JOB DESCRIPTION
Location: Bristol, or London UK (Hybrid)
This is a hybrid position primarily based in Bristol or London. We're committed to your flexibility and wellbeing and our hybrid strategy currently requires three days a week in the office, giving you the option to work remotely for some of your working week. Find out more about our culture of flexible working.
We give you a world of potential
The Finance function at Computershare plays a pivotal role in driving the financial success of our business, providing vital services that range from transactional accounting and treasury to financial planning, analysis, reporting, and commercial finance. We support every business unit and function across our global operations, ensuring a seamless and efficient financial ecosystem.
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As the ERP Lead Architect, you will be an integral part of the Global Finance Systems team, responsible for overseeing and enhancing the financial systems that power Computershare Group. You'll be tasked with delivering high-quality, cost-effective ERP solutions that not only align with our global technology and finance standards but also ensure our systems are efficient, scalable, and future-ready.
In this exciting role, you will provide expert leadership in troubleshooting and resolving operational issues, ensuring that financial transactions and data flow smoothly across the organization. You'll have the opportunity to drive innovation, optimize financial systems, and make a significant impact on how we manage and support our global financial operations.
A role you will love
Leading a team of experts, this role focuses on streamlining and optimizing ERP operations, leveraging Oracle technology to meet evolving regulatory and reporting requirements. The Architect will oversee service and quality assurance, drive Oracle functional configuration, and address business requirements across various ERP modules.
The ERP Lead Architect will ensure seamless integrations, manage interfaces, and provide insights to senior management on the ERP's strategic direction. A deep understanding of multi-currency, multi-company accounting systems and strong techno-functional expertise in Oracle ERP and HCM applications are essential.
Key accountabilities:
• Responsible for influencing, guiding and educating the organisation (working closely with the Global Process owner) on the subject matter in the ERP modules.
• Design and deliver Oracle ERP Cloud functional architecture strategy with leading practices throughout all phases of Computershare's ERP Cloud Transformation
• Provide expert financial analysis and recommendations to senior management on business decisions related to ERP, and the strategic direction as required.
• Lead develop and motivate a team of functional & technical specialists
• Align priorities and resources (short-term and long-term) and contribute to multi-year planning of ERP projects and strategic initiatives
• Safeguard processes, procedures, and appropriate resources are in place and tested to ensure services are delivered to agreed service levels.
• Ensure appropriate resources are in place to implement, configure and support applications during the hours required by the business, ensuring application availability, performance, reliability, maintainability, and capacity are provided in line with agreed service level agreements.
• Ensure all support requests are logged, tracked and managed within service-level agreements to closure.
• Review and approve Change Requests with impact in the ERP space.
• Confirm the creation, review and ongoing update of Finance Systems Playbook so that support can be efficiently performed, and the impact of future change requests can be assessed.
What will you bring to the role?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team where you can make a genuine impact on how we work and help to shape the team.
Essential:
• Must have relevant tertiary education in an IT, Finance or a related discipline
• Accredited with Oracle Certified Professional or similar
• Significant working experience with Oracle ERP technology (preferably in a hands on functional or technical capacity)
• Exposure to Oracle Fusion cloud implementations in the context of how they relate to ERP
Preferred:
• Experience in COBIT or ITIL best practices
• Experience in working within an Agile environment
Rewards designed for you
Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.
Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.
Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.
Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get togethers to helping you invest in your future.
And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.
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ABOUT US
A company to be proud of
We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.
A diverse and inclusive place to work
At Computershare we value diversity and welcome applications from everyone, believing that an equal and inclusive culture is key to excellent results. One of the greatest advantages for our organisation is the talent and diversity of our people and we strive to ensure all our employees have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas, bring their personality to their work and showcase their skills. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.
ABOUT THE TEAM
Our Shared Services teams support all of our business lines behind the scenes. Across the world, we have a range of specialisms that ensure the delivery of our business priorities. These include Technology, Information Security, Finance, Risk, Audit, Governance, Marketing and Communications as well as our People team. Join our strategic team and help us look after everything from creating an amazing end to end employee journey to keeping our systems safe. You'll be looking after our people, our clients and their customers, whilst maintaining our exceptional standards around the globe.