NES Fircroft
City, Belfast
Role Purpose The Head of HR Technology, Systems, Processes & Data Analytics will lead the digital transformation of the HR function, ensuring scalable, efficient, and insight driven people operations. This role oversees the strategic direction, governance, optimisation, and integration of all HR systems and data, enabling evidence based decision making across a complex engineering environment. The role ensures HR processes are standardised, automated where possible, and support operational excellence, workforce planning, safety critical compliance, and productivity. Key Responsibilities HR Technology Strategy & Governance Develop and own the HR technology roadmap aligned to business strategy, engineering operational requirements, and digital transformation goals. Lead the selection, implementation, and optimisation of HRIS, ATS, LMS, payroll, workforce management, and other people related systems. Establish data governance, security protocols, role based access and compliance with regulatory standards (GDPR, ISO, industry standards). Systems Ownership & Process Excellence Standardise, simplify, and automate HR processes across the employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, performance, learning, reward, exit). Implement workflow efficiencies that reduce admin burden and improve user experience for employees, managers, and HR colleagues. Manage integrations between HR systems and engineering/operational systems (ERP, scheduling, HSE systems). People Data, Analytics & Insights Lead the development of dashboards, predictive analytics, reporting suites, and workforce insights to support decision making. Build capability to track workforce productivity, skills availability, diversity, attrition, safety metrics and operational workforce planning. Ensure data accuracy, quality, and integrity across all HR datasets and reporting sources. Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership Partner with engineering, operations, IT, finance, and leadership teams to understand needs and deliver effective solutions. Drive adoption of HR technologies through communication, training, and change management. Serve as a subject matter expert on HR digitalisation, emerging technologies and analytics best practice. Team Leadership & Vendor Management Lead and develop a multi disciplinary team (HRIS specialists, analysts, process owners). Manage relationships with technology partners, system vendors, and external consultants. Track performance, SLAs, and ROI for HR technology investments. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience leading HR technology and analytics functions, ideally in engineering, manufacturing, utilities, or other complex operational sectors. Deep knowledge of HRIS platforms (SuccessFactors, SAP HR, etc.). Strong understanding of process optimisation (Lean, Six Sigma desirable). Experience with workforce analytics, data modelling, dashboard design (Power BI/Tableau). Strong project and change management experience. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to operate strategically while delivering hands on improvements.
Role Purpose The Head of HR Technology, Systems, Processes & Data Analytics will lead the digital transformation of the HR function, ensuring scalable, efficient, and insight driven people operations. This role oversees the strategic direction, governance, optimisation, and integration of all HR systems and data, enabling evidence based decision making across a complex engineering environment. The role ensures HR processes are standardised, automated where possible, and support operational excellence, workforce planning, safety critical compliance, and productivity. Key Responsibilities HR Technology Strategy & Governance Develop and own the HR technology roadmap aligned to business strategy, engineering operational requirements, and digital transformation goals. Lead the selection, implementation, and optimisation of HRIS, ATS, LMS, payroll, workforce management, and other people related systems. Establish data governance, security protocols, role based access and compliance with regulatory standards (GDPR, ISO, industry standards). Systems Ownership & Process Excellence Standardise, simplify, and automate HR processes across the employee lifecycle (recruitment, onboarding, performance, learning, reward, exit). Implement workflow efficiencies that reduce admin burden and improve user experience for employees, managers, and HR colleagues. Manage integrations between HR systems and engineering/operational systems (ERP, scheduling, HSE systems). People Data, Analytics & Insights Lead the development of dashboards, predictive analytics, reporting suites, and workforce insights to support decision making. Build capability to track workforce productivity, skills availability, diversity, attrition, safety metrics and operational workforce planning. Ensure data accuracy, quality, and integrity across all HR datasets and reporting sources. Stakeholder Engagement & Change Leadership Partner with engineering, operations, IT, finance, and leadership teams to understand needs and deliver effective solutions. Drive adoption of HR technologies through communication, training, and change management. Serve as a subject matter expert on HR digitalisation, emerging technologies and analytics best practice. Team Leadership & Vendor Management Lead and develop a multi disciplinary team (HRIS specialists, analysts, process owners). Manage relationships with technology partners, system vendors, and external consultants. Track performance, SLAs, and ROI for HR technology investments. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience leading HR technology and analytics functions, ideally in engineering, manufacturing, utilities, or other complex operational sectors. Deep knowledge of HRIS platforms (SuccessFactors, SAP HR, etc.). Strong understanding of process optimisation (Lean, Six Sigma desirable). Experience with workforce analytics, data modelling, dashboard design (Power BI/Tableau). Strong project and change management experience. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to operate strategically while delivering hands on improvements.
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Finance Manager - Oracle Fusion ERP Surge Team - Interim role for 4-5 months-5 days in Birmingham Your new company A large local authority are currently going through an Oracle Fusion implementation and is looking for an interim Transactional Finance Manager - Oracle Fusion implementation Surge Team Manager. Your new role As interim Finance Manager - Oracle Fusion implementation Surge Team, you will be responsible for the oversight of the Oracle Fusion Surge Team for the preparation for go live, go live and post implementation. You will be directly managing a team of 3 AR/AP supervisors - Accounts Receivable Lead, Accounts Payable Lead, HR/Payroll Lead, and a small team of 3 Business Analysts that will be responsible for the systems administration and then, indirectly, a team of approx 10 Finance Assistants. This team will be based in the Birmingham office and will be responsible for the cross-functional team to protect business continuity, resolve system issues and defects quickly, and support end-users intensively during the go-live and hypercare period of the new system. Overseeing the pre go live, go live and post go live Overall coordination of AR/AP triageRuns daily stand-ups & issue reviewsPrioritises tickets and escalationsCommunicate with project leadership & Finance Directorsend user support for Oracle users for P2P, S2C, GL and PBCS modulessecurity and access for Finance modules with Oracle including role allocation and working within Oracle Risk Mgt Cloudcontrol checks within Finance - including period end and ledger lock, monthly AP & AR reconciliations to GLscontinuing development of live service remediation What you'll need to succeed You will need experience of transactional finance across P2P, S2C , GL and PBCS in Oracle Fusion . (Oracle Fusion experience is essential) Strong knowledge of Oracle Fusion Experience working in a Go live situation with a new system implementation Ideally experience in local government What you'll get in return There is a great day rate on offer at between £500-550 p/day This role is 5 days on site in Birmingham. This is not negotiable due to the need to be floor walking, and managing any incidents in real time, in the office 5 months assignment What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #
Finance Manager - Oracle Fusion ERP Surge Team - Interim role for 4-5 months-5 days in Birmingham Your new company A large local authority are currently going through an Oracle Fusion implementation and is looking for an interim Transactional Finance Manager - Oracle Fusion implementation Surge Team Manager. Your new role As interim Finance Manager - Oracle Fusion implementation Surge Team, you will be responsible for the oversight of the Oracle Fusion Surge Team for the preparation for go live, go live and post implementation. You will be directly managing a team of 3 AR/AP supervisors - Accounts Receivable Lead, Accounts Payable Lead, HR/Payroll Lead, and a small team of 3 Business Analysts that will be responsible for the systems administration and then, indirectly, a team of approx 10 Finance Assistants. This team will be based in the Birmingham office and will be responsible for the cross-functional team to protect business continuity, resolve system issues and defects quickly, and support end-users intensively during the go-live and hypercare period of the new system. Overseeing the pre go live, go live and post go live Overall coordination of AR/AP triageRuns daily stand-ups & issue reviewsPrioritises tickets and escalationsCommunicate with project leadership & Finance Directorsend user support for Oracle users for P2P, S2C, GL and PBCS modulessecurity and access for Finance modules with Oracle including role allocation and working within Oracle Risk Mgt Cloudcontrol checks within Finance - including period end and ledger lock, monthly AP & AR reconciliations to GLscontinuing development of live service remediation What you'll need to succeed You will need experience of transactional finance across P2P, S2C , GL and PBCS in Oracle Fusion . (Oracle Fusion experience is essential) Strong knowledge of Oracle Fusion Experience working in a Go live situation with a new system implementation Ideally experience in local government What you'll get in return There is a great day rate on offer at between £500-550 p/day This role is 5 days on site in Birmingham. This is not negotiable due to the need to be floor walking, and managing any incidents in real time, in the office 5 months assignment What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #
