Understanding Solutions

About the Company

Understanding Solutions is the consultancy division of Understanding Recruitment Group, focusing on designing, building and executing project-driven and outcome-based services for our clients in and around the Architecture and Software Development arenas.

We partner with our clients to help solve their business and technology challenges, utilising the proven history and capability of supplying the right expertise through our Understanding Recruitment business. We’ve naturally evolved to provide solutions and services which incorporate efficiency, compliance, assurance and governance, all fully measurable and accountable.

Building on Understanding Recruitment’s ability to provide clients with the best, most agile talent options across the UK, Europe, and the US, we offer our clients innovative project-specific talent models designed to stand-up teams rapidly as needed. Our project resourcing capability, Teams as a Service offering (TaaS for short) integrates perfectly with our consulting model.

Understanding Solutions, supported by our recruitment business, can deploy full teams in under 48 hours for projects of up to 10 consultants, often even quicker. Where we are building teams beyond 10, we work to deliver in under 72-hours and all of these SLA’s are available in addition to the quality and accountability measures the consulting business provides to offer our clients truly flexible and highly scalable project delivery solutions.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Understanding Solutions

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Business Analyst

Job Description

England, United kingdom

On site

09-09-2025

Company Name

Understanding Solutions

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Enterprise Architect

Job Description

Job title: Enterprise Architect Role Summary: Lead the architecture of a large‑scale business transformation, creating and maintaining a holistic enterprise blueprint that aligns technology with strategic business objectives. Drive decision making, influence senior stakeholders, and provide clarity across multiple programmes and vendors. Expactations: - Deliver measurable business outcomes (cost savings, efficiency gains, growth) through architectural guidance. - Navigate ambiguous, politically complex environments with resilience. - Maintain an enterprise‑wide perspective while balancing strategic and pragmatic delivery. Key Responsibilities: - Define and sustain the enterprise architecture blueprint for the transformation programme. - Align business objectives with technology direction, ensuring outcomes drive decisions. - Partner with senior stakeholders, including C‑suite, to influence direction and prioritisation. - Provide clarity and structure across programmes, vendors, and delivery teams. - Guide specialist architects and suppliers, ensuring a coherent and consistent enterprise view. - Balance strategic thinking with practical delivery in a politically complex setting. Required Skills: - Significant experience as an Enterprise or Domain Architect; foundation in Solution Architecture. - Strong knowledge of business, application, and data architecture (minimal infrastructure focus). - Proven leadership of architecture at programme/enterprise scale within major transformations. - Track record of delivering measurable business outcomes (cost savings, efficiency, growth). - Resilience and adeptness in navigating ambiguous, politically sensitive environments. - Awareness of key platforms: Microsoft Azure, Oracle ERP, Salesforce (strategic guidance, not deep technical SME). - Cross‑sector exposure valued; experience in utilities or construction advantageous. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. - Professional architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) preferred but not mandatory.

Hertfordshire, United kingdom

Hybrid

12-09-2025

Company Name

Understanding Solutions

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Oracle Consultant

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**Job Title** Oracle Cloud Financials Lead **Role Summary** Lead the design, delivery, and ongoing optimisation of Oracle Cloud Financials (GL, AP, AR) for a large enterprise. The role ensures system performance, data integrity, and successful upgrades while supporting finance teams through close cycles and user enablement. **Expectations** - 12‑month contract, remote (Hertfordshire) - Deliver small‑to‑medium change initiatives, UAT, and deploy updates - Support quarterly Oracle Cloud upgrades and impact assessments - Provide expert guidance to finance stakeholders and end‑users **Key Responsibilities** 1. Serve as the Oracle Cloud Financials subject‑matter expert for GL, AP, and AR modules. 2. Assist finance teams with month‑end close, ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy. 3. Define, design, and implement small change requests from requirements gathering through testing (UAT) to deployment. 4. Collaborate closely with the Managed Service Provider and internal finance stakeholders to resolve issues and optimise system usage. 5. Coordinate and test quarterly Oracle Cloud upgrades, performing impact assessments and organising end‑user testing. 6. Deliver user support, training, and best‑practice guidance across finance system users. **Required Skills** - Extensive hands‑on experience with Oracle Cloud Financials in large or complex organisations. - In‑depth knowledge of core finance cycles: period close, financial reporting, AP/AR, GL. - Working experience within ITIL‑driven service environments. - Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration capabilities. - Ability to work in fast‑paced transformation projects and manage multiple priorities. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field. - Oracle Cloud Financials certification (e.g., Oracle Cloud Financials Finance or Oracle Cloud Accounting). - ITIL Foundation or higher certification is preferred.

England, United kingdom

Remote

06-11-2025

Company Name

Understanding Solutions

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Data Project Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Data Project Manager Role Summary: Lead end‑to‑end delivery of data‑centric initiatives, coordinating ETL pipelines, data warehousing, reporting, and MDM projects across multiple workstreams while ensuring alignment with senior stakeholder expectations and organizational data strategy. Expactations: • Deliver projects on time, within scope, and in compliance with governance standards. • Maintain clear communication with technical teams and senior stakeholders. • Manage risks, issues, and escalations, driving timely resolution. • Oversee multiple concurrent projects in a fast‑moving environment. Key Responsibilities: • Own project plans, milestones, risk register, and status reporting. • Facilitate workshops, presentations, and knowledge transfer sessions. • Partner with data engineers and business users to define requirements and validate outcomes. • Promptly address technical, operational, and stakeholder escalations. • Contribute to the data strategy by ensuring high‑quality, repeatable delivery. Required Skills: • Proven experience managing Data & Analytics programs (ETL, data warehousing, reporting, MDM). • Strong understanding of Azure Data & Analytics, with Fabric knowledge a plus. • Expertise in project governance, risk/issue management, and escalation processes. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. • Ability to juggle multiple projects under tight deadlines. • Knowledge of financial data or corporate reporting beneficial. Required Education & Certifications: • Minimum tertiary education in Data Science, Information Systems, or related field. • Project management qualification (PRINCE2, AgilePM, or equivalent) preferred.

Hertfordshire, United kingdom

Hybrid

26-11-2025