Implementation Consultant- Cloud Financials

Implementation Consultant- Cloud Financials

Bristol based role. Salary between £40- 50K base, plus comprehensive benefits.

Hybrid role, 3 days in the office, 2 from home plus some customer site travel as required.

You will have the chance to work for a hugely successful international software company at an exciting time of growth. This is the perfect opportunity for an existing consultant or accountant looking to get into consultancy.

My client is a leading provider of cloud ERP/Finance solutions. They offer an amazing working environment and take pride in putting their staff first.

The role

This exciting role comes with the opportunity for extensive customer-facing work across consulting, project management and potentially presales. You will be an Implementation Consultant with a strong business understanding and a passion for new technology, looking to join a friendly, professional, and dynamic team.

You will join a team of experienced implementation consultants to manage the implementation of financials software for customers, interacting with multiple stakeholders and multi-disciplinary teams to provide high-quality training, guidance, and expertise. You will be a qualified or part qualified accountant with a track record of delivering successful ERP implementations and managing system integrations. Thriving on new challenges and working in a dynamic working environment, you will be a team player in an environment where colleagues support each other.

Main responsibilities

• Acquiring an in-depth knowledge of the product
• Managing the implementation of financials software for new customers
• Ensuring implementations follow best practice, helping customers streamline their business processes
• Driving implementation projects to deliver measurable business benefits as identified in the pre-sales process
• Managing third party relationships
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and within scope
• Reporting to the Consulting Manager or a senior member of the Management Team, submitting weekly timesheets and 15Five feedback
• Providing customer training, including new starters and interns where required
• Running implementation workshops
• Intermittent testing of new releases
• Input into development priorities, in particular relation to UK-specific accounting requirements
• Assisting with presales

Essential qualifications and experience

• Part qualified accountant (AAT, ACCA, ICAEW or CIMA)
• Practical experience in one or more of the following business areas: Management and financial accounting; project accounting & billing; multi-currency reporting, multi-company accounting and consolidation; purchasing, stock accounting and ordering
• Strong understanding of basic business processes
• Strong IT technical skills and understanding
• Full UK driving licence

Desired qualifications and experience

• Fully qualified accountant (AAT, ACCA, ICAEW or CIMA)
• Practical experience in all of the above mentioned business areas
• Experience of implementing ERP/Finance systems such as, AccountsIQ, Iplicit, Microsoft Dynamics, Netsuite, Oracle, SAP Busines One, Sage 200 Unit4 ERP / Agresso, or other finance systems, whether as an external consultant or from the customer side

Personal characteristics:

• Self-motivated with the ability to motivate themselves and others
• Service-minded and solution focused
• Responsible and reliable
• Accurate and structured
• Ability to work both independently and in teams
• Flexibility and the willingness to learn
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Fluent written and spoken business English