Finance Systems and Projects Manager - Internal Only

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Systems and Projects Manager to join the Finance department at Edge Hill University. You will act as the technical lead for core finance systems, associated platforms and the lead contributor on behalf of Finance when supporting wider university digital projects.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

- Leading finance and payment systems strategy, configuration, integration, and development, with the strategic directive to implement a new system

- Contributing to the ongoing implementation and optimisation of the university's Student Records System transformation programme, ensuring successful adoption, continuous improvement and effective transition into sustainable business as usual service delivery

- Ensuring the university's finance and payment system platforms remain secure, reliable, effectively integrated, and aligned with institutional priorities and regulatory requirements

- Looking into system integration, automation and interoperability, leading design and delivery of integrations and data pipelines using APIs, middleware, JavaScript, and cloud based integration technologies

- Responsibility of application lifecycle management, supplier and vendor relationships, service performance, and operational risk ownership across the Student Systems portfolio

Please note this post is currently only open to current Edge Hill University staff members who are in a substantive post.

As Finance Systems and Projects Manager you will have:

- Experience of managing technically complex IT solutions and services across multiple hardware environments and software platforms, delivering intended outcomes and quality results

- Recognised expert in enterprise finance systems and digital transformation, evidenced through professional accreditation and sector leadership

- Excellent working knowledge of Finance systems or similar business systems

- Detailed knowledge and practical experience of enterprise application development, configuration, integration and support

- Proven experience of developing and supporting technical solutions using technologies such as SQL, JavaScript, PowerShell and Microsoft cloud technologies

- Experience managing and prioritising multiple technical projects, operational activities, and competing demand within complex service environments

- Experience of supplier and vendor relationship management

- Evidence of providing technical leadership

Rewards and Benefits:

- A minimum of 39 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days)

- Discounted membership to onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities

- Staff benefits scheme providing discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more

- Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal and financial advice, and health and wellbeing resources

- A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career

- Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment

- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme