ERP Business Systems Architect

ERP Business Systems Architect

Lloyd’s Register

Location: London, UK; Manila, Philippines; Mumbai, India; or Southampton, UK

 

What we’re looking for

Lloyd’s Register is replacing SAP Business ByDesign, which reaches end of life in 2030, and repositioning finance as a focused processing capability, with commercial and contract capabilities moving to Salesforce, and service and asset capabilities moving to modular hubs known as the Grid. The ERP Business Systems Architect leads this change from a CTIO perspective, defining the target operating model, platform boundaries and solution roadmap for the future finance platform, and owning how it integrates with the wider enterprise architecture.

 

What we offer you

The opportunity to work for an organization that has a clear sense of purpose, is guided by values and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.

Fixed-term Contract, 3 years.

 

The role

• Own the target operating model, platform boundaries and solution roadmap across the full finance platform scope, spanning Quote to Contract, Project to Invoice, Field Service to Invoice, Invoice to Cash, Procure to Pay and Record to Report.
• Assess current finance processes, controls, workflows and pain points to identify transformation priorities, control weaknesses, simplification opportunities and the strategic direction for the future solution.
• Establish a clear view of how ByD is used today, including areas where it is supporting capabilities that should sit elsewhere in the target architecture and where wider business systems rationalisation is required.
• Assess the current integration and data landscape to expose dependencies, risks, technical constraints and opportunities for rationalisation across Finance, Salesforce, and adjacent platforms.
• Define target finance processes that are simpler, more standardised and more scalable, drawing on established practice and strategic design principles rather than replicating legacy ways of working.
• Set the strategic direction for the proposed solution and the future division of responsibilities across the finance platform, Salesforce, and adjacent business systems, including governance, control points, design authority and decision rights.
• Develop the future Lead to Cash and delivery-to-finance model with Finance and programme stakeholders to ensure the end-to-end design is coherent, well governed, aligned with business priorities, and supports broader business systems rationalisation.
• Translate target operating model decisions and business outcomes into clear, prioritised and platform-agnostic requirements for the future finance solution.
• Define the strategic integration model and key business events required between the finance platform, Salesforce and the modular architecture, including time entry, cost and revenue shadowing, and data flows into enterprise reporting and outcomes platforms.
• Establish the core finance data, reporting and analytical requirements, including ownership, control and principles for data integrity across the landscape.
• Shape the sourcing approach by carrying strategic requirements, scope boundaries, architecture principles and evaluation criteria into the RFP process.
• Support the development of the RFP, including decision criteria, vendor questions, assessment framework and required evidence of fit.
• Evaluate submissions, structure vendor demonstrations and test strategy fit against business requirements, target architecture, delivery practicality and long-term value.
• Support executive recommendations, business case development and contract decisions with clear analysis of trade-offs, risks and implementation implications.
• Provide architectural leadership for the future finance platform and its role within the wider enterprise landscape, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and transformation priorities.
• Define the integration approach with Salesforce and the Grid, favouring a small number of robust, business-level and data-mapped integrations that support scale, control and maintainability.
• Assess solution and delivery options against strategic objectives and architectural constraints and define a phased multi-year roadmap for transition and value realisation.
• Provide design authority through implementation to ensure that strategic intent, architectural integrity and target process outcomes are maintained during delivery.

 

What you bring

• Significant experience leading or shaping a finance platform or ERP replacement, from strategic discovery through to implementation and adoption.
• Deep understanding of core finance processes including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, cash flow, multi-entity, multi-currency, inter-company, audit and compliance, with the ability to translate this into scalable target state design.
• Experience assessing current state, challenging legacy complexity, and defining standardised target processes and system boundaries that improve control, efficiency and business value.
• Experience shaping requirements, supporting or managing RFP activity, and advising on vendor selection through structured evaluation, trade-off analysis and recommendation.
• Solid solution architecture capability with credibility and technical depth to define, support and govern key design decisions.
• Experience designing integrations, APIs and data models across finance, CRM and operational systems, with a deep understanding of ownership, control and interoperability.
• Able to work effectively with Finance leaders, architects and programme stakeholders, facilitating alignment and guiding decisions across business and technology.
• Knowledge of finance platform and ERP architecture, integration patterns, APIs and event-based design, data modelling, data ownership and master data, reporting and analytics architecture, and non-functional requirements such as throughput, reliability and security.
• Strategic and outcome-focused, able to move from ambiguity to evidence-based recommendations and clear decisions.
• Effective communicator with senior business and technical stakeholders, able to translate complex issues into clear choices and implications.
• Skilled at challenging legacy assumptions and guiding stakeholders towards more standard, scalable and value-led design choices.
• Comfortable operating across a multi-year transformation, balancing strategic direction with practical delivery realities.

 

Nice to have

• Experience with SAP Business ByDesign or a comparable mid-market ERP.
• Familiarity with Salesforce as a CRM and commercial platform within a broader enterprise application landscape.
• Experience in professional services or asset and inspection-oriented business.
• Exposure to enterprise architecture practice, including architecture decision records and capability modelling.
• Experience with cloud and Microsoft or Azure based landscapes.

 

You are someone who

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
• Is able to self-manage and prioritize tasks towards meeting goals
• Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions
• Is ready and motivated to take initiatives
• Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone

 

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