Enterprise Architect – Finance, Corporate Functions

M&T Bank

. Define and evolve Corporate Functions architecture strategies and roadmaps aligned with business priorities, regulatory obligations, enterprise standards, and the bank’s technology direction .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeBuffalo • New York • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $139,700 - $232,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining and evolving architecture strategies for Corporate Functions, particularly in Finance capabilities and platforms. Proficient in guiding modernization efforts, vendor evaluations, and aligning technology investments with business priorities and regulatory obligations.

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Enterprise ArchitectureOracle FinancialsSaaS AdoptionFinancial ReportingCapability Models

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Hard Skills

Enterprise Resource PlanningEnterprise Performance ManagementData ArchitectureIntegration PatternsFinancial Data ModernizationArchitecture GovernanceTransition PlansVendor EvaluationControls AutomationRegulatory Reporting

Soft Skills

Influencing StakeholdersClear Communication

Tools & Technologies

Oracle Enterprise Performance ManagementWorkdaySAP AribaSAP Concur

Industry Keywords

Financial InstitutionRegulatory ComplianceOperational ResilienceData LineageComplex Legacy Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and evolve Corporate Functions architecture strategies and roadmaps aligned with business priorities, regulatory obligations, enterprise standards, and the bank’s technology direction
Maintain target-state architectures for Finance capabilities and platforms, including ERP, EPM, general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, consolidation, treasury, tax, financial planning and analysis, financial close and reporting, and related Oracle Financials products
Provide supporting architecture leadership for Human Capital Management, source-to-pay, procurement, travel and expense, Enterprise Risk, Legal, Facilities, and other corporate shared services
Guide modernization of Oracle Financials and related corporate platforms, including SaaS adoption, upgrades, integration, data conversion, controls, and retirement of redundant capabilities
Translate CFO and Corporate Functions priorities into capability, data, application, integration, and investment roadmaps
Define cross-platform patterns for master and reference data, identity, segregation of duties, controls automation, records retention, regulatory reporting, and authoritative data sources
Align technology investment, consumption, and cost transparency with Finance and enterprise portfolio decisions, including appropriate financial operations practices
Partner with Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, Enterprise Risk, Tax, Legal, Facilities, data, cybersecurity, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders to resolve cross-domain dependencies and sequencing decisions
Evaluate vendor and platform options for enterprise fit, functional coverage, integration, cost, resilience, third-party risk, and avoidance of unnecessary duplication
Provide architecture governance and implementation oversight through delivery and lifecycle checkpoints while maintaining the distinction between enterprise architecture and day-to-day solution delivery
Produce capability maps, current-state and target-state architectures, multiyear roadmaps, reference architectures, integration patterns, high-level designs, architecture decision records, technology assessments, vendor evaluations, data/control/dependency/impact/transition analyses, executive briefings, and governance evidence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 11 years of higher education and/or relevant work experience
Minimum of 7 years of experience in enterprise, domain, solution, application, or data architecture, including at least 5 years supporting Finance or Corporate Functions platforms
Experience architecting enterprise resource planning, enterprise performance management, general ledger, treasury, financial reporting, procurement, Human Resources, or related enterprise platforms within a complex, regulated organization
Demonstrated experience developing capability models, target-state architectures, reference patterns, roadmaps, and transition plans
Experience with SaaS, enterprise integration, identity and access controls, data architecture, vendor evaluation, and platform modernization
Ability to influence senior Finance, business, technology, risk, and governance stakeholders and clearly communicate decisions, dependencies, and investment tradeoffs
Architecture experience with Oracle Financials, Oracle Enterprise Performance Management, Workday, SAP Ariba, SAP Concur, or comparable enterprise platforms (preferred)
Experience with financial close, planning, consolidation, treasury, tax, regulatory reporting, controls automation, or financial data modernization (preferred)
Experience within a large financial institution with complex legacy, regulatory, data lineage, and operational resilience requirements (preferred)
Familiarity with enterprise architecture methods and tools, including capability models, value streams, roadmaps, and architecture repositories (preferred)