Business Applications Director

SystemsAccountants; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SystemsAccountants is assisting a large international technology business to appoint a Business Applications Director in the London area. You will lead a portfolio of IT Systems and Business Applications projects and shape the enterprise systems strategy to support growth.

Strong experience in ERP, finance applications and transformation is essential. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to define a roadmap for Financial Systems and Enterprise Applications, while exploring AI and

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in Business Systems or IT Finance Applications, including a Senior Management role.
• Strong business process and commercial understanding to translate growth strategy into Enterprise Systems.
• Experience in an international technology scale-up business.
• ERP expertise and business transformation experience, with SAP and Oracle exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of improvement projects for IT Systems and Business Applications.
• Develop the business systems roadmap and scalable solutions.
• Drive IT strategy for Financial Systems and Enterprise Applications and AI/Automation initiatives.
• Manage the financial systems department and stakeholder relationships across the organisation.

Skills

Leadership

ERP systems

Stakeholder engagement

Digital transformation

Tools

SAP

Oracle EBS

Netsuite

Job description

A large international technology business is looking for a Business Applications Director to join their team and lead and deliver a portfolio of improvement projects for IT Systems and Business Applications.

This global business is expanding and is looking for an experienced Director to lead the Business Systems Landscape and create scalable solutions to drive the next stage of growth.

In this role, you will develop the business systems roadmap and will lead a portfolio of projects to drive a best-of-breed enterprise applications approach as well as managing the financial systems department.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will develop and drive the ongoing IT strategy for Financial Systems and Enterprise applications as well as new technologies such as AI and Automation.

• 10+ years' experience in Business Systems or IT Finance Applications, including in a Senior Management role
• Strong business process and commercial understanding to translate business growth strategy into Enterprise Systems strategy and drive delivery at all levels of the organisation
• Prior experience in an international technology scale-up business
• Change Management and Stakeholder engagement skills - not afraid to get hands‑on to win the hearts and minds of your team and End-Users across the business
• ERP expertise and Business Transformation experience, e.g. Greenfield ERP Implementations, Finance Digitalisation programmes, ERP upgrades or improvement initiatives, or international Finance System rollout experience with experience of SAP and Oracle applications (e.g. Oracle Fusion, EBS, Netsuite) or similar

This is a senior leadership position and will suit a Business Systems Transformation Director, Financial Systems Lead or Head of Enterprise Systems Director with strong people management skills, commercial knowledge and ability to engage with senior stakeholders and define and deliver a roadmap according to business strategy.

Location: London area, UK

Contract type: Permanent Employment