Interim Finance Systems Lead - Cloud ERP Transformation

The Oyster Partnership; East Hampshire; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oyster Partnership is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Systems Implementation Lead to guide a local authority through a major cloud finance transformation. You will own the finance workstream, ensure robust system design, testing and adoption, and manage relationships with partners and internal teams.

Hybrid role with 2 days onsite; 12-month assignment; start ASAP. You will drive workshops, document finance requirements and lead data migration and UAT to deliver a successful finance

Qualifications

• Experience leading finance systems implementations.
• Strong ERP implementation and transformation experience.
• Knowledge of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Financial Reporting, Data Migration.
• Track record managing finance workstreams on large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability translate finance requirements into system solutions.
• Experience delivering training and user adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance workstream for the cloud implementation.
• Act as the primary finance lead across the project.
• Drive system design workshops and requirements gathering.
• Develop and document finance user stories.
• Review and optimise finance processes.
• Lead data cleansing and migration readiness activities.
• Oversee chart of accounts review and rationalisation.
• Coordinate finance testing and UAT.
• Ensure successful adoption of new finance processes.
• Support training delivery and knowledge transfer.
• Manage relationships with implementation partners and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Finance systems

ERP implementation

Stakeholder management

Data migration

UAT coordination

Requirements gathering

Training & adoption

Job description

The Oyster Partnership is seeking an experienced Interim Finance Systems Implementation Lead to guide a local authority through a major cloud finance transformation. You will own the finance workstream, ensure robust system design, testing and adoption, and manage relationships with partners and internal teams.

Hybrid role with 2 days onsite; 12-month assignment; start ASAP. You will drive workshops, document finance requirements and lead data migration and UAT to deliver a successful finance