- Looking for Qualified Accountant
- Based in Oxfordshire
- With excellent D365 knowledge
Interim Financial Controller – Dynamics 365 Implementation
Location: Oxfordshire
Working pattern: 3 days per week in the office
Contract: 3 months initially, with potential to extend
Qualification: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) The Role We are looking for an experienced
Interim Financial Controller to take the finance lead on a
Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation, while providing strong financial control and leadership across the finance function. This is a hands-on role requiring someone who has previously been the
senior finance lead or key finance stakeholder on a Dynamics 365 implementation and understands how to translate finance requirements into an effective ERP design. Key Responsibilities
- Act as the finance lead for the Dynamics 365 implementation, representing Finance throughout the project.
- Define and validate finance requirements, processes and controls within the new system.
- Work closely with the implementation partner, internal project team, IT and operational stakeholders.
- Provide finance input into system design, configuration and key implementation decisions.
- Lead or oversee areas including:
- Chart of accounts and financial dimensions
- General ledger
- Accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Fixed assets
- Banking and cash management
- Management reporting
- Financial controls and approval workflows
- Support data cleansing, migration and reconciliation between legacy systems and Dynamics 365.
- Lead finance involvement in user acceptance testing (UAT), ensuring the system operates effectively before go-live.
- Identify gaps, risks and control issues and ensure these are resolved appropriately.
- Support the development of new finance processes, documentation and controls.
- Help prepare the finance team for go-live, including process changes and user adoption.
- Maintain appropriate financial control and support BAU finance requirements alongside the implementation where required.
- Provide clear updates on progress, issues and dependencies to senior stakeholders.
Candidate ProfileEssential
- Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Strong Financial Controller / senior finance leadership experience.
- Previous experience as the finance lead, or a senior finance workstream lead, on a Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation.
- Available to work three days per week on-site near Oxford.