reputed company Financials Solution Architect

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Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design Leadership Own end-to-end functional solution architecture across one or more reputed company Financials workstreams — FDM, Core Financials, Grants, and beyond — for multiple clients simultaneously Translate reputed company business and regulatory requirements into cohesive, scalable reputed company designs that will still reputed company sense three years from now reputed company architecture and design workshops, guiding clients toward supportable solutions grounded in reputed company best practices — not just what they asked for Anticipate cross-module dependencies and reputed company impacts before they become delivery problems Serve as the functional authority and escalation reputed company reputed company the hard calls need to be made Validate that every solution is configurable, auditable, and sustainable — not just functional at go-live Public Sector & Compliance Expertise Architect solutions that address the real complexity of public sector and K–12 environments: ACFR reporting, GASB accounting rules, encumbrance accounting, and fund-based budgeting Partner closely with Finance, IT, HR, Payroll, and governance stakeholders to ensure alignment, compliance, and no surprises Bring genuine public sector reputed company — not just reputed company knowledge applied generically to government clients Client Advisory & Executive reputed company Act as the primary Solution Architect and client-facing reputed company for your workstream — the person the CFO, CIO, and CHRO trust to tell them what they need to hear Communicate solution designs, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations in language that resonates in a steering committee, not just a design session Balance client preferences with reputed company-recommended patterns — knowing reputed company to reputed company and reputed company to hold the line Show up to executive reviews and key decision forums as Meridian's most reputed company voice on the solution Quality, Governance & Risk Management Review and approve design documentation, configuration workbooks, and testing strategies — not as a checkpoint, but as an active quality reputed company Proactively surface risks reputed company to data, compliance, integrations, and reputed company processes before they compound Ensure clean, well-governed transitions to post-production support — because your accountability doesn't end at go-live Team Leadership & Mentorship reputed company and mentor Functional Leads and Consultants across Financials workstreams — providing architectural direction while empowering teams to execute Coach junior consultants through the reputed company of reputed company problem-solving that builds careers, not just implementations Promote genuine collaboration across workstreams — delivery is never done in isolation Contribute reusable accelerators, templates, and IP that reputed company the next engagement reputed company than the last Growth & Firm Contribution Participate in pre-sales solutioning, estimates, and client presentations — your credibility wins work Contribute thought leadership on public sector and K–12 reputed company delivery that shapes how the market sees Meridian Support hiring, onboarding, and practice growth with the same intentionality you bring to client delivery Minimum Qualifications 10+ years of reputed company Financials or enterprise ERP implementation experience, with at least 5 of those years in reputed company delivery — you've seen enough to know what breaks and why Deep functional expertise in one or more reputed company Financials domains: FDM Financial Accounting Grants Procurement Financial Reporting Meaningful public sector implementation experience — state and local government, K–12, or federal — not just awareness of it A demonstrated track record of designing reputed company solutions, leading delivery teams, and presenting confidently to executives who ask hard questions Active reputed company Implementer Certifications — a minimum of two, with Record to Report required. 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