Head of Technology - Finance

About Us
We are easyJet – a FTSE-250 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline that serves tens of millions of customers every single year. If you’re reading this, you have probably already been an easyJet customer, and you’ll know that there is no more iconic (or Orange!) travel brand in Europe.

We fly more than 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues. We’re on a mission to make low-cost travel easy – and whatever your role here, you’ll connect millions of people to what they love using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

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Role Purpose

The Head of Finance Technology is accountable for the technology strategy, delivery, and ongoing optimisation of Finance systems, with Oracle ERP at the core. The role bridges Finance, Technology, and the wider business to ensure that finance platforms enable accurate reporting, strong controls, automation, scalability, and insight-led decision making.

This role owns the end-to-end Oracle Finance technology landscape, including system design, transformation, governance, data integrity, and continuous improvement.

Key Accountabilities

Finance Technology Strategy & Leadership

• Define and own the Finance Technology strategy and roadmap, aligned to business strategy and Finance priorities
• Act as the senior Oracle ERP authority across Finance, IT, and Transformation functions
• Lead and develop a high-performing Finance Technology team (internal and partners)
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and Finance Leadership Team on digital enablement

Oracle ERP and Finance Technology Ownership

• Own the Oracle ERP Finance platform, including:
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable & Receivable & Fixed Assets
• Cash Management, Expenses, Procurement (P2P) integration, Revenue Management
• Lead Oracle upgrades, releases, and new module implementations
• Drive standardisation and best practice adoption across Finance processes
• Ownership for all other Finance technology and SRM

Transformation & Change Delivery

• Act as the Technical Finance Lead across all system transformation programmes (e.g. Oracle Fusion implementations, migrations, or optimisations)
• Partner with Finance Process Owners to simplify, automate, and digitise processes
• Ensure robust change management, training, and adoption across Finance teams
• Manage system integrators and third-party vendors

Governance, Risk & Controls

• Ensure Finance systems support strong financial controls, compliance, and audit requirements
• Own system governance including access controls, segregation of duties, and data quality
• Act as primary technology liaison for Internal Audit and External Auditors where required

Data, Reporting & Insight

• Ensure Oracle ERP supports accurate, timely, and trusted financial data
• Partner with Finance Analytics and BI teams to enable management reporting and forecasting
• Drive integration between Oracle ERP and EPM, data warehouses, and downstream systems

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the key interface between Finance, IT, HR, Procurement, and Operations
• Translate Finance requirements into technical solutions and vice versa
• Influence senior stakeholders and manage competing priorities effectively

Key Skills & Experience

Essential

• Significant experience leading Finance Technology or ERP functions
• Deep, hands-on expertise with Oracle ERP (Oracle Fusion Cloud preferred)
• Proven delivery of large-scale Finance transformation programmes
• Strong understanding of Finance processes, accounting principles, and controls
• Experience managing system integrators, vendors, and offshore teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement at CFO, CDTO and L50 Exec level

Desirable

• Experience with Oracle EPM (Planning, FCCS, ARCS)