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Role Description:

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

Manages activities that take place during solution ideation, solution design, and solution implementation

Reviews business context for solutions to company challenges as well as designing to realise the vision and requirements for the solution, recommending 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

Communicates the architecture to the stakeholders and collaborates and coordinates with existing domain architects in the formalization and adoption of IT standards and procedures

Champions a structured approach to business application solutions

Directly assists in the development of a solutions architecture program including
departmental roadmaps and project portfolios for IT systems architecture

Assures solutions not only are a fit for the specific purpose but also closely align with the standards guidelines of technology solutions

Influences changes to standards when necessary

Assists domain architecture team on solutions management and timing of financial spend for application solutions

Supports the architectural aspects of all application projects in peer IT portfolios

Key Skills:
Finance business / design certification - CFA / FRM / TOGAF
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
Strong command in transforming business requirements into IT solution

Key Responsibilities:
Understanding of ERP systems like Unit4 ERP/SAP/Oracle and integrations with Ivalua
Oracle / SAP finance cloud certification
Exposure to HR systems and interaction with Finance
Exposure to Ivalua/Ariba or similar products


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