Systems manager

Job Title: System Owner (MRI Horizon)

Salary: £68,300 - £77,400 per annum, inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Contractual Hours: Mon - Fri, 35 hours per week

Basis: Permanent

Workplace category: Hybrid

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included. Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance

28 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Attachments: Job Information Pack

System Owner (MRI Horizon)

The City of London Corporation are seeking a highly capable and forward-thinking System Owner to lead the strategic development, integration, and optimisation of our property finance system (MRI Horizon). This platform underpins the collection and management of rent, service charge, and insurance income across our commercial property portfolios.

Working across Finance, Property Management, Budget Holders and IT, you will define the system’s strategic direction, drive consistency and best practice across multiple operating departments, and ensure the system evolves to meet the future needs of the business. The role is supported by a dedicated System Administrator responsible for day-to-day operation and user support.

Further you will be responsible for helping define and drive the department’s wider property IT strategy, to ensure that our technology stack meets the current and emerging needs of the department.

The position is a highly strategic, technology-led, and cross-functional leadership role, with clear responsibility for:

1. System and property data strategy
2. Stakeholder management across a matrix organisation
3. Business case development and funding support
4. Driving process improvement and digital adoption

The role will be based with the organisation’s City Surveyor’s Department (CSD). CSD is responsible for the management of the Corporation’s property investment portfolio, corporate real estate, property/construction projects and the operational management of both portfolios. It has a significant role in supporting the organisation achieve its objectives.

This exciting role supports cross-organisational delivery, and as such we are looking for a candidate with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

In addition to a competitive salary and membership of the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, you can look forward to an all-round package of life-improving benefits and offers – from interest-free season ticket and bicycle loans to discounts on health and wellbeing, arts and culture.

For further information or for an informal chat about the role, please contact: John Galvin, John.Galvin@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Closing date: 11.59pm on 25 March 2026.

Interviews will be held on 09 April and/or 14 April 2026.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.