Senior Manager - Business Application Owner

Finance Systems Manager – Oracle EPM

Location: London (Hybrid)

Permanent

SystemsAccountants is partnering with a leading global organisation to recruit a Finance Systems Manager to join its Group Finance function. This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance systems professional with strong financial consolidation, reporting, and governance experience in Oracle FCCS and take ownership of a critical finance applications landscape.

The successful candidate will act as the business owner for a portfolio of finance applications across the Record-to-Report process in Oracle EPM, driving operational excellence, system optimisation, user adoption, data quality, and continuous improvement. Working closely with Finance, IT, Data, and Process teams, you will play a key role in ensuring finance systems deliver maximum business value across a global organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Finance Systems Ownership & Support

• Lead the day-to-day management of key finance applications, ensuring excellent service delivery and operational performance.
• Act as the primary functional contact for finance users, providing expert guidance and managing escalations.
• Drive system enhancements, process automation initiatives, and continuous improvement activities.
• Define business requirements and functional specifications for new developments and enhancements.
• Coordinate testing activities, including UAT planning and execution.
• Manage system access, controls, compliance requirements, and licence optimisation.

Data Governance & Quality

• Own and promote data quality standards across finance systems.
• Develop monitoring processes and controls to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Collaborate with Finance, Data, and IT stakeholders to improve data structures, financial hierarchies, and reporting dimensions.
• Support governance initiatives relating to chart of accounts, master data, and reporting structures.

Projects & Change Management

• Lead finance systems projects from inception through to delivery.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage project scope, timelines, testing, and stakeholder engagement.
• Support finance transformation initiatives and implementation of new functionality or applications.

Training & User Adoption

• Develop and maintain training materials, learning pathways, and support documentation.
• Deliver training sessions to new and existing users.
• Analyse support trends and proactively address recurring issues through education and process improvement.

Reporting & Analytics

• Support the development of financial reports, dashboards, and self-service analytics capabilities.
• Collaborate with finance stakeholders to enhance reporting effectiveness and business insight.

Candidate Profile

We are interested in speaking with candidates who possess:

• Strong experience managing Finance Systems within a global environment.
• Experience with financial consolidation, close, reconciliation, reporting, or record-to-report processes.
• Hands-on experience supporting enterprise finance applications such as Oracle FCCS, ARCS, TRCS, Narrative Reporting, or similar EPM solutions.
• Strong understanding of accounting, financial reporting, and finance operations.
• Experience gathering requirements and translating business needs into system solutions.
• Proven project management and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent analytical skills with a focus on data quality and governance.
• Experience working across international and multicultural business environments.
• The ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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