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.
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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