Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of advisors and experts working across 34 countries with over 19,000 employees. Headquartered in London, we provide design engineering, architecture, planning, and advisory services across every aspect of the built environment. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.
The Opportunity
The Finance Systems Transformation Programme is a major change initiative that supports Arup’s Global Finance Vision. The programme will transform our future finance capabilities by enabling significant operational change through the worldwide implementation of Oracle Fusion ERP and EPM across Arup. Delivering a modern cloud‑based finance foundation will allow data and processes to be unified to enhance decision‑making, increase efficiency and improve user experience, strengthening our organisation for the future.
The Programme will be delivered by a dedicated, collaborative, cross‑functional and multi‑location team working closely with our Finance team, our wider business and the implementation partner to ensure a successful outcome.
Role Overview
- Lead the Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) workstream within the Oracle Fusion ERP implementation, covering requisitioning, purchasing, receiving, supplier management, expenses, and accounts payable.
- Act as the primary P2P subject matter expert, working under the direction of the Finance Fusion Functional Lead to deliver agreed functional outcomes.
- Gather, analyse, and validate business requirements working with the SI to translate them into Oracle Fusion P2P solutions aligned to standard functionality and best practice.
- Work with the SI to design end‑to‑end P2P processes, ensuring alignment with upstream and downstream Finance and ERP processes.
- Own functional solution design for P2P, including functional specifications where required.
- Partner with technical leads to support integrations, reporting, data migration, and security design related to the P2P workstream.
- Support data migration activities, including data mapping, cleansing, validation and reconciliation for suppliers, purchase orders, and open transactions.
- Lead and support system testing activities for the P2P workstream, including SIT, UAT, and defect resolution.
- Support change management, training, and business readiness activities for P2P users.
- Identify and manage P2P‑related risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating to the Finance Fusion Functional Lead as appropriate.
- Provide functional leadership and guidance to other P2P resources within the programme.
Is this role right for you?
- Proven experience delivering Oracle Fusion Procure‑to‑Pay solutions as a Functional Lead.
- Strong functional knowledge of Oracle Fusion P2P modules, including Purchasing, Self‑service Procurement, Supplier Management, Expenses and Accounts Payable.
- Experience working within large, multi‑stream ERP implementation programmes.
- Ability to design and articulate end‑to‑end P2P processes across procurement and finance.
- Experience working collaboratively with technical teams on integrations, data migration, and reporting.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with business users and programme leadership.
- Experience delivering Oracle Fusion ERP within a complex or global organisation.
- Familiarity with change management and training strategies in ERP implementations.
What We Offer You
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.
We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.
To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/
Different people, shared values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross‑cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact nick.newell@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.
Our Application Process
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