Finance Systems Architect (Oracle EPM)

Salary: £60,000 - 85,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience designing and delivering Oracle EPM solutions across Planning (PBCS), FCCS, ARCS and Narrative Reporting.
• Strong understanding of finance processes, period-end close, reporting governance and financial controls, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable system solutions.
• Experience supporting statutory reporting, management information and audit requirements through robust EPM solution design.
• Ability to build strong relationships across Finance, Technology and third-party partners, acting as a trusted bridge between business and technical teams.
• Confidence operating as a solution architect and design authority, providing governance, challenge and strategic direction across the EPM landscape.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills, coupled with a proactive mindset, a passion for continuous improvement and the ability to lead through change while role modelling our values.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the functional and solution architect for our Oracle EPM platform.
• Take ownership of the design, governance and evolution of solutions including FCCS, Planning, ARCS and Narrative Reporting.
• Work closely with Finance, Technology and external partners to translate complex business requirements into scalable, sustainable solutions.
• Support statutory reporting, management insight and strategic decision-making through effective finance systems design.
• Lead and influence stakeholders across the business, driving best practice and ensuring our finance systems continue to support our ambition.
• Provide governance, challenge and strategic direction across the EPM landscape.

Technologies:

• Architect
• Support
• Oracle
• Spark

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We are Lowell, a company on an exciting journey to transform and modernise our finance systems landscape. This role is based in Thorpe Park, Leeds, with hybrid working, free onsite parking, and a range of benefits including a discretionary annual bonus, 3% flexible benefits, 28 days of holiday plus public holidays with the option to buy more, life assurance, on-site gym facilities, wellbeing initiatives, and access to employee networks such as Rise, Proud, Culture, and Spark. We are on a mission to make credit work better for all, treating people with dignity and supporting customers in practical and affordable ways. We are proud to be recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK for the third year running, and we offer a supportive, inclusive environment where our people can grow personally and professionally.

last updated 38 week of 2026