Oracle Cloud Finance Lead

The ELLIS Group Architects Pty; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ellis Group Architects Pty seeks a senior finance transformation leader to guide multi-entity finance design, intercompany and consolidation, and IFRS/GAAP close across GBP and EUR. You will collaborate with consultancies on operating models, drive chart-of-accounts design, and implement cloud ERP fit-to-standard processes.

Ideal candidates bring 12+ years in finance, deep ERP experience, and strong English plus business French communication skills to influence executives and bidders.

Qualifications

• Chartered accountant qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
• 12+ years in finance, including financial control or transformation in multi-entity groups.
• Finance lead on at least one ERP selection or implementation, from design to go-live.
• Client-side lead alongside a consulting firm on process and operating-model design.
• Design of the chart of accounts, the enterprise structure and the close across entities, currencies and accounting frameworks.
• Intercompany and consolidation design in a multi-entity group.
• IFRS, including IFRS 18, and UK or Belgian GAAP; GBP and EUR multi-currency close.
• Fit-to-standard process design on a cloud ERP.
• Design of financial controls and segregation of duties, with evidence that proves each control.
• Native-level English, with fluent business French or better.
• Clear writing for executives and bidders, and the ability to challenge consultants and integrators.
• Experience in rail or transport.
• Post-merger finance integration.
• Belgian and French statutory, VAT and e-invoicing requirements.
• OECD Pillar Two data requirements.
• Finance automation: straight-through processing and AI in close/reconciliation.
• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Kyriba or BlackLine.

Skills

12+ years in finance

ERP implementation lead

Intercompany & consolidation

Chart of accounts design

Operating-model design

Financial controls & segregation ofdut

Languages: English & French

Executive communication

Post-merger finance integration

OECD Pillar Two data requirements

Finance automation / AI in close

Rail/transport industry experience

IFRS & multi-currency close

Finance transformation in multi-entity

Education

Chartered accountant: ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle E-Business Suite

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Kyriba

BlackLine

Job description

• The legal-entity and branch scope schedule
• The chart-of-accounts design: principles, segments, reporting hierarchies and the mapping of both legacy charts
• The intercompany, consolidation and multi-currency design
• The close-calendar design
• The basic system design for Finance: ledgers, legal entities and business units
• The finance controls and policy framework, with the segregation-of-duties rules
• The statutory, tax and reporting map by country
• The validated finance baseline, and Finance's sign-off of the business case assumptions
• Finance's sign-off of the Level-3 finance processes, the operating model and the fit-to-standard decisions
• The finance content of the tender pack: requirements, statutory schedules, and the standards for the close and reconciliation

Essential skills and experience

• Chartered accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• 12+ years in finance, including financial control or finance transformation in multi-entity groups
• Finance lead on at least one ERP selection or implementation, from design to go-live
• Client-side lead alongside a consulting firm on process and operating-model design
• Design of the chart of accounts, the enterprise structure and the close across entities, currencies and accounting frameworks
• Intercompany and consolidation design in a multi-entity group
• IFRS, including IFRS 18, and UK or Belgian GAAP; a GBP and EUR multi-currency close
• Fit-to-standard process design on a cloud ERP
• Design of financial controls and segregation of duties, and of the evidence that proves each control
• Native-level English, with full conversational business French or better
• Clear writing for executives and bidders, and the standing to challenge consultants and integrators
• Experience in rail or transport
• Post-merger finance integration
• Belgian and French statutory, VAT and e-invoicing requirements
• The data requirements of the OECD Pillar Two rules
• Finance automation: straight-through processing, and AI in the close and in reconciliation
• Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Kyriba or BlackLine