Global Solution Architect with end to end IFS Cloud ERP experience is sought on a remote, contract basis (international travel will be required) by a global energy brand to take ownership of the solution design and global template across a major international IFS Cloud transformation programme.
The business is halfway through a global rollout so this role requires someone who can take ownership of the global solution, challenge design decisions and ensure consistency across multiple countries, business functions and deployment phases.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning the global IFS Cloud solution architecture and ensuring consistency across all three deployment waves.
- Leading design authority, reviewing change requests and determining where local requirements justify changes to the global template.
- Taking ownership of the Finance solution design, including chart of accounts, company structures, intercompany, project accounting, fixed assets, work order costing and financial close.
- Overseeing the integration between Finance, Projects, Enterprise Asset Management and Service & Maintenance, ensuring operational activity flows accurately into financial reporting and billing.
- Leading the architecture for legacy finance system decommissioning, including data migration, opening balances, reconciliation and cutover.
- Managing statutory and fiscal localisation requirements across Europe and the Americas, including tax, electronic invoicing and reporting.
- Challenging programme plans, design decisions and deployment sequencing to minimise risk and avoid unnecessary rework.
- Providing architectural oversight through SIT, UAT, cutover, go-live and hypercare.
Experience required:
- Extensive IFS architecture experience gained in a international business
- Strong hands-on experience with IFS Cloud, particularly across Finance, Projects and associated operational modules.
- Proven experience delivering complex, multi-country ERP implementations through multiple rollout waves.
- Deep understanding of Finance architecture, including financial controls, project accounting, intercompany, costing and statutory requirements.
- Experience integrating Finance with Enterprise Asset Management, work orders, maintenance and service operations.
- Previous ownership of global templates, design governance and architectu...
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