Systems Implementation Lead

Altum Consulting; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Altum Consulting seeks a Systems Implementation Lead to join a major multi-year finance transformation programme. You will lead finance system implementations across Finance and Technology, translating business requirements into scalable ERP solutions and ensuring successful delivery across the implementation lifecycle.

The role requires strong ERP experience, SAP S/4HANA knowledge, and excellent stakeholder management, with hybrid working in the West Midlands or remote opportunities, and a base

Qualifications

• Extensive ERP/finance systems implementation experience.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP platform.
• Strong understanding of finance processes and systems.
• Experience working across Finance and Technology.
• Experience across the full implementation lifecycle.
• Strong programme delivery and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead key elements of a major finance systems implementation.
• Work across Finance and Technology to translate business requirements into system solutions.
• Support the delivery of the ERP programme across the implementation lifecycle.
• Coordinate internal teams, implementation partners and other key stakeholders.
• Support data readiness, migration, testing, cutover and deployment activities.
• Manage key plans, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and standardise finance processes.
• Ensure new systems and processes are successfully transitioned and embedded into BAU.

Skills

ERP / finance systems

SAP S/4HANA

Finance processes

Stakeholder management

Program delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Systems Implementation Lead

Hybrid Working (West Midlands / Remote)

£85,000 - £95,000 base

Permanent

We are supporting a major global organisation with the appointment of a Systems Implementation Lead to join a significant, multi-year finance transformation programme.

This is a key role supporting a major ERP implementation, working across Finance and Technology to ensure business requirements are translated into effective, scalable system solutions.

We are looking for someone who combines strong systems implementation experience with a good understanding of finance processes and can operate effectively across business, technology and programme teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead key elements of a major finance systems implementation.
• Work across Finance and Technology to translate business requirements into system solutions.
• Support the delivery of the ERP programme across the implementation lifecycle.
• Coordinate internal teams, implementation partners and other key stakeholders.
• Support data readiness, migration, testing, cutover and deployment activities.
• Manage key plans, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and standardise finance processes.
• Ensure new systems and processes are successfully transitioned and embedded into BAU.

Experience

• Strong experience delivering complex ERP / finance systems implementations.
• Experience of SAP S/4HANA implementation or similar ERP platforms.
• Good understanding of finance processes and systems.
• Experience working across both Finance and Technology.
• Experience across the full implementation lifecycle.
• Strong programme delivery and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working with systems integrators or implementation partners.
• Experience within a large, complex or international organisation would be advantageous.

Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a major transformation programme at an important stage of its development, with significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the organisation's future finance systems landscape.