Finance Systems Manager

Job Introduction

• Finance Systems Manager
• 12 month FTC
• Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 
• Hybrid role to be discussed at interview
• 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday (four days also an option)
• Circa £50,000 per annum + benefits + bonus
• Close date - Sunday 24th March
• Interviews - w/c 25th March

We have a fantastic opportunity available for an experienced Finance Systems Manager to join our Finance Department at our office in Lytham St Annes.

The successful person will join us at a crucial time and will be an important part of a project that we are currently undertaking to transition our Website OMS system from our current system, Elucid, to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

The experienced Finance Systems Manager will play a key part in testing and validating the financial elements in the system updates and upgrades, taking forward the current project to completion.

The awards we’ve been given as an employer speak volumes about what it’s like to work here, some of which are:

• UK's 3rd Best Large Company to Work For – Best Companies 2023 – based on employee feedback (We’ve been in the top 10 for the last 5 years)
• Retail's Best Company to Work For - Best Companies 2023
• 3 star accreditation from Best Companies for the 18th year running, which reflects 'world class' levels of workplace engagement.
• ‘The Happiest Place to Work’, in partnership with Retail Trust, at the Retail Week Awards 2023

AMAZING BENEFITS FOR AMAZING PEOPLE

They say you get out what you put in. And, at Beaverbrooks, our people put in so much.

In return, some of the benefits we offer include:

• Great office profit share bonus
• Outstanding colleague discounts which extend to your family & friends
• Free car parking
• Wellbeing scheme
• Contributory Pension & Life Assurance
• Regular social events - including, but not limited to: pay day drinks, football hospitality events, theatre and theme park trips.
• Free eye test every 2 years
• Flu Vaccinations paid for
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Maternity return to work bonus
• Employee & family support & counselling – Retail Trust

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as a subject matter expert for the provision of advice on all aspects of the finance elements of the implementation of the new OMS system to ensure the effective delivery of a high-quality service to all users. 
• Provide governance and oversight, establish/enhance existing controls for system based financial transactions.
• Responsible for analysing data, including user feedback, to assist the project leadership team to make informed decisions about system developments.
• Review and sign off the scenarios presented for testing to ensure they meet all the finance requirements.
• Anticipate potential issues and understand, prioritise and proactively recommend workable solutions for potential challenges to be faced by the Finance team.
• Complete all finance testing to ensure the data flow into the chart of accounts and between the OMS system and payment platforms is correct and completed in a timely manner.
• Finance lead for co-ordination and management of incidents and change requests for the finance issues encountered.
• Develop quality metrics to monitor and report on defects and corrective actions related to Finance Systems.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure needs and expectations are managed and that the business complete all necessary steps to enable implementations to be completed seamlessly. 
• Liaise closely with business stakeholders to ensure the finance processes are understood and meet business needs.
• Manage and support the organisation for testing all custom reports developed by IT for the Finance department.
• Develop training materials that can be utilised effectively by the Finance team.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Essential Skills and Experience

• Finance functional and systems experience.
• Demonstrate experience of implementing a finance system, being able to show a strong understanding of financial accounting principles, month end processes and finance processes.
• Experience managing enhancements or upgrades, from writing/agreeing functional specs to managing through the change/development stages to test and release.
• Ability to test and adapt processes to suit the Finance requirements, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
• Experience collaborating cross functionally to implement a new system.
• Able to demonstrate good problem-solving capabilities. Also be able to anticipate potential problems and develop contingency plans to mitigate them.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage with a broad range of stakeholders (both internal and external) both in the provision of information, support, and advice.
• Ability to respond quickly to change in focus and direction.
• Exhibit you are an integral part of a small team with a flexible and personable approach. 
• Demonstrate your ability to meet objectives, working independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent time management skills to meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent leadership abilities and confident in dealing with senior business leaders and external stakeholders.
• As an integral member of the project team, you will have excellent organisational and communication skills with a logical, problem-solving attitude and enjoys working within a close-knit team. 

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Experience of Microsoft Navision

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