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Our client have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Systems Manager to join their team based in Cheadle. You will join them on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. In return, you will receive a competitive salary.
Our client is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for their beneficiaries worldwide.
As Senior Financial Systems Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in leading financial systems deployment to all Offices worldwide. This includes leading a team to provide training and supporting systems users, performing systems configuration and opening balances upload as well as ensuring successful completion of month end and year end close activities.
Benefits of joining them as their Senior Financial Systems Manager include:
- 35 days Annual Leave
- Matched pension contribution
- Employee discounts and memberships
- Prayer facilities
- Opportunity to really make a difference!
Key duties and responsibilities of the Senior Financial Systems Manager:
- Lead implementation of the global financial systems to company Offices within schedule and budget
- Ensure that every financial system deployment are planned and managed according to best practice
- Ensure successful completion of month end close for all company Offices within agreed timeline
- Ensure successful completion of year end close for all company Offices within agreed timeline
- Design and build relevant financial reports for decision making and auditing
- Lead on training and supporting systems users to resolve issues within the agreed SLA
- Ensure a fully functioning Systems Administrator role for the global financial system
- Lead and oversee the global financial systems Implementation in all company offices worldwide
- Lead end-to-end project management for every financial system implementation and enhancement project, including scoping, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure
- Working with stakeholders to establish core requirements of new finance systems and ensure that the core requirements are continuously updated
- Leading the implementation and configuration of the global financial system for new company offices within timescale and budget
- Managing security access to all finance systems including creation new user groups, and controlling access where required
- Develop user documentation and deliver classroom-based courses/online training
- Test new releases, functionalities and reports including coordinating user acceptance testing
- Business partnering with ICT and stakeholders throughout the organisation, to manage expectations and maintain systems integrity throughout
- Design, develop and maintain existing reports to deliver business critical information to Finance users and the Management across the organisation
- Become the main contact for HA to liaise with financial system vendor(s) to coordinate customisation work and escalate support case to them as necessary
- Lead the team travelling to overseas company Offices as necessary to implement the financial system as required
What they’re looking for in their Senior Financial Systems Manager:
- Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent
- At least 3 years solid knowledge and experience of Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Navision/Business Central or similar system
- Excellent understanding of Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Navision/Business Central or similar system
- Intermediate level Excel
- MS Office Suite
- Fluent English, other languages a bonus
This would be an ideal role for an experienced Senior Financial Systems Manager looking to develop their career looking for a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!
They are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become their Senior Financial Systems Manager– they would love to hear from you.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, they will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.
