Senior Oracle Specialist
Date: 2 Jul 2026
Location: Wellington, NZ
Company: Ministry of Social Development
- Lead the design, configuration and optimisation of MSD’s Oracle financial platforms
- Provide senior Oracle expertise to support and enhance MSD’s Oracle financial platforms in a live production environment
- Deliver end‑to‑end Oracle solutions across finance systems, integrations, and reporting
- Opportunity to specialise in either EPM (planning & forecasting) or ERP, integration and reporting solutions
About our team | Mō te tīma
The Corporate Portfolio (CP) supports MSD’s vision by delivering corporate platform systems, processes, people capability and information that support our organisation and staff to meet the needs of our clients and whānau. This ensures we fulfil our accountabilities to government and other stakeholders. These systems and processes underpin the services we provide to clients and are vital to ensure we can continue to operate effectively in a more complex future.
We are a new portfolio that is driven to deliver real value to our MSD staff. We value innovation and ‘out of the box’ thinking. We are a small team, and deliver by challenging the status quo, relentlessly hunting down value / savings opportunities, whilst always holding our staff at the centre of everything we do. We are looking for experienced people who can adapt quickly, build trusted relationships, support their teammates, and contribute wherever needed. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
CP aims to make it easy to do work at MSD by focusing on our people and their experience when engaging with their work. We provide a unified and structured approach to delivering change initiatives across the Corporate, Workforce and Workplace portfolios. Any initiative that requires additional budget or resources above and beyond the BAU team will be managed through CP.
About the role | Mō te tūnga
We are looking for two Senior Oracle Specialists to join our team, each bringing strong technical expertise across MSD’s Oracle platforms, with the opportunity to contribute across different focus areas.
As a Senior Oracle Specialist, you will play a key role in the build, configuration, and ongoing optimisation of MSD’s Oracle financial systems, covering both ERP Cloud and EPM Cloud.
You will work across your core areas of the Oracle suite, leading the design, development, and delivery of solutions while contributing hands on to the technical build.
Across these two roles, we are particularly interested in candidates with experience in one of the following areas:
Enterprise Performance Management (EPM): Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, including data exchange, reporting, and model optimisation
Oracle ERP, Integration and Reporting: Delivering enhancements across ERP Financials and Procurement, building integrations using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), and developing reporting solutions
In both roles, you will work closely with Finance, Procurement, and Technology teams to translate business requirements into practical system solutions and provide expert advice on Oracle capabilities and best practice.
You will also support the wider team by sharing knowledge, guiding junior team members, and contributing to continuous improvement across our Oracle platforms.
These are permanent opportunities, based at our National Office, Wellington.
What you bring | Ōu pūmanawatanga
We’re looking for experienced Oracle specialists who bring strong technical capability across MSD’s Oracle platforms, with particular strengths in one or more of the following areas:
Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)
- Experience supporting planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes
- Knowledge of EPM Cloud, including data exchange, reporting, and model optimisation
- Ability to support high quality financial planning and reporting outcomes
Oracle ERP, Integration and Reporting
- Experience working with Oracle ERP Financials and/or Procurement modules
- Proven capability building and supporting integrations using Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC)
- Experience designing and delivering reporting solutions using tools such as OTBI and BI Publisher
You will also bring:
- Proven ability to design, configure, and deliver Oracle solutions across the full lifecycle (design, build, test and implementation)
- Strong understanding of financial systems and processes, with a focus on data accuracy and reliability
- Experience working in complex environments, delivering system improvements and enhancements
- Strong problem solving skills, including diagnosing and resolving system and integration issues
- Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions
- Confidence working collaboratively with Finance, Procurement, and Technology stakeholders
- A willingness to share knowledge, support others, and contribute to team capability
Position Description | He Whakaahuatanga Tūnga
A copy of the position description can be found here. Senior Oracle Specialist, position description
Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $139,920.00 - $170,089.00
Applications close | Ka kati ngā tono hei te: Friday 24 July 2026
About us | Mō mātou
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.
We provide social policy advice to government, and assistance including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
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Joining us | Ko te hono mai
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