Deputy Director Finance Systems

This role is based in Bristol. The MOD supports hybrid working with regular attendance expected in the office.

The Ministry of Defence Finance Function is at the heart of critical decisions that relate to the Defence of the UK and our allies, in which the Deputy Director Finance Systems Improvement and Journey to the Cloud role offers an exciting and challenging opportunity to help shape the finance business processes and also to work with key stakeholders to move our finance systems to Software as a Service.

This role is one of three Deputy Directors responsible for the MOD Finance Function IS Enabled Change programme ‘Journey to Cloud’. You will be responsible for leading the Programme Management Office (PMO) and the transformation of Finance Transaction Processing (FTP) on Oracle Fusion across the Department, working alongside a Deputy Director responsible for Financial Planning and Analysis using Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and a Deputy Director responsible for Building People Capability.

Are you an expert in Oracle Systems who can use their strategic leadership skills to drive this finance systems transformation? Then we would love to hear from you.

The current responsibilities for the role include:

• Leading the Finance Legacy Systems Change Programme. This includes minor change, live support issues and systems training material, relating to both the Department’s management accounting system hosted on Cognos and the financial accounting system which is hosted on Oracle e-Business Suite.
• Leading the Corporate Data Exploitation Programme which focuses on the delivery of reporting and dashboarding products, to advance Management Information capability from the existing corporate system Cognos.
• Managing the relationship with and the performance of Defence Business Services (DBS), Defence’s Shared Service Centre, on behalf of the Finance function.
• Maintaining data integrity and controls of financial systems and processes.
• Leading the Journey to Cloud Programme Management Office ensuring effective planning, risk management, financial management and governance along with the development of business and benefits cases through Assurance and Approvals processes.
• Leading the Journey to Cloud Finance Transaction Processing team with a scope covering General Ledger, Project Accounting, Asset Management, Tax, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash and Treasury Management in designing and delivering transformed processes on Oracle Fusion Financials to deliver an enhanced user experience, data driven decision making and productivity and efficiency through High Level Design, Detailed Design, Implementation and Early Life Support.
• Engaging across the Finance Function to build momentum for change.
• Support the Programme Director and Senior Responsible Officer in the implementation of this programme and ensure strategic alignment with other MOD and across government programmes and initiatives.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their experience and skills against the following essential criteria:

• Experience of delivering Oracle transactional and financial systems in a large complex organisation.
• Excellent and proven leadership skills and an ability to operate in an open manner, which builds trust and respect both internally and externally.
• Experience of building and motivating diverse teams to meet complex objectives, fostering an inclusive environment.
• Being a persuasive communicator, particularly in terms of presenting to senior boards and giving presentations to large groups of technically experienced staff.
• Strong Collaboration skills and can work with others outside your immediate line management chain to achieve the desired outcomes.
• Experience of building exceptional working relationships with key stakeholders to implement business change.
  
• Professional qualification or undertaking a qualification already i.e. qualified accountant (CCAB or CIMA).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration
is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them
to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through
building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above.
This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions.
Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and
conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your
personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any
absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you
to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

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Job contact :

• Name : SCS Management Team
• Email : People-CivHR-SCSCandidateSupport@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : People-CivHR-SCSCandidateSupport@mod.gov.uk