Description:
Interim Project Systems Implementation Lead
Contract Duration: 6-12 Months
Rate: DOE
IR35: Inside IR35.
Hybrid: Predominantly remote working (as and when needed in office).
Days: Happy considering part time or full time (more likely to be full time towards the go live date).
Earliest Start Date: ASAP
Main duties:
- Core focus is to run the project of either upgrading version of Efinancials from V6 to Financials (Cloud) or to run the project of implementing a new financial system most likely Technology One. Project likely to begin across September/October.
- There will not be any management responsibilities.
- Day to day tasks consist of:
- Lead financial systems projects, upgrades, and implementations.
- Manage and develop the Council's corporate financial management systems.
- Support finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Configure, maintain, and monitor financial and procurement systems.
- Manage system security, user access, testing, training, and documentation.
- Support budgeting, budgetary control, financial reporting, reconciliations, and year-end processes.
- Work closely with Finance, ICT, software suppliers, and external stakeholders to resolve system issues and deliver improvements.
Candidate Requirements:
- Must have experience either upgrading or implementing a new finance system end to end and leading on this.
- Specific experience using Efinancials and/or Technology One is not essential.
- Specific local authority experience doing the above is also preferable but the client are happy to consider other local government backgrounds.