Business Architect

Business Architect(Inside IR35)

Job Purpose

The Business Architect will own the design of the future ERP solution. They will support client leadership and functional teams to position and deliver the transformation successfully.

An experienced transformation expert, who can guide client to understand the impact of decisions being made and ensure ‘adopt not adapt’ principles are followed wherever possible. Leads the overall design workstream and is responsible for supporting the HR & Payroll / Finance & Procurement Leads to facilitate decision making across the business for the key design decisions.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Understand the benefits being targeted through transformation and support the functional and business teams to achieve these, Support the HR & Payroll / Finance & Procurement Leads to ensure dependencies are understood and met throughout the programme

Work with clients colleagues to ensure good practice is understood and that decisions made align with leading practice and are maintained throughout the detailed design phase and beyond. Support other programme workstreams (testing, data, change) where required to ensure transformation outcomes are achieved.

Support and guide individual functional leads to ensure their requirements are understood and that expectations are managed if necessary, Liaise with the Programme Manager throughout the project and act as a sounding board, making recommendations and/or providing challenge to ensure positive outcomes

Person Specification

Qualification and training

Essential

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent reverent working experience

Desirable

• CIPD or equivalent
• ACCC or equivalent
• PRINCE 2
• Change Management or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Deep functional knowledge across HR, Payroll, Finance & Procurement
• Extensive back-office service design and delivery experience (A/I)
• ERP & HCM Transformation Expertise (A/I)
• Minimum 3 ERP transformation programmes including performing within leadership positions (A/I)

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Exceptional inter-personal skills and the ability to influence and impact at all levels
• Strong programmatic and workstream leadership skills
• As a strategic advisor, able to develop an in-depth understanding of the organisation and its workforce needs
• Have an innovative mindset and able to develop and put in place new ways of working across a diverse talent pool to optimise performance
• A significant working knowledge of the legislative and policy framework relating to Human Resources & Payroll, Finance and Procurement
• Strong communication skills, including being a good storyteller, helping to reinforce and stitch together the culture and share values across the candidate and employee lifecycle
• Able to advise and support the client in developing and implementing an operating model that is affordable and financially sustainable
• Influencing and negotiation skills and the ability to act as employee champion the ability to develop relationships and build communities with a focus on driving engagement, involvement and support talent and leadership development initiatives
• Demonstrate skills and ability in Policy Responsibility & Development for Programme

Rate of Pay

PAYE: £49.97

Umbrella: £65.97

Location: L2 2BS