Finance Systems Delivery Lead in London

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

We are seeking a highly skilled and seasoned Finance Systems Delivery Lead to join our team. The Delivery Lead is responsible for coordinating and driving the day-to-day delivery of AVEVA’s global Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP projects across more than 40 countries. This includes supporting functional and technical workstreams, working closely with Project Managers and the broader project team, coordinating dependencies, and ensuring successful rollout of Oracle modules across Financials, Procurement, PPM, Subscriptions, and RMCS. The role is also responsible for managing production BAU escalations, ensuring timely resolution of high-severity issues and maintaining a stable, high-performing ERP platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Coordination & Execution
  • Support Project Managers by providing input into delivery plans, identifying dependencies, risks, and sequencing.
  • Collaborate with PMs on RAID management and provide timely updates.
  • Coordinate day-to-day delivery activities across functional, technical, and integration teams.
  • Help workstream leads close out actions, remove blockers, and ensure deliverables are completed on schedule.
  • Drive workstreams to complete tasks on time and within agreed budgets, escalating deviations promptly.
  • Monitor overall progress and highlight risks, issues, or delays to the PM team.
  • Ensure delivery activities adhere to project standards, scope, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Functional & Technical Workstream Leadership
  • Knowledge of C2F, I2C, R2R, PPM and P2P processes.
  • Responsibilities include supporting solution design workshops, coordinating design decisions, ensuring adherence to the global template, managing integration dependencies with MuleSoft, and ensuring localisation and statutory requirements.
• Partner & Stakeholder Coordination
  • Work closely with the project team to validate deliverables, track progress, and resolve blockers.
  • Collaborate with IT partners such as KOFAX and e-invoicing providers to ensure aligned delivery and integration.
  • Collaborate with business SMEs, technical teams, and data teams to ensure alignment.
  • Coordinate with Oracle Support on high-priority SRs and product issues.
  • Ensure clear and timely communication across global and regional stakeholders.
• Deployment Readiness & Cutover Support
  • Support PMs through readiness checkpoints and cutover planning.
  • Assist with UAT planning, execution support, defect triage, and approvals.
  • Ensure integration, data, and reporting deliverables are aligned for each deployment.
  • Provide hypercare support and help stabilise the environment after go-live.
• Post-Go-Live Support & BAU Escalation Management
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for high-severity production issues across all modules.
  • Work with the project team, support teams, MuleSoft, KOFAX, and e-invoicing partners to drive rapid incident resolution.
  • Coordinate impact assessments, root-cause analyses, and remediation actions.
  • Support quarterly SaaS release assessments, regression cycles, and readiness checks.
  • Identify and champion opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Ensure clear communication to business stakeholders during incidents and recovery.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• 5–8+ years of ERP delivery experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience leading finance/back-office transformation projects.
• Experience managing BAU incidents and escalations.
• Strong coordination, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting RAID logs, testing cycles, cutover activities, and deployment readiness.

Preferred

• Experience working with MuleSoft, KOFAX, or e-invoicing platforms.
• Strong functional understanding of Financials, Procurement, PPM, Subscriptions, and RMCS.
• Understanding of ERP–MuleSoft integration patterns and document automation technologies.
• Familiarity with SaaS quarterly release cycles and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Relevant Oracle or project delivery certifications.

Key Attributes

• Calm and structured under pressure, especially during production incidents.
• Highly organised, proactive, and delivery-focused.
• Effective communicator across technical, functional, and business groups.
• Strong collaborator across global and cross-functional teams.
• Committed to templates, standardisation, quality, and continuous improvement.

Desired Skills (aligned with AVEVA values)

• Impact – Ability to streamline contract, fulfilment, and delivery processes, reducing delays and improving commercial accuracy.
• Aspiration – Motivation to enhance contract governance, fulfilment operations, and delivery quality through automation and improved process control.
• Curiosity – Strong interest in cross‑functional operational flows spanning Sales, Legal, Services, and Finance.
• Trust – Excellent communication and collaboration skills to support business‑critical fulfilment, contract, and delivery activities.

IT at AVEVA

Our global team of 300+ IT professionals is responsible for the systems and platforms that keep AVEVA running. By empowering our colleagues and ensuring the smooth operation of the company, we help keep the business healthy and productivity high. We also provide key support for the transformation and modernisation efforts globally.

We pride ourselves on a collaborative, inclusive and authentic culture that provides a framework allowing for autonomy, whilst always being available for support and guidance. We respect the differences that each team member brings and seek to include those perspectives in our solutions for our business functions. The energy and sense of purpose is evident when talking to team members, you will feel part of something special from the first day you join.

UK Benefits include: Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave.