Lead Financial Adviser

Oracle ERP Financials (UK) Lead/Principal Consultant (including the Oracle Procurement Module(s))
UK BASED ROLE (typically Home / Hybrid with travel to Clients as needed).
ELIGIBILITY for UK Government Security Clearance is required (see below).
Widely considered to be leading players in the Oracle ERP / Financials marketplace in the UK (along-with all our work in the Oracle HCM & Payroll space), we offer a warm, friendly atmosphere, interesting & challenging work with a professional & experienced Team, good career advancement opportunities and we are expanding extensively, creating a wealth of new opportunities.
This Senior role within the Oracle Practice will report directly to the Consulting Director and will work alongside the senior Leadership Team in the Practice, to shape ERP Project Delivery and support new ERP growth. We are looking for a strong, experienced Oracle professional who has either Lead ERP Cloud Consulting experience, to drive growth and excellence in this expanding area of our business.
You will be responsible for supporting ERP (Financials) Business Development, Leading the Practice, driving growth & building Teams to further drive our growth aspirations. You will work closely with the Sales Team, the Managed Services Team and the Oracle Leadership Team to deliver objectives across three pillars – employee satisfaction, Customer satisfaction and revenue & profit growth.
And in this part-billable role, you will also take a Solution Architect / Project Management / Functional role in Oracle ERP Cloud Projects.
Project Leadership:
On a project or programme, lead a team of typically 15+ consultants acting as a stream lead/solution architect/programme manager. Ensure roles and responsibilities are understood up front and that resourcing matches the needs of the project.
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Focus the team on identifying reusable or re-sellable products that Symatrix could use on future projects to generate efficiency or take to market to create value for our clients.
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Together with other Principal Consultants and the Consulting Director, own the consulting sales processes liaising with the sales team and ensuring high quality responses are delivered on time. owning estimation and planning of whole solutions.
​Risk Management:
Own project risk management for all projects being delivered by the practice ensuring these are escalated to the Symatrix risk register where required.
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Quality Management:
Own the ongoing development of an overarching set of quality standards for the consulting team. Ensure quality standards are adhered to for your team and support in improving quality standards in the business.
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Financial Management:
Oversee the time/budget allocation for your teams’ tasks. Share your knowledge, experience, and best practices within the team and your extended network. Ensure the required level of knowledge and skills are available throughout the consulting practice based on sales pipeline and project demand in your area. Actively develop the team in core consulting skills including Cloud ways of working, workshop facilitation and creation of project collateral.
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Influence Client stakeholders at executive level and assist them in making key decisions for Oracle implementation programmes. Forge strategic relationships within Oracle that will elevate Symatrix’ reputation and provide value for Oracle, the client and Symatrix. Act as senior supplier, providing Project assurance for key consulting Projects.
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Deliverables management:
Create, review & provide assurance for well-structured & accurate deliverables relevant to your area of expertise such as project plans, requirements, business processes, configuration documents, specifications, test plans and other artifacts.
Person Specification - Knowledge / Experience / Skills / Qualities:
Proven and significant full lifecycle implementation experience of delivering Oracle Cloud ERP FINANCIALS solutions to medium and large enterprise Clients in complex environments
~ Strong commercial awareness with experience of responding to ITT/RFPs
~ Strong Client-Facing / Consultancy / PM experience in an Oracle ERP FINANCIALS environment
~ Excellent knowledge and Implementation experience of Oracle ERP Cloud in at least four of the following areas: Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Intercompany, Expenses, Tax, Fixed Assets
~ Well organised and structured in approach whilst being detail oriented in bids and Projects
~ Willingness to travel and be away from home
~ Active Oracle product certification or other relevant Project Management qualification
~ Keen understanding of (or a willingness to learn about) the financial impact of Team decisions to the company P&L.
Experience working in an environment alongside other Oracle Cloud products such as: Service Cloud (CX), HCM (Core HR & Payroll), Planning & Budgeting (EPM)
~ Knowledge and implementation experience of the following: Oracle Digital Assistant, Oracle Guided Learning, Reporting/BI tools (OTBI / BI Publisher), integration tools
~ Benefits Package:
Competitive Salary, Company Pension, 25 days holiday, option to buy an additional 5 holiday days, your own birthday as an additional holiday after two years’ service, flexible working, eye tests, private health care (with the leading health care provider), DIS benefit, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers, share option scheme, excellent training and learning opportunities.
If you are an
experienced ORACLE CLOUD ERP / Financials LEAD
and you are searching for a new opportunity, then you have come to the right place and at definitely the right time; please send your application to our Talent Acquisition Team using
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We were founded in 2000 with the specific focus of providing services and expertise to organisations looking to implement and leverage Oracle HCM. We provide Consulting as well as end-to-end managed services for HCM and ERP on premise or in the Cloud - from Applications Support and Testing as a Service through to Managed Payroll and Process Improvement services, not to mention our award-winning Oracle Practice! After the introduction of Cloud, we added Environment Management and Testing as a Service to our kit bag to complement our application support and change services. We also created an exciting suite of services to help our customers manage and improve their processes, which really help to move our customers from “adopting Cloud” to “embracing Cloud”.
All of this we deliver on Oracle’s ERP Cloud, HCM Cloud, E-Business Suite and Peoplesoft applications.