Senior ERP System Consultant

St. James's Place; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave

Life assurance

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

St. James's Place is seeking a mid-senior ERP Finance Systems Specialist to deliver business application support for Unit4 ERP (Business World/Agresso), with a focus on finance modules.

You will investigate incidents, resolve issues, and ensure smooth financial operations across month/year-end processes. You’ll contribute to system improvements through change requests and project work, maintaining clear documentation and MI, while deputising for managers as needed to maintain a high-quality

Qualifications

• Financial year end / month end accounting experience.
• Accounting systems or application support experience, knowledge of Systems Administration, Financials, P2P, S2C, Absence, Workflow Reporting and Workspaces.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Ability to analyse issues, investigate the route cause and devise a resolution.
• Able to liaise with a range of internal stakeholders – internally and with the supplier.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required when dealing with users or other Support Teams.
• Continual development of SME capability.
• Understand and maintain appropriate security and general IT controls relevant to the system and the transactions it performs- learn and assist in the continual maturity of system controls and processes.
• Ability to rectify problems under difficult or high-pressure circumstances.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• SME for ERP finance modules, undertaking month end and year end activities. Defining a guideline, standards and documenting procedures for others to follow.
• Unit4 / Agresso ERP incident tracking, investigation and resolution including data maintenance and user maintenance within target SLAs.
• Provide face-to-face advice and assistance through liaison with a range of internal partners.
• Routine maintenance, including monitoring of business-critical incoming interfaces, as well as the production of outbound interfaces.
• Liaison with 3rd party Application support providers - overall 3rd Party Service.
• Prototyping of Small Enhancements and performing unit testing.
• Deployment of development / small enhancements into Live, adhering to the Change Control process.
• Assist and support issue tracking and support team logs and statistics.
• Continuous improvement ideas to be shared with the team.
• Update and maintain Support team documentation and guidelines.
• Perform ad hoc activity to support wider ERP projects, developments and initiatives.
• Dealing with more complex issues, complaints and escalations.

Skills

Financial accounting

Month end close

Systems administration

P2P processes

S2C processes

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Unit4 ERP

Workflow Reporting

Workspaces

Job description

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

Location: Cirencester Office

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent

Seniority: Mid-Senior Level

The Role

This role focuses on delivering business application support for the ERP solution (Unit4 ERP, also known as Business World/Agresso), with a particular emphasis on finance modules. You will be responsible for incident investigation and resolution, ensuring the smooth operation of the system across key finance processes.

In addition to support, you will contribute to system and process improvements through change requests and project work, while maintaining clear documentation and producing regular management information.

You will play a key role in maintaining robust system controls, proactively identifying risks and ensuring effective processes are in place to support accurate and reliable financial operations.

Working as part of the wider team, you will also handle more complex issues and escalations, support project delivery, and deputise for managers when required, helping to ensure a high-quality, consistent service.

What You’ll Be Doing

• SME for ERP finance modules, undertaking month end and year end activities. Defining a guideline, standards and documenting procedures for others to follow.
• Unit4 / Agresso ERP incident tracking, investigation and resolution including data maintenance and user maintenance within target SLAs.
• Provide face-to-face advice and assistance through liaison with a range of internal partners.
• Routine maintenance, including monitoring of business-critical incoming interfaces, as well as the production of outbound interfaces.
• Liaison with 3rd party Application support providers - overall 3rd Party Service.
• Prototyping of Small Enhancements and performing unit testing.
• Deployment of development / small enhancements into Live, adhering to the Change Control process.
• Assist and support issue tracking and support team logs and statistics.
• Continuous improvement ideas to be shared with the team.
• Update and maintain Support team documentation and guidelines.
• Perform ad hoc activity to support wider ERP projects, developments and initiatives.
• Dealing with more complex issues, complaints and escalations.

Who We’re Looking For

This opportunity would suit candidates with financial accounting and accounting systems or application support experience, looking for a rewarding career within system support at SJP.

Essential Criteria

• Financial year end / month end accounting experience
• Accounting systems or application support experience, knowledge of Systems Administration, Financials, P2P, S2C, Absence, Workflow Reporting and Workspaces.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• The ability to analyse issues, investigate the route cause and devise a resolution.
• Able to liaise with a range of internal stakeholders – internally and with the supplier.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required when dealing with users or other Support Teams.
• Continual development of SME capability.
• Understand and maintain appropriate security and general IT controls relevant to the system and the transactions it performs- learn and assist in the continual maturity of system controls and processes.
• Ability to rectify problems under difficult or high-pressure circumstances.
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience using Unit4 ERP.

What's in it for you?

Whatever stage of life you're in, our benefits are designed to provide the support, flexibility, and peace of mind you need to thrive both at work and beyond.

In addition to our discretionary annual bonus scheme, which reflects both individual and company performance, you'll benefit from a market-leading benefits package tailored to support your wellbeing, financial security, and family life.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Private Medical Insurance - company-funded cover for you and your immediate family
• Generous Pension Scheme - a non-contributory employer contribution of 10%, increasing with length of service up to 15%, plus the opportunity to increase this through salary sacrifice
• Enhanced Parental Leave - up to 26 weeks' full pay to support growing families.
• Protection Benefits - company-funded critical illness cover, income protection, and life assurance
• EV salary sacrifice scheme through Tusker

Reasonable Adjustments

We're an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all, if you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us at [e-mail]

Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.

As a business regulated by the FCA we would advise you to familiarise yourself with the conduct regulations and in particular consumer duty obligations prior to an interview with SJP.