GL - Sales Margin process lead

NEXT Retail Ltd.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail company is seeking an ERP Implementation Specialist to join their finance team. You will play a crucial role in designing and configuring finance reports while implementing the Oracle Fusion ERP system. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience with margin reporting. Benefits include discounts, a performance-based bonus, and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

25% off most NEXT products

Company performance-based bonus

On-site nursery

10% off most partner brands

Early VIP access to sale stock

Discounted flexible gym memberships

Qualifications

• Experience implementing change with a focus on controls and automation.
• Ability to self-manage and organize multiple parallel tasks.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure Finance reports using Oracle Fusion.
• Attend design workshops and support the Business solution lead manager.
• Coordinate with reporting teams and input into training plans.

Skills

Strong understanding of margin reporting

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Experience with ERP systems

Excel

Power BI

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Power BI

Google Presentation skills

Job description

Overview

Do you want to be a key member of the team shaping the future of Next Finance? We are looking for individuals who are prepared to challenge existing ways of working, embrace change & have a creative mind for problem solving. You will join a project team to assist with implementing the Oracle Fusion ERP system into NEXT Finance, initially replacing AP, AR and GL.

Responsibilities

You will be working on how we design, configure and build the Finance reports that support the Profit and Loss by business division streaming, utilising the EPM capabilities in the Oracle Fusion software. You will be a key member of our team attending our design workshops supporting the Business solution lead manager. You will be the lead to one of the key deliverables of the programme alongside wider financial reporting. This will involve:

• Making and documenting design decisions inline with scope
• Completion of design workbooks
• Supporting business impact assessments
• Coordination with reporting team
• Working with the core GL lead to understand and reflect the new designed enterprise structure
• Input into training plan
• Test planning
• Test execution
• Linking with change management and business adoption providing user training information
• Cutover planning
• Cut over execution
• Warranty support
• Understanding and highlighting any risks and ensuring controls are in place to mitigate risk

Collaboration and readiness

You will also be working with several business readiness teams:

• Existing commercial finance teams
• Change management and adoption team ensuring we have the appropriate training for all users
• Data migration team to ensure we have accurate data migrating into the new system
• Reporting team to ensure the GL and other management information can be reconciled

Qualifications

Strong understanding of margin reporting and how data can be used to achieve different reporting requirements and analysis. Experience of implementing change, demonstrating ability to focus on controls and automation. Experience with another large ERP systems is desirable, preferably Oracle Fusion. Ability to self manage, methodical with strong organisational skills ensuring multiple tasks can run in parallel. Excellent attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work to tight deadlines and escalate issues in an appropriate and timely manner. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Excel, Powerpoint and/or Google Presentation skills. Prior exposure to analytical tool kits, Power BI, cloud based data is desirable.

About Next and Benefits

You know Next, but did you know we\'re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We\'re the UK\'s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we\'re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it\'s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we\'ve gone global!

Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap and Victoria\'s Secret products (when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more