Lead Solution Architect

Lead Solution Architect – Finance Systems & Integration

Initial 12-Month Contract

Overview

Our client is a global engineering services organisation operating across approximately 60 countries. Following recent investment and organisational change, the business is undertaking a major finance transformation to simplify and integrate a fragmented technology landscape built up through years of acquisition and organic growth.

The programme covers Oracle R12, wider ERP integration and a broader finance technology stack including treasury, consolidation, payroll, time recording, expenses and supplier management.

The client is looking for a Lead Solution Architect who can sit at the centre of this change, challenge proposed solutions, define the right integration approach and ensure systems are being designed in a way that is scalable, secure and fit for purpose.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead solution architecture across a global finance systems transformation.

• Define how Oracle R12 and wider finance platforms should integrate across the business.

• Review proposed solutions and challenge where designs do not fit the overall architecture.

• Define integration points, database mapping, data flows and single sources of truth.

• Provide architectural input across treasury, consolidation, payroll, time recording, expenses and supplier management systems.

• Work with cybersecurity teams to ensure proposed solutions are secure.

• Help avoid unnecessary customisation, duplication of data or misuse of systems outside their intended purpose.

• Support stakeholders in making practical, commercially sensible architecture decisions.

Essential Experience

• Strong Solution Architecture, Integration Architecture or Enterprise Architecture experience.

• Oracle R12 experience, ideally in an on-premise environment.

• Finance systems transformation experience.

• ERP architecture and enterprise application integration experience.

• Treasury and/or financial consolidation systems experience.

• Strong understanding of data architecture, integration points, database mapping and single source of truth principles.

• Enterprise Architecture framework knowledge and experience applying architecture governance.

• Experience working in complex, global organisations with fragmented systems and processes.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.

Preferred Background

• Experience in engineering services, built environment, infrastructure, construction, energy, sustainability, professional services or other project-based organisations.

• Experience supporting post-acquisition systems consolidation or transformation.

• Exposure to payroll, expenses, time recording and supplier management platforms.

Contract Details

• Initial 12-month contract

• Flexible working arrangements

• Occasional travel may be required

• High-impact role within a global finance transformation programme