Finance Architect for ERP evolution – Banking Client

Finance Architect for ERP evolution – Banking Client – Brussels / London

Duration: 6 months

Hybrid working: must be onsite 4 days in month only.

Rate: 600 – 900 per day

UK Profiles will have to use an Umbrella

Job Description

The Finance Project Management Office needs a Finance systems and tooling architecture designer leading viable, efficient, and effective solutions implementation for internal customers in the pursuit of Financial division development plan.

The ideal candidate has a background in accounting services and ERP systems with proved experience in financial environment (in a banking sector is a plus).

He/She is able to understand, review and propose improvement of the financial processes, to create a clear picture of the global context, to design solution scenarios and build up .

As member of the Finance Group Coordination Office team, you act as the link between internal and external stakeholders (Coordination inside Finance and with IT or external provider teams)

• You support the delivery of transversal technology initiatives, accountable for the definition and the realization of end-to-end architecture solutions that fulfil the functional, non-functional and strict security & resilience requirements.
• From the inception phase until realization, you collaborate with the requirement owners in order to design a fit-for-purpose & quality end-to-end solution.
• You act as the lynch pin between business owners and IT to ensure the alignment of the end-to-end solution to the enterprise standards and domain target architectures.
• You contribute your hands-on for the definition of domain target architectures & roadmaps.

Key skills:

• Finance architecture background (IT and non-IT) including knowledge on :
• ERP systems & modules
• Supply chain
• Banking sector accounting needs
• Cash management & subledger specificities
• Security, risk and reporting dependencies
• CRM connections
• Analytical and process review skills
• Accounting background (sub or general ledger, consolidation or regulatory reporting)
• Communication & advisory skills
• Team working skills and ability to motivate people
• Solid organizational skills and multi-tasking skills
• Autonomous and leadership skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Visio)

Typical responsibilities include:

• Build architecture map & visualization of it
• Document capabilities and functionalities needs
• Elaborate capabilities evolution towards new and innovative market technologies
• Hands on analysis of dependencies linked to interfacing, connectivity and security
• Drive a comprehensive and agreed vision of the Finance architecture
• Drive providers intake & relationship with tooling provider
• Identify technical and tooling implementation business requirements
• Coordination business owners requirements & highlights
• Technical and organizational advisory in regard to tooling evolution
• synchronizing the various expert people
• organising the various professional people working on a project
• carrying out risk & benefit assessments
• using IT systems to keep track of people and progress
• monitoring stakeholders to ensure guidelines are maintained and quality is delivered (if needed is hands on to make it happen)
• coordinate the change management requested for the operational readiness

Depending on the project, responsibilities can cover all aspects of a project from the beginning stages through to completion.

Please do send across to me the most up-to-date CV to eobiechefu@welovesalt.com

*Rates depend on experience and client requirements