Senior Technical Architect, Finance IT Systems

Business Unit At Tencent Finance, we are deeply committed to fostering the professional growth of our staff through tailored finance training, mentorship programs, job rotation initiatives, and support for finance professional certifications. Recognized as an approved employer by esteemed organizations like ACCA, HKICPA, CIMA, CPA Australia, and CA, and certified accredited trainer with the Singapore Accountancy Commission, we provide comprehensive resources and guidance to ensure our employees remain at the forefront of the rapidly evolving finance landscape. Whether you're a recent graduate or an experienced hire, we empower you to acquire and maintain professional qualifications, enhancing your credibility and competence in the finance domain while keeping you competitive in the ever-changing industry.

What the Role Entails

Job Summary

Tencent Finance is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Architect (Finance IT Systems) to define, govern, and evolve the architecture of enterprise finance platforms. This role is responsible for ensuring that finance IT systems are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements. The Senior Technical Architect will work closely with Finance stakeholders to design end-to-end technical solutions covering core finance platforms, integrations, data, and controls.

Responsibilities

Design end-to-end solutions for Finance IT systems (ERP systems, billing, reporting, integrations, data and security etc)

Provide technical expertise and ensure the integrity of Finance IT systems and process functionality, including financials, procurement, budgeting and other related finance domains

Translate complex business needs (e.g., accounting standards, tax regulations, compliance, risk management) into system requirements and drive technical solutions.

Lead the technical implementations with cross-functional development team to ensure quality and timely project delivery

Provide technical leadership and architecture guidance across delivery teams

Support vendor evaluation, system selection, and solution implementation

Drive modernisation and continuous improvement of finance platforms

Who We Look For

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

10+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years in a solution or enterprise architect role

Proficient in business-level English and Chinese Mandarin in order to work with a vast pool of internal stakeholders based out of China and various international markets, approx. 50% of communications are in Mandarin.

Strong analytical skills, business acumen, and ability to influence cross-functional teams.

Preferably proven records of designing and delivering solutions for finance IT systems, or mainstream ERP system (Oracle, SAP, Workday Finance, Dynamics etc)

Preferably understanding of financial industry regulations, data compliance, and information security standards.

Technical Skills

Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures & algorithms, networking, operating systems, and concurrency.

Familiar with mainstream Java backend frameworks (e.g., Spring ecosystem such as Spring MVC / Spring Boot, MyBatis); strong understanding of underlying principles and best practices is a plus.

Strong SQL skills; proficient with mainstream databases such as Oracle and MySQL; experienced in data modeling and database scaling design (sharding / partitioning).

Hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems and microservices architecture; strong understanding of service governance; practical experience with Dubbo and/or Spring Cloud is preferred.