Finance Automation Engineer

Summary

Join Pepperstone's technology team as a Finance Automation Engineer and contribute to key Finance Automation projects that reduce operational risks and costs. Support Pepperstone's transition from bespoke development to enterprise frameworks and low-code/no-code platforms. Act as a bridge between business and technical teams, understanding operational Finance processes and increasing automation. Leverage technical capabilities to design and configure platforms to meet business needs, focusing on declarative tools and best practices. Drive successful implementations by understanding business needs and configuring solutions accordingly. Be part of a community passionate about harnessing technology's potential to drive market-leading solutions for clients.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ hands-on experience in delivering technology change initiatives in Financial Services of FinTech industries
• 5+ year’s hands-on experience in Finance Operations and / or technical roles
• An understanding of operational Finance processes such as journalling, reconciliations, pricing, rebate calculations, invoicing, etc. – particularly in the context of workflow automation
• Experience in a fast-moving transformation environment, proactive and comfortable working with a degree of ambiguity
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business needs into practical platform configurations
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders and explain technical concepts in business terms
• Experience working in an Agile environment and in using tools such as Confluence and Jira
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel
• Strong proficiency in data modelling, process design and visualization

Responsibilities

• Analyse existing Finance business processes and identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement using low-code and no-code platform’s standard functionalities and configuration options, where possible
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather, analyse and document functional and non-functional requirements for Finance Automation initiatives, ensuring that the solutions align with business objectives and our Data & Analytics Strategy
• Maintain and optimise existing bespoke Finance automation workloads and the cutover to enterprise solutions
• Design and configure our automation platform, including user roles, profiles, permissions, workflows, case management, processes, AI tools, business rules, data flows, alerts, reports, and dashboards, with a focus on declarative solutions
• Support the overall Enterprise Application team to ensure configurations align with overall platform strategy and to escalate complex requirements requiring code or heavy customisation
• Perform data analysis and profiling to ensure data quality and consistency, and to identify opportunities for data optimization and performance improvement
• Develop and maintain clear and concise documentation, including process flows, configuration guides, and training materials, explaining the ‘why’ behind the solutions
• Collaborate with our People & Culture and delivery teams to support stakeholders through change management, including planning, testing, training, defect resolution and tracking ongoing adoption and impact of solutions
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure configurations meet business requirements and function as expected
• Provide 2nd line support to troubleshoot and resolve issues with Finance Automation solutions in production
• Stay informed about the latest platform releases and features, particularly focusing on how they can be leveraged through configuration to enhance business processes
• Perform other responsibilities and duties periodically assigned by manager to meet reasonable operational and/or other requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more contemporary low-code or no-code development tools such as Appian, Microsoft Power Platform or Pegasystems
• Experience in contemporary cloud data management and development technologies such as Redshift, DBT, AirFlow and Python
• Experience in AI for process automation, particular Amazon Bedrock
• Proactive and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions

Benefits

• Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme
• Genuinely collaborative and friendly culture
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Remote working option - work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year, in addition to hybrid working as standard
• Ongoing personal development & learning opportunities
• 15 weeks paid primary carers parental leave & 4 weeks paid secondary carers leave
• 3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program