connect detailed process design to broader business outcomes and long-term objectives# Qualifications & Experience:* **Qualifications:*** 10+ years relevant experience in Solutions Architecture with true end to end business processes hands on experience* Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication* Management and prioritization skills* Ability to develop working relationships* Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines* Self-starter with ability to take the initiative and master new tasks quickly* **Education:*** Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree* This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.------------------------------------------------------## **Job Family Group:**Technology------------------------------------------------------## **Job Family:**Architecture------------------------------------------------------## **Time Type:**Full time------------------------------------------------------## **Primary Location:**Jersey City New Jersey United States------------------------------------------------------## **Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:**$176,720.00 - $265,080.00In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.------------------------------------------------------## **Most Relevant Skills**Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------## **Other Relevant Skills**For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------## **Anticipated Posting Close Date:**Jul 23, 2026------------------------------------------------------## **Automated Processing and AI** We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. 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