Oracle Finance Architect & IT Lead - Financial Services

Robert Walters UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An international bank in London seeks an Oracle Finance Architect & IT Lead to design and support their ERP platform. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of Oracle financial applications and leading a team of IT professionals. Candidates should have strong banking experience with Oracle Financials and a thorough understanding of finance and accounting principles. This permanent role offers a salary ranging from £90,000 to £115,000 with a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Strong industry experience, preferably in banking.
• Demonstrable ERP systems knowledge with Oracle Financials.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with EU stakeholders for Finance requirements.
• Support EMEA Finance leads to develop architecture vision.
• Manage and mentor a high-performance IT team.

Skills

Experience with Oracle Financials

Understanding of finance and accounting principles

Team leadership and development

Tools

Oracle ERP

Oracle Financials (EBS)

Job description

Oracle Finance Architect & IT Lead - Financial Services

My client, an International bank in London, is looking for a Oracle Financials Architect to join their growing team. Banking experience is a must.

About the Role

As the Platform Architect, your role involves designing, guiding, and supporting my client’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform. Your primary objective is to create an efficient platform architecture aligned with the organisation's strategic goals.

Role Summary

This position serves as a Finance Architect for Oracle ERP, EPM (Cloud and EBS) for my client's London offices. Responsible for implementing, improving, monitoring, and maintaining the bank’s Oracle financial application systems (i.e. Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets) to ensure operational efficiency and data integrity as well as provide functional support to end users. This job requires knowledge of Oracle ERP (Cloud and EBS).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Business Alignment: Collaborates with EU business stakeholders for Finance requirements for critical programs.
• Architecture Oversight: Support the EMEA Finance leads to develop and maintain the architecture vision, roadmap for Finance.
• Team Leadership & Development: Managing and mentoring a team of IT professionals, fostering a high performance culture and providing technical guidance.

For you to succeed in the role, you will need to have:

• Strong industry experience, of which considerable experience working on Oracle Financials in finance organizations, typically banking sector.
• Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles & processes.
• Demonstrable experience of ERP systems (Oracle Financials).
• Demonstrable experience of full life cycle implementation and hands‑on knowledge for Oracle Financials, mainly Oracle General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets modules.

Business Area

Finance IT delivers IT solutions and services to all EMEA legal entities and branches. We use Oracle Financials applications and in‑house platforms to support business functions. Book Of Work comprises of strategic platform architecture and regulatory initiatives.

Position Description

This is a finance architect role to create and manage a Centre of Excellence (COE) in Oracle Financial (EBS / ERP) Technology Platform, supporting EMEA Finance technology Book of Work.

If the above is of interest please apply to this role or call me on 0207 509 8040 to find out more. Alternatively you can email me your CV to [e-mail].

Contract Type: Permanent

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Senior Management

Location: London

Salary: £90,000 - £115,000 per annum

Job Reference: LEDYHM-92C0EEC7

Date posted: 27 November 2025