Solution Architect - E-Invoicing

About the role  

As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for designing comprehensive e-invoicing architecture solutions that align with business objectives and meet all relevant compliance standards. You will act as the technical authority on e-invoicing protocols, standards, and best practices, developing detailed technical specifications and implementation roadmaps to guide successful delivery.

The role involves evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies and platforms to support evolving e-invoicing requirements, ensuring full compliance with regulatory mandates and security frameworks. You will serve as a key liaison between technical teams and finance stakeholders, facilitating clear communication and alignment. Additionally, you will create and maintain thorough documentation of system architecture and integration points to support long-term scalability and maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure seamless integration between e-invoicing systems, the enterprise data platform and existing financial/ERP platforms

• Architect solutions that comply with various international e-invoicing standards (e.g. PEPPOL)

• Design secure data exchange protocols for invoice transmission

• Develop scalable solutions that accommodate varying transaction volumes

• Create disaster recovery and business continuity plans for e-invoicing systems

• Translate complex regulatory requirements into technical specifications

• Collaborate with finance teams to ensure solutions meet accounting and tax requirements

• With support from local country teams, stay current with evolving e-invoicing regulations across different jurisdictions

• Lead the development of architectures for complex solutions ensuring consistency with agreed requirements

• Establish policies, principles and practices for the selection of solution architecture components

• Manage trade-offs and balances functional, service quality, cost efficiency and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation. Communicate proposed decisions to stakeholders

• Coordinate and manage the target architecture across multiple projects or initiatives. Maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensures consistency of design and adherence to appropriate standards across multiple projects or initiatives

About you   

• Highly experienced in solution architecture, preferably in financial technology

• Knowledge of working specifically with e-invoicing or related financial document exchange systems

• Fluency in English

• History of successful integration projects connecting financial systems

• Track record of leading technical teams through implementation projects

• Advanced knowledge of e-invoicing standards and protocols

• Strong enterprise architecture skills, particularly in financial systems integration

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)

• Proficiency in API, web services, and EDI technologies

• Understanding of digital signature technologies and encryption methods

• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into technical specifications

Desirables / Nice to Have

• Demonstrated experience implementing e-invoicing solutions across multiple countries

• Experience working with government tax authorities on compliance initiatives

• Knowledge of database design and data modelling for financial transactions

• Experience with cloud-based invoice processing solutions

• Deep understanding of accounts payable/receivable processes

• Knowledge of VAT/tax regulations across multiple jurisdictions

• Familiarity with procurement-to-pay and order-to-cash cycles

• Experience with financial compliance frameworks

About us

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 60,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

“To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”

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