Oracle Solutions Architect

The Oracle Solution Architect role will lead the definition, communication and implementation of Heathrow IT architectures and roadmaps, to drive IT strategy and goals in support of business priorities for the relevant domain. To provide governance, expertise and leadership within HAL IT Teams, the wider 3rd party stakeholders and support partner network for their domain or the wider enterprise.

You will also own and optimise Oracle EPM solutions at Heathrow, ensuring financial planning, workforce planning, and reporting capabilities are robust, governed, and aligned to business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Heathrow’s EPM architecture strategy and 5 year roadmap that deliver the strategic IT goals, business priorities and comply with HAL’s IT, industry and regulatory standards
• Effectively communicate IT architectures and roadmaps, translating complex technical architectures and strategies into understandable and actionable items for the various IT and Finance stakeholders
• Provide governance and oversight, maintaining the integrity and coherence of IT initiatives across Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) IT teams
• Technical Owner of Oracle EPM platforms (Planning, EDM, ARCS, Narrative Reporting)
• Lead configuration and functional optimisation of EPM modules, including configuration integrity of EPM applications
• Ensure financial data integrity, consistency, and reconciliation, including accuracy and reliability of financial planning and reporting data

Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle EPM solutions and EPBCS
• Strong grasp of driver-based planning, workforce planning, master data management and accounts reconciliation
• Hands-on experience with Oracle EPM Cloud modules: Planning, Enterprise Data Management, Narrative Reporting and Account Reconciliation
• Experience in defining architectural direction and harnessing innovation for business benefit
• Exceptional stakeholder management and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical finance teams

Desirable:

• Experience of large corporate processes, systems and information
• Demonstrate sound decision making when dealing with a major outsource supplier
• Oracle Planning Certification
• Experience with Oracle Integration Cloud Service (OICS)

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow. 

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions. 

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