Senior Finance System Partner (24-Month FTC) in Shiremoor

The Senior Finance Systems Partner is responsible for leading the Finance Systems partners and supporting the Finance Systems and Process Lead with the implementation, maintenance, optimisation and ongoing operational running of Northern Powergrid’s Oracle Fusion ERP platform. This role acts as the key link between Finance, IT, and wider business stakeholders to ensure that Oracle Fusion remains an accurate, efficient and well‑controlled system supporting all financial processes, reporting, and compliance requirements.

The Senior Finance Systems Partner will lead on aspects of continuous improvement of end‑to‑end finance processes, support ongoing system enhancements, ensure effective controls, and help drive best practice use of the Oracle Fusion ERP environment. Experience in finance, system administration, reporting and participating in ERP implementations will be essential.

During the period of delivery, they will also support the existing E business and associated platforms, supporting month end activity, issue triage and resolution, maintenance of platforms and reporting and short‑term developments to support process and system improvements, testing and problem solving. Able to deputise into the Finance Senior Leadership team when the Finance Systems and Process Lead is unavailable and able to make decisions where enabled across the programme and ongoing systems strategy.

A key part of this role is to provide direction and day‑to‑day management of the Finance Systems Partners, ensuring the team delivers high‑quality support, development and continuous improvement across all finance systems.

Along with a competitive salary of between £55,000 - £65,000 we also offer great benefits such as:

• 15% Performance Bonus
• 25 days holiday

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the team on designated aspects of the Oracle Fusion ERP implementation, including requirements gathering, design walkthroughs, testing cycles and go‑live readiness.
• Coordinate engagement with business stakeholders, ensuring requirements are well understood and appropriately translated into system and process solutions.
• Ensure the required delivery of workshops, demonstrations and engagements to secure buy‑in from Finance and non‑Finance teams during implementation and enhancement cycles.
• Ensure that all business user queries are dealt with appropriately within the team including troubleshooting, guidance and best‑practice use of Oracle Fusion finance modules.
• Act as a first‑line functional support partner for Finance, triaging issues and escalating to IT or vendors where required.
• Drive the team with a continual improvement mindset by identifying opportunities to streamline processes, enhance controls and optimise Fusion configuration.
• Maintain system configuration, documentation, data integrity and controls across all relevant finance modules.
• Support creation and enhancement of reports (OTBI, BI Publisher, Smart View) to meet evolving business needs.
• Collaborate with Finance, IT and external partners on upgrades, new functionality and system optimisation projects.
• Ensure system readiness and data accuracy to support period‑end and year‑end financial activities.
• Ensure appropriate workload allocation, prioritisation and capacity planning across the team.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required

• Experience working with Oracle Fusion ERP, ideally including some of the following: Core Finance modules (GL, AP, AR, FA, CM, Projects).
• Experience and or knowledge of working with Oracle E‑business Suite and reporting platforms.
• Knowledge of system configuration and functional administration.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to understand complex technical and financial issues.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with other Microsoft Office tools.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate system concepts for non‑technical users.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Highly organised, with great attention to detail and a focus on data accuracy and control.
• Experience of leading teams.
• Experience of working in both Project and BAU environments.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and support capability development.
• Strong performance management focus with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ability to communicate complex system or financial concepts simply and effectively.
• Builds trusted relationships across Finance, IT, and wider business teams.
• Comfortable working with complex data models and translating them into clear insights.
• Able to balance competing priorities and respond flexibly to business needs.
• Highly driven, detail‑oriented and consistent in approach.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to switch between tasks effectively.
• Comfortable managing change and supporting others through it.
• Able to lead others and provide guidance.
• Confidence in communicating with senior, including exec, stakeholders.

Closing date for applications: 15 May 2026

Location: Castleford or Shiremoor

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications. Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re‑assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.