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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Certinia FM Cloud Solution Architect - **Company:** Spaulding Ridge - **Location:** Greater London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Release Management, Cloud Services, Salesforce.Com, Systems Integration - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2858050600-certinia-fm-cloud-solution-architect ## About the Role * Ability to translate finance, accounting, and operational requirements into clear functional designs, solution blueprints, and delivery plans. * Strong understanding of Salesforce platform capabilities, data models, integrations, security considerations, reporting, and release management practices. * Experience working with senior finance stakeholders, including CFOs, controllers, finance directors, shared services leaders, and technology sponsors. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and finance concepts to both business and technical audiences., * Proven experience implementing Certinia Financial Management Cloud solutions in complex client environments, preferably across multiple full project lifecycles. * Strong finance and accounting process knowledge, including month-end close, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, billing, revenue management, intercompany, controls, and financial reporting. * Prior experience as a Solution Architect, Delivery Manager, Senior Consultant, or equivalent senior implementation role within a consulting or enterprise technology environment. * Salesforce Administrator certification preferred, with additional Salesforce platform or architecture credentials considered an advantage. * Certinia Financial Management certifications highly desirable, particularly where supported by practical experience designing and delivering Certinia finance solutions. * Strong stakeholder management, consulting, facilitation, problem-solving, and executive communication skills, with a track record of building trusted client relationships. ## Description We are looking for a Certinia Financial Management Cloud Solution Architect to join our Revenue Excellence team in the UK. This role is ideal for a senior finance transformation professional who can translate complex business requirements into scalable, high-quality Certinia solutions and guide clients through the full implementation lifecycle. You will lead enterprise finance transformation initiatives, deliver innovative Certinia Financial Management Cloud solutions, and act as a trusted advisor to clients, internal delivery teams, and executive stakeholders. The role combines hands-on solution architecture, delivery leadership, process improvement, and mentoring responsibilities., * Lead end-to-end Certinia Financial Management Cloud implementations, including discovery, design, configuration oversight, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support. * Own the overall solution architecture, ensuring designs are scalable, maintainable, aligned to leading practices, and integrated effectively with Salesforce and surrounding enterprise systems. * Manage project budgets, schedules, risks, dependencies, and quality standards, partnering closely with project managers and client sponsors to ensure successful delivery outcomes. * Facilitate finance process workshops with client stakeholders to document current-state processes, define future-state operating models, and identify opportunities for automation and control improvements. * Design and validate solutions across general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, revenue recognition, cash management, financial reporting, and related finance workstreams. * Support pre-sales activities and proposal development by shaping solution approaches, estimating delivery effort, contributing to statements of work, and presenting solution recommendations to prospective clients. * Mentor junior consultants and architects by providing design guidance, reviewing deliverables, sharing implementation best practices, and supporting professional development across the delivery team., * Clients have clear, practical solution designs that support their finance transformation goals and can be delivered with confidence. * Implementation teams understand the architecture, delivery priorities, risks, and decision points needed to move projects forward effectively. * Solutions are adopted successfully by finance users and provide measurable improvements in process efficiency, reporting visibility, controls, and scalability. ## Related Videos - [Leverage Cloud Computing Benefits with Serverless Multi-Cloud ML ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/78-leverage-cloud-computing-benefits-with-serverless-multi-cloud-ml) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Enterprise-Cloud-Native - Fast-Paced Development & Deployment in a Highly Secure Banking Environment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/671-enterprise-cloud-native-fast-paced-development-deployment-in-a-highly-secure-banking-environment) - [Cloud-nativeApplications- What’s the buzz about](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/55-cloud-nativeapplications-what-s-the-buzz-about) - [ZEISS & Microsoft - Building the Next Generation Medical Ecosystem in the Cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/424-zeiss-microsoft-building-the-next-generation-medical-ecosystem-in-the-cloud) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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