Would you like to join us as we embark on our exciting Journey to ‘The Cloud’? This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Finance and Commercial IS Enabled Business Change Journey to the Cloud (J2C) team. The team is tasked by DG Finance to deliver the move of the Finance & Commercial corporate systems from on premise to a cloud solution, along with the associated business change aspects, so shaping, defining revised processes.
As a member of the Operational Finance Journey to the Cloud (J2C) Team, you will be acting as a key enabler to the implementation of the Government Shared Services Strategy (GSSS) for MOD and the move to ‘Cloud’ technology on behalf of the Finance Function. With a range of responsibilities this role provides excellent opportunities to work across functional and organisational boundaries to optimise the business and bring real benefit to Defence.
The Financial Planning and Analysis (FPA) team plays a central role in the Ministry of Defence’s Corporate Services Modernisation (CSM) programme. This initiative leverages Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) to revolutionize financial processes, delivering enhanced efficiency, decision-making, and integration.
The programme is structured into three groups of activities:
Group-1: Focuses on managing and approving investment projects and grants, ensuring proper financial oversight and integration with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. It includes asset management, inventory control, and tracking financial commitments, providing a cohesive structure for financial and asset management.
Group-2: Focuses on planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and short/medium/long-term financial planning.
Group-3: Encompasses financial reporting and analytics, including management information (MI), business intelligence (BI), and data visualization tools.
This role is specifically focused on Group-1 activities, ensuring robust processes for investment and capital planning while aligning with the broader objectives of Group-2 and Group-3.
This role sits within the Financial Planning and Analysis (FPA) workstream, under the SCS 1 Financial Planning & Analysis and MI/Analytics Lead.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Investment Approvals and Capital Planning
Lead the development and documentation of processes for Group-1 activities, including managing investment projects, grants, assets, inventory, and financial commitments.
Ensure seamless integration of Group-1 activities with the ERP systems and alignment with Group-2 and Group-3 objectives.
2. Integration and Alignment
Work with relevant teams to ensure Group-1 processes integrate cohesively with planning workflows (Group-2) and reporting frameworks (Group-3).
Facilitate collaboration with stakeholders to maintain alignment across activity groups.
3. Model Office and Validation
Support the setup and operation of the Model Office to validate Group-1 processes, ensuring they meet user requirements and programme goals.
Conduct playback sessions and testing to confirm readiness for implementation.
4. Business Readiness and Change Management
Lead business readiness initiatives for Group-1 activities, including training, stakeholder communication, and adoption strategies.
Provide input into change management plans tailored to the unique requirements of Group-1 deliverables.
5. Governance and Reporting
Monitor and report on the progress of Group-1 deliverables, ensuring alignment with programme milestones and objectives.
Collaborate with delivery partners and software vendors to ensure high-quality and timely implementation of Group-1 solutions.
These responsibilities may change in future phases as the J2C programme progresses.
It should be noted that the duration of this post is expected to be 2-3 years, with the formal programme concluding around 2028.