Lead the support, maintenance and continuous improvement of the University's enterprise Finance applications and PeopleSoft Financials platform

Work closely with Finance stakeholders, ICT teams and vendors to deliver reliable technology solutions that support the University's teaching, research and strategic priorities

Salary $152,045 - $160,430 + 17% Superannuation

Are you an experienced enterprise applications specialist with strong finance systems expertise? Do you enjoy solving complex application issues, improving critical platforms and partnering with stakeholders to deliver reliable technology services?

Solve by Talent is partnering with the University of Sydney to recruit a Lead, Applications Support & Maintenance Specialist - Finance to provide technical leadership, support and continuous improvement across the University's enterprise finance applications.

This is an opportunity to work wi t h the critical finance platform in a large and complex ICT environment, combining hands-on application support with strategic advice, enhancements and ongoing improvement.

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 the Lead, Applications Support & Maintenance Specialist - Finance, you will provide in-depth support and maintenance across enterprise finance applications, with a strong focus on the University's finance systems. Reporting to the Manager, Finance Platforms, you will act as a technical subject matter expert across application lifecycle support, incident resolution, releases, upgrades and continuous improvement.

Working closely with Finance, ICT teams and external vendors, you will manage complex application issues, advise on solutions and help ensure platforms remain stable, current and aligned with evolving business requirements.

This role is ideal for an experienced enterprise applications professional who combines strong technical capability with sound judgement, customer focus and the confidence to engage stakeholders from operational teams through to senior leaders.

What you'll do

- Provide day-to-day support and maintenance for enterprise finance applications across production and non-production environments .
- Investigate and resolve incidents, identify root causes, manage escalations and coordinate major incident activity as required .




- Coordinate application patches, upgrades, testing, implementation and release management in line with change management processes .
- Act as a technical subject matter expert, providing advice across solution design, integrations, customisation and application lifecycle management .
- Partner with Finance, ICT teams and vendors to resolve issues, manage stakeholder expectations and deliver effective service outcomes .
- Monitor application performance, integrity and availability, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement .
- Contribute to standards, knowledge management and cross-skilling while mentoring team members and supporting current or transitioned applications .

What we're looking for

- Strong technical experience with PeopleTools Application Designer and associated technologies of Application Engine, SQR , BI Publisher and nVision .
- Technical experience with complex integrations using PeopleSoft Integration Broker .
- Robust knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials across the core modules including General Ledger , Accounts Payable, P urchasing , Billing, Accounts Receivable and Asset Management.
- Integration knowledge with other industry applications such as Workday, SAP Ariba , Xetta and Concur.
- Significant experience supporting and maintaining enterprise finance systems and applications in a large, complex environment .
- Strong technical capability across finance applications, application servers, web servers and databases, with good SQL knowledge .
- Expert knowledge of application lifecycle support, including incident management, upgrades, patches, release management and change management .
- Demonstrated experience analysing complex issues, identifying ro

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📌 Lead, Applications Support & Maintenance Specialist (Finance) (New South Wales)
🏢 usyd
📍 New South Wales