Enterprise Architect - Finance ERP Domain (Director Level)

About the role

A federal government agency is seeking a senior Enterprise Architect for its Enterprise Architecture team to lead a major Finance ERP transformation. The role provides architectural leadership for the Finance domain of a new ERP implementation and acts as a trusted adviser between Finance and business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors and implementation partners. The Finance ERP solution is being taken to market, so no specialist knowledge of one product is needed; what matters is substantial experience delivering completed Finance ERP implementations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Finance-domain architecture, target state and strategic roadmap.
• Translate business strategy, Finance requirements and technology considerations into coherent architecture direction.
• Establish architecture principles, patterns, standards, governance and design guardrails.
• Guide solution design and provide implementation assurance across the program lifecycle.
• Identify dependencies, risks, gaps and opportunities across business, technology and vendor workstreams.
• Advise senior executives and governance forums on architectural options and trade-offs.
• Influence Finance stakeholders, technology teams, vendors and implementation partners.
• Balance strategic direction with practical delivery, risk, cost and implementation constraints.

Required profile

• At least eight years designing and delivering complex Finance and/or ERP solutions.
• At least three years in an Enterprise Architect, Domain Architect, Principal Architect or equivalent senior capacity.
• Direct involvement in major Finance ERP implementations that reached implementation or go-live.
• Demonstrated ownership of target states, roadmaps, architecture standards, governance and assurance artefacts.
• Strong understanding of common Finance ERP implementation risks, dependencies and delivery challenges.
• Ability to translate between Finance, business and technology stakeholders, and strong vendor, executive and governance engagement capability.
• Australian citizenship and ability to obtain an Australian Government Baseline security clearance.

The initial contract is 12 months with one 12-month extension option. Locations include Brisbane, Adelaide, Deakin, Geelong/Richmond and Surry Hills, with hybrid working of at least three days per week in the office. Applicants are asked to highlight two major completed Finance ERP implementations, including organisation, platform, stage, responsibilities, deliverables, risks or trade-offs managed and outcomes achieved.