Solution Architect (Finance)

Solution Architect (Finance)

Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires an experienced Solution Architect (Finance) to be based at their client's office in Luton, UK.

This is a hybrid role - you can work remotely in the UK and attend the Luton office 2-3 days per week.

This is a 6+ month temporary contract to start ASAP

Day rate: Competitive Market rate

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead enterprise level design discussions as a Finance Architect
• Drive solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation involving Finance, HR, Procurement
• Directly assist in the development of a solutions architecture program
• Review enterprise architecture changes and validate with best-in-class industry standards
• Direct the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and TCO
• Manage activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation
• Review business context for solutions to company challenges as well as design to realise the vision and requirements for the solution, recommend potential options, (which may include RFIs, RFPs or prototype development), selecting the most optimal option, and the development of a roadmap for the selected solution
• Communicate the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborate and coordinate with existing domain architects in the formalisation and adoption of IT standards and procedures
• Champion a structured approach to business application solutions
• Directly assist in the development of a solutions architecture program including departmental roadmaps and project portfolios for IT systems architecture
• Assure solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions
• Influence changes to standards when necessary
• Assist domain architecture team on solutions management and timing of financial spend for application solutions
• Support the architectural aspects of all application projects in peer IT portfolios

Key Requirements:

• Understanding of ERP systems like Unit4 ERP/SAP/Oracle and integrations with Ivalua
• Exposure to HR systems and interaction with Finance
• Exposure to Ivalua/Ariba or similar products
• Experience as enterprise design involving Finance and People systems
• Strong understanding of integration and hosting services (cloud native - AWS preferred, microservices, APIs, events and canonical data models)
• Solid understanding of architecture best practice
• Finance business/design certification - CFA/FRM/TOGAF
• Oracle/SAP finance cloud certification
• Strong command in transforming business requirements into IT solutions
• Good communication skills and stakeholder management skills
• Good team player

Due to the volume of applications received, unfortunately we cannot respond to everyone

If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.