Manager, Finance Platforms

GDG on Campus | University of Sydney•Takoma Park, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Solve by Talent is partnering with the University of Sydney to recruit a Manager, Finance Platforms to support the delivery of key Information and Communications Technology (ICT) initiatives that help shape the future of education, research, and innovation. Why join the University of Sydney? Join one of Australia’s leading universities at a pivotal point of change, where technology is evolving to better support student learning, empower teaching excellence, and enable research delivery at global scale. ICT is central to delivering the University’s academic mission. Working across faculties, disciplines, and research communities, you will shape the platforms, services, and partnerships that enable student success, strengthen teaching, and accelerate research impact. This work spans both the critical services that keep the University running every day and the ongoing improvement of systems and experiences. With strong investment and clear direction, you’ll operate in a large and complex environment where your contribution has visible, meaningful impact across the University. You’ll collaborate across academic and professional communities to help shape a more connected and capable University, supporting teaching excellence, research impact, and student success. The Opportunity As Manager, Finance Platforms, you’ll lead the performance, support, and future direction of the University’s enterprise finance platform, enabling critical financial operations across the institution. This is a high-impact leadership role combining platform oversight with strategic ownership, where you’ll manage service performance, oversee prioritisation across a complex delivery roadmap, support governance and audit requirements, and drive continuous improvement across the platform. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams to balance demand, manage compliance-driven priorities, and ensure the platform remains stable, secure, and aligned to evolving business needs. With responsibility spanning operational performance, stakeholder engagement, and long-term platform direction, this role offers the opportunity to influence how a critical enterprise capability evolves into the future.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft finance platform capability across core modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Purchasing, Asset Management, and Billing.
Experience managing platform performance, security, audit obligations, and release governance in enterprise settings.
Strong stakeholder and vendor management capability, with experience balancing competing priorities and driving outcomes.
Experience operating within large-scale, integrated technology environments with multiple dependencies and interfaces.
Strategic leadership capability, including continuous improvement, service optimisation, and team development.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end support and delivery of the University of Sydney’s enterprise finance platform, ensuring stability, performance, and continuous service improvement.
Manage prioritisation across a complex roadmap, balancing business demand, compliance requirements, incidents, and platform releases.
Drive governance, audit readiness, security controls, and continuous improvement across the platform environment.
Partner with stakeholders, vendors, and delivery teams to align priorities and improve service outcomes.
Oversee platform health, integrations, monitoring, and release management across a high-volume enterprise ecosystem.
Contribute to the strategic direction of the platform, identifying opportunities to improve performance, processes, and ways of working.