Lead Finance Domain Architect

About BHP

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

The role can be based in Australia (Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth) or Singapore.

Our Global BHP Technology function partners with our Operations and Functions to drive improvement and innovation in safety, culture, productivity, and social value through the application of world class technology.

As part of the Finance Core Function & GBS R2A team, within the Technology Function, you will report into the Product Manager Finance Core Function & GBS R2A and also work closely with Finance, GBS R2A and Technology. The Lead Domain Architect - Finance will be responsible for shaping and delivering the technology strategy for Finance functions within the organization. As a senior technical leader, you will govern the design and implementation of software solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, enterprise architecture standards, and best practices.

You will act as a bridge between business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to drive innovation, streamline processes, and maintain a robust technology roadmap.

• Develop and maintain the 5-year technology roadmap for Finance and GBS Record to Analyse (R2A), ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand financial and GBS processes, pain points, and future needs to inform architectural decisions.
• Lead the evaluation and selection of software platforms and technologies for Finance and GBS functions.

• Define, implement, and enforce architecture principles, standards, and guidelines.
• Review and approve designs to ensure compliance with enterprise architecture.
• Conduct regular assessments of current systems to identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.

• Provide end-to-end architecture oversight for Finance-related projects, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, SME, Developers, and Dev Ops teams to design and implement integrated solutions.
• Drive the adoption of modern technologies such as cloud computing, automation, and data analytics to optimize financial and GBS processes.

• Support the liaison between Finance, GBS, Technology, and other business units to ensure alignment on goals and priorities.
• Partner with external vendors and service providers to ensure successful delivery of solutions.
• Present architecture solutions and roadmaps to senior executives and key stakeholders.

• Provide technical leadership to SME, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams within the Finance domain.
• Mentor junior architects to foster professional growth and align their efforts with organizational goals.
• Contribute to building a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team.

You are a seasoned SAP and Enterprise Architecture leader with a strong track record of delivering business and technology transformation across complex, global organisations. You combine deep SAP Finance expertise with strategic architecture leadership and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Essential

Skills and Experience:

• Extensive experience delivering and governing enterprise-scale SAP solutions, with deep expertise across Finance, Treasury, Record-to-Analyse (R2A), and related finance domains.
• Proven SAP Finance background with significant experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, and Technology Strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to define and govern architecture principles, standards, governance frameworks, and target-state roadmaps that align technology investments with business objectives.
• Strong expertise in SAP ECC and SAP S/4
  
  HANA, with a deep understanding of Finance, Treasury, Cash Management, BCM, and associated business processes.
• Experience leading large-scale SAP transformation programs and applying Clean Core principles to reduce complexity, improve maintainability, and enable innovation.
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