SAP FI/CO Architect - Record to Report (R2R)

Job ID: 529456

CRH's Americas Materials business is the leading provider of building materials in North America.

The aggregates, asphalt, ready mixed concrete, paving and construction services we deliver are critical to building our world.

Our operations span 45 U.S.

states and two Canadian provinces with over 30,000 employees across 1,700 operating locations.

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced SAP FI/CO Architect to support the Record to Report (R2R) process landscape, with a primary focus on Finance (FI)/Banking and a working knowledge of Controlling (CO) and Financial Reporting.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on functional expert who can design, configure, and support core FI processes including accounts payable, month-end close, asset accounting, banking, and cash application, while also understanding how FI integrates with Controlling processes such as product costing, inventory valuation, Material Ledger, and CO-PA.

The candidate should bring hands-on experience integrating SAP FI with upstream and downstream modules (MM, SD) and with external banking and tax systems.

This is a business-facing, hands-on role: the successful candidate will work directly with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable SAP solutions, participate in design workshops, and support configuration and testing across the record-to-report value chain.

This role partners closely with the SAP Manager - R2R and senior functional leads, contributing hands-on design and configuration expertise rather than people-management responsibilities, while helping ensure an accurate, well-controlled, and continuously improving financial close and reporting process.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Business Process Design & Support
• Serve as a hands-on functional resource for R2R, partnering with business leads in Finance, Controlling, and FP&A.
• Translate business requirements into functional specifications and configure scalable, efficient FI processes.
• Support KPI and process performance tracking in partnership with business owners.
• Contribute to the standing business process governance forum, surfacing issues and supporting backlog prioritization.
Supporting Design Workshops & Business Engagement
• Support workshop planning and delivery, helping define objectives, agendas, and documented next steps.
• Participate in requirements-gathering and process design workshops across Finance, Controlling, and FP&A.
• Support fit-gap and solution design sessions, providing hands-on configuration input and recommendations.
• Use process maps and visual documentation to help stakeholders validate proposed designs.
Finance (FI)/Banking
• Configure and support the end-to-end SAP FI process, including accounts payable, month-end close, asset accounting, and banking.
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