Enterprise Finance Solutions Architect

**Role Introduction**:

- You will work closely with the Business Leads to design the end state system landscape ensuring the business and IT requirements can be met. This will require you to understand the current environment to ensure that legacy systems will interoperate efficiently and effectively with the new landscape; Salesforce (SalesCloud and CPQ), NetSuite, OpenAir, ZAB and ServiceNow.
- You will need to be fluent across the whole E2E solution; in both the functional and technical layers, utilising a full range of Enterprise Architecture skills.
- You will need to be solution focused, be full of initiative and have excellent stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
- You will report to the Head of Finance Applications.

**What You Will Do**:

- Accountability for the E2E enterprise finance solutions and system architecture which includes Salesforce, NetSuite and ServiceNow as the three core systems as well as supporting integrations (Boomi), networking, hosting and DevOps.
- Designing the system architecture to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability of the system's structure, components, and interfaces.
- Evaluating technology options and make recommendations on which tools, frameworks, and platforms are best suited for the program's needs.
- Working with the 3rd party Solution Architects for Salesforce, NetSuite, ServiceNow and Boomi to define the system architecture landscape, identifying gaps between current and desired end-states, and delivering a comprehensive solution that will enable achievement of the desired business outcomes.
- Working closely with the Process Leads to provide a robust architecture and solution.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining the workplan for the Architecture team.
- Documenting the environment landscape across its lifecycle and at appropriate layer of architectural detail (logical, physical etc) in such a way that it can be easily consumed by non-technical colleagues.
- Documenting detailed business processes and wire-framing system designs using process flow diagram tools (i.e. Lucid Chart), UML, sequence diagrams, etc. as well as making recommendations for future state improved processes and system designs.
- Assisting Process Leads to analyse and understand the impact to other systems, projects, domains, and operational teams.
- Participating in regular meetings and coordinate with the product/process leads to review progress at the end of each iteration where necessary.
- Responsible not only to advise but also to take decisions and drive programme direction on technical matters.
- Guide and lead the partner development teams to ensure build is as per technical design, following best practices and meets requirements.
- Enforce software quality process and methodology standards, including those for design, data quality, code, version control, defect/change request tracking, performing code review of fellow teammates, unit testing and environment management.
- Help the QA and functional team to identify and define testing strategies for existing and new features, oversee implementation and execution of functional, regression, and acceptance tests to ensure the product being released is up to industry and company standards.
- Ensure detailed documentation of system configurations, customizations, and integration processes is maintained.
- Monitor and optimise solution performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing enhancements.
- Overall accountability for environment provision to meet project requirements.
- Overall accountability for release management within projects.
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**What You Will Have**:

- 10+ years deep understanding of system architecture.
- TOGAF qualified (or equivalent) preferred
- Deep, demonstrable system architecture experience in at least one of Salesforce (CRM/CPQ), NetSuite or ServiceNow and with extensive knowledge and experience of each of the domains (e.g. with alternative software products)
- Demonstrable experience of architecting and implementing E2E solutions across multiple packaged software products.
- Experience of working in large scale IT and business transformation programmes.
- Experience of working with SI partners and driving and supporting their solutions.
- Project, change and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation), including the ability to listen effectively.
- Strong presentation skills; able to optimally present a point of view and clearly articulate the rationale to a variety of customers.
- Ability to produce high quality written documentation for all end deliverables.
- Ability to self-manage and work independently, work to tight deadlines, prioritize workloads and work with related internal business functions.
- Ability to problem solve and to drive problem solving within the team.
- Ability to manage individual and team workflows in a documented and transparent manner using workflow tools (e