Finance Systems Delivery Lead

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

Job Title: Finance Systems Delivery Lead

Location: London Cambridge

Employment Type: Permanent full time

The job

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 AVEVAs 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

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

• 58 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 ERPMuleSoft 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 crossfunctional operational flows spanning Sales Legal Services and Finance.
Trust Excellent communication and collaboration skills to support businesscritical 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 (plus bank holidays) pension life cover private medical insurance parental leave education assistance program.

Its possible were hiring for this position in multiple countries in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: working

By default employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life such as energy infrastructure chemicals and minerals safely efficiently and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations our culture and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: out more: requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may subject to those laws include proof of educational attainment employment history verification proof of work authorization criminal records identity verification credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.