Finance Enterprise Architect

We’re supporting a leading UK organisation undergoing significant finance and technology transformation with the appointment of a Finance Enterprise Architect.

This is a senior role sitting at the intersection of Finance and Technology. You’ll work closely with Finance leaders and process owners to understand business requirements, shape future-state processes and solutions, and ensure technology changes deliver the right outcomes for Finance.

This is not a hands-on SAP configuration or deeply technical architecture role. The focus is on understanding Finance, shaping the right solution and bridging the gap between Finance and Technology., * Understand business requirements and challenges across Finance

• Shape future-state Finance processes and solution designs
• Translate Finance requirements into clear specifications for Technology teams
• Work across core processes including R2R, P2P, O2C, Treasury, cash management and reporting
• Assess solution options and challenge designs from a Finance, controls and operational perspective
• Understand integrations and data flows across ERP and wider Finance systems
• Lead requirements and design through testing, implementation and adoption
• Help shape the Finance systems strategy, architecture and roadmap
• Work closely with senior Finance stakeholders, Technology, PMO and external partners
• Provide Finance input into wider technology and design governance

• Strong understanding of end-to-end Finance processes and how they interact with systems
• Experience across Finance Systems, Finance Transformation, Finance Process, ERP or a related environment
• Ability to translate Finance requirements into practical technology solutions
• Experience shaping processes, requirements and solution designs
• Broad understanding of ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics or similar
• Understanding of system integrations and cross-system data flows
• Experience taking change from requirements and design through to implementation
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across both Finance and Technology
• Comfortable operating with senior Finance stakeholders and influencing key decisions

This could suit someone who has progressed through Finance Systems, Finance Transformation, Finance Product or Finance Process roles and has developed broader solution design or architecture responsibility.