National Highways
ERP Functional Support Manager
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About the job.
National Highways have an excellent opportunity for an ERP Functional Support Manager to join our team. The ERP Functional Support Manager will have overall responsibility for the functional effective delivery, maintenance and continuous improvement of our Enterprise Resource Planning system, delivered as a service using the Oracle Fusion platform. This role will ensure the financial modules, system interfaces, controls and reporting frameworks operate effectively, enabling the organisation to accurately manage and account for its finances.
Our technology estate is broad, diverse and continuously evolving. You will work across everything from internal business platforms to the systems that manage physical assets and keep England’s road network operating safely and reliably. This is an opportunity to develop solutions that have a real-world impact for millions of people.
Please note this position can be based from any of our UK offices however travel to other offices to attend team meetings will be required.
- Provide clear and timely communication to the wider business on data integrity, standing data and period-end progress, producing regular status reports for senior management with clear recommendations and action plans.
- Lead the ongoing maintenance, updates and enhancement of the Oracle Fusion ERP suite, coordinating activities across functional system experts and Business Process Owners to ensure system stability, performance and control effectiveness.
- Own and deliver a comprehensive ERP functional improvement strategy, aligned to the wider ERP and PFP strategy, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time and within budget while meeting evolving business and user needs.
- Drive continuous improvement of ERP processes, controls and system performance, ensuring deployed Oracle Fusion modules fully support National Highways’ financial management and reporting requirements.
- Lead and develop the ERP functional support team, fostering strong cross-functional relationships internally and externally, sharing best practice, and ensuring effective collaboration, accountability and high performance across all stakeholders.
About you.
- Significant experience of working with cloud-based ERP systems, specifically Oracle (Oracle Fusion Cloud essential), with demonstrable knowledge of ERP system management, controls and support.
- Practical experience of working in or closely with Finance and/or Procurement functions, with a recognised accountancy qualification (fully or part qualified) advantageous.
- Proven experience leading, developing and motivating high-performing teams, with clear accountability for service delivery, performance management and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrable experience in business process improvement and business process engineering, alongside IT change management and delivering client-focused, customer-centric solutions.
- Experience applying project management methodologies, influencing and communicating effectively with senior stakeholders at executive and corporate level.
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About us.
Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.
The Digital Services Directorate is helping to reshape the way National Highways operates by delivering digital, data, and technology services across all areas, from frontline to back office, in a modern and efficient manner. Our vision is to develop integrated information and technology that empowers our colleagues and provides real-time information to our customers, as well as integrating with intelligent vehicle and transport systems as they evolve, to enhance journey safety and reliability.
External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Why you should join us
At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.
So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.
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A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.
Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.
Our benefits package
- Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
- Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
- Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
- A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience
And we are
- Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
- Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
- Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year
If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:
- Right to work check
- 3 year employment history references
- DBS criminal record check
- Social media and adverse journalism check
- Driving licence check (if applicable)
- Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
- Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)
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