Finance Systems Solution Architect (Hybrid, 12-Month)

Currys-; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Currys- is seeking a Solution Architect for the Finance Systems portfolio. You will own end-to-end solution design across general ledger, sub ledgers, and finance processes, collaborating with Finance, IT, and Analytics to deliver scalable, secure architectures.

This role requires strong stakeholder engagement and track record in ERP platforms within a retail context. You will lead architecture for major programmes, drive integration across POS, e-commerce, and supply chains, and ensure

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience architecting solutions across enterprise finance systems, ideally gained within a retail or multi channel commerce environment.
• Hands on architecture experience with at least one major ERP or finance platform (for example SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance, or Workday Financials), together with associated sub ledgers, consolidation and reporting tools.
• Good understanding of how finance systems operate within a retailer and how they interact with surrounding systems, including point of sale, e-commerce, order management, merchandising, stock and supply chain, payments and settlement, and HR and payroll.
• Good working understanding of financial and accounting concepts, including double entry bookkeeping, chart of accounts and cost centre structures, the relationship between the general ledger and sub ledgers, accruals and prepayments, revenue recognition, intercompany and multi currency accounting, and period end close and consolidation.
• Understanding of the end to end finance process flows of record to report, order to cash, and procure to pay, and the financial controls that operate within them.
• Experience designing high volume transactional interfaces, together with the reconciliation and exception handling needed to keep store and online sales, cash, and stock movements in balance.
• Awareness of the financial reporting, control, and compliance requirements applicable to a listed retailer, including IFRS, statutory and external audit requirements, tax and VAT obligations, and PCI DSS.
• Ability to engage credibly with senior Finance stakeholders and translate accounting requirements into technical design.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation, analysis, and review of solution architectures across a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes.
• Own the end to end design of solutions, ensuring alignment between business requirements and technical needs, using best practices and reference architectures.
• Define system components, services, technologies, and designs spanning Business, Information, Application, and Technology architecture domains.
• Own the solution design for core finance capabilities, including the general ledger and sub ledgers, accounts payable and receivable, fixed assets, tax, treasury and cash management, consolidation and reporting.
• Design the integration between Finance and the wider retail estate across POS, e-commerce, order management, and HR/payroll.
• Design end to end finance process flows with appropriate controls and audit traceability.
• Ensure solutions meet financial control, reporting, and compliance obligations including IFRS, tax, VAT, and PCI DSS.
• Provide architectural leadership and oversight to delivery teams and engineering partners.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Finance systems

Stakeholder engagement

ERP platforms

Architecture governance

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Workday Financials

Job description

Currys- is seeking a Solution Architect for the Finance Systems portfolio. You will own end-to-end solution design across general ledger, sub ledgers, and finance processes, collaborating with Finance, IT, and Analytics to deliver scalable, secure architectures.

This role requires strong stakeholder engagement and track record in ERP platforms within a retail context. You will lead architecture for major programmes, drive integration across POS, e-commerce, and supply chains, and ensure