Lead Technical Application Specialist

JOB TITLE: Lead Technical Application Specialist

SALARY: £90,440 - £110,000

LOCATION: Bristol

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol office.

About this opportunity…

This senior management role sits within the Engineering team in our Planning, Analytics, Management Reporting and Cost Management Lab (PAR&CM), which is part of the Finance Platform. You will be part of the team that’s driving a focus on change management, service management, recruitment, and strategic direction, finding solutions not problems. The role would involve leading, coaching, continually challenging, motivating, mentoring, and supporting your technology team. Our team sits within the Finance Platform as part of the Group’s Chief Operating Office. You will be responsible for supporting a complex Planning, Analytics, Reporting and Costs, Investment Management landscape, including regulatory change, transformation of Finance, and the existing/legacy estate. In addition to this, the team also supports inbound change from the wider business.

A Lab that has a big journey ahead of it, if you’re up for a challenge and shaping how the lab will grow, then apply now!

About us…

We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.

What would you get involved with…

We have recently implemented Oracle Fusion, and specifically for this role, Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud modules including EPM Profitability and Cost Management, Freeform and Planning. You’ll take a lead role in defining innovative process design improvements for EPM across the Group’s architecture and infrastructure presenting them to leadership. You’ll also recommend improvement based in technical trends or changes in the application or business processes. Equipping yourself with the current industry trends, you’ll be an expert on the project lifecycle and delivery approach recommending, advising and planning for agile or waterfall methodologies. You’ll be able to identify issues with existing script and use the relevant tools and specialist experience in EPM to investigate, manage and evaluate options aligned to the Group Strategy.

What do you need to be considered for this job…

Generally, you are comfortable in a hands-on technical leadership role, blending both proven leadership and technical expertise.

We encourage people from a range of role and industry backgrounds but do need to see the following as a minimum for consideration.

• Extensive experience in Oracle EPM, and most recently EPM Cloud, leading change and managing service across complex operational and technology landscapes

• Experience across the broader Oracle architecture, including FSDF, DIH, ODI, OIC, ERP, EPM, OAC, FAW.

• Familiarity with technologies such as Windows Platforms, Oracle platforms, Linux Platforms, SQL Servers, Visualisation Tools (e.g. Power BI) and Google Cloud Platform

• Technical leadership experience and desire to help coach and mentor staff

• Ability to create an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued regardless of their background

• Great interpersonal skills and a good communicator with technical and non-technical people

About working for us…

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes…

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!