Oracle Functional Consultant

We have a new opportunity for a Systems Manager - Oracle Financials to join the Guinness Finance Team. This is a permanent, full - time vacancy based in our Oldham office. We offer hybrid working, blending office days with working from home.

The overall purpose of the role is to lead a small team and manage the technical functionality and configuration of Oracle Financials and associated services across Guinness to support effective, compliant and secure Finance processes and high-quality reporting, supporting strong financial management.

What we are looking for We are looking for a skilled and forward - thinking professional to play a key role in the operation, development, and continuous improvement of our Oracle Fusion systems. You will bring strong financial accounting and reporting expertise, including hands - on experience of understanding user specifications and requirements to prepare technical financial reports and interpreting system outputs to meet audit and compliance standards. You will use your project management capability to deliver change effectively while leading and developing a high - performing team.

• Proven Oracle Fusion systems operation and development experience at a day-to-day and strategic level, including managing systems change in a large and complex organisation.
• Proven experience of financial accounting and reporting including the preparation of financial statements, with the ability to demonstrate a good understanding of the outputs from financial systems to meet accounting and audit requirements.
• Project management experience with ability to work effectively and meet deadlines in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Ability to lead, manage and develop high performing teams.
• Experience of change control and change management.
• Excellent oral and written communications.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Leadership and Management Standard.

Desirable skills:

• Experience with one or more of SQL or Oracle Fusion Analytics Warehouse.
• Experience of managing systems suppliers/contracts.
• Experience of managing a finance function or finance systems., * CCAB or CIMA qualified.

• Holidays: We offer 25 - 27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. We will also give you the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years' service, capped at 4 days).

• Competitive Pension Scheme: We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness match your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.

• Benefits Portal: We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.

• Performance Pay: Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility

• Life Assurance: For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death

• Health Plan Options: There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade

• VDU/DSE: Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if requires for VDU work Additional benefits include:

• Access to the Finance wellbeing portal

• Professional subscription annual payment

• Travel season ticket loan

• Car lease scheme

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.