Oracle Finance Systems Leader

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Job Title: Oracle Finance Systems Leader

Location: London / Cambridge, UK

Employment Type: Full-time

The job

The Oracle Systems Leader is responsible for the strategic leadership, and transformation of the Oracle ecosystem, and related integrations.  This includes effectively managing the relationship between Oracle’s strategic roadmap and Aveva’s Finance digital transformation priorities.  The role oversees the implementation of solution enhancements, and automation, ensuring delivery against defined timelines and defined value realisation.  The role ensures that Oracle solutions enable efficient, scalable, secure and compliant business operations while supporting, financial reporting, business transformation, and future growth objectives.

The role requires close partnership with Finance Global Process Ownership, IT ERP Ops, Security, Internal Control, Enterprise Architecture, and senior finance leaders to maximise the value of Oracle investments and ensure alignment with finance’s priorities.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and maintain effective partnership with Oracle, being at the forefront of their innovation roadmap, product developments, and releases.

• Evaluate emerging Oracle capabilities and identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI, analytics, and reporting.

• Develop and execute the enterprise Oracle systems strategy aligned with AVEVA's business and technology roadmap.

• Develop Oracle solution roadmaps that maximise return on investment from Oracle technologies.

• Own the Oracle solutions including, Financials, Procurement, Projects, Revenue Management, EPM capabilities, and associated integrated solutions.

• Drive Oracle transformation initiatives, migrations, and strategic technology programmes, ensuring associated finance change management and adoption.

• Drive Oracle implementation projects, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines, budget, quality, and business outcomes.

• Establish and maintain effective governance processes for Oracle enhancements, releases, and change management.

• Partner with Finance leadership and Process Owners to translate business requirements into scalable Oracle solutions.

• Support IT vendor management activities across Oracle environments.

• Ensure solution enhancement compliance with SOX controls, audit requirements, security standards, and relevant regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams to ensure aligned technology strategies.
• Support internal and external audit activities relating to Oracle systems and associated technology controls.

Essential requirements

• Extensive experience leading Oracle ERP and enterprise application environments within large multinational organisations.

• Deep understanding of Oracle Fusion Cloud and Oracle EPM capabilities, and implementation methodologies.

• Experience delivering large-scale Oracle transformation and migration programmes.

• Strong knowledge of finance business processes and wider enterprise systems architecture.

• Understanding of SOX, PCAOB, ITGC, and regulatory compliance requirements.
  

Desired skills

• Strong organisational and leadership skills

• Excellent stakeholder management skills

• Collaborative approach, with strong multi-cultural empathy

• Excellent communication, both written and verbal

• Positive attitude and comfortable managing ambiguity and conflicting priorities

• Confident, motivated self-starter

• High professional ethics and commitment to improving risk and control culture

• Results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong decision-making capability under pressure.

Finance at AVEVA

Our team of almost 500 Finance professionals are central to AVEVA’s £1bn+ business. We cover everything from procurement and FP&A to sales forecasting and internal risk management, and we’re playing a leading role in our company’s transition to a subscription-based business model.

AVEVA is laying the groundwork for serious, sustainable growth, meaning there’s a lot for the team to do – and a lot of interesting opportunities. We’ve got a skilled and well-staffed team, strong leadership with a clear vision, and a big role to play in the business’s transformation: it’s a great time to be joining us!

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.