Job Description

Main responsibilities for the Implementation Consultant- Accounting Software:

• Implement Financials/Accounting software for new customers
• Ensuring implementations follow best practice, and helping customers streamline their business processes
• Driving implementation projects to deliver measurable business benefits as identified in the pre-sales process
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and within scope

Additional Responsibilities:

• Presales including completion of tenders and running solution workshops when required
• Testing of new releases
• Development of user documentation
• Input into development priorities in relation to UK specific accounting requirements
• Business focused input into marketing collateral and marketing campaigns
• Running training courses

Practical experience in one or more of the following business areas:

• Management and financial accounting
• Project management, project accounting, project billing
• Multi-currency reporting, multi-company accounting and consolidation
• Purchasing, stock accounting and ordering
• Knowledge of HR and Payroll will be useful in the future
• Good understanding of basic business processes
• Good IT technical skills and understanding
• Happy with an office-based role in Bristol with UK travel to customer sites (2 days per week)

Personal characteristics:

• Self-motivated with the ability to motivate themselves and others
• Service-minded and solution focused
• Responsible and reliable
• Accurate and structured
• Targeted and focused
• Ability to work both independently and in teams
• Flexible and have the willingness to learn
• Good communication- and presentation skills
• Good written English

We can offer:

• The opportunity to work with the business system of the future
• Exciting and professional challenges and opportunities for professional and personal development
• A good and pleasant working environment with a great team of people

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ICAEW or CIMA) or part qualified and working towards completing ERP/Finance systems such as Deltek/Maconomy, Microsoft AX, Netsuite, FinancialForce, Oracle, Sage 200, SAP or Unit4/Agresso or other mid market accounting system, whether as an external consultant or from the customer side