Position: Accountant/ERP Functional SME
Location: County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF104UW
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3+ Months
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Hybrid approach. WFH & on site attendance as required circa 60/40 split
Pay Rate: £18.85 per hour
Job Responsibilities:
- Represent the relevant business function in ERP design workshops
- Provide expert knowledge of current business processes and future-state requirements
- Ensure ERP solutions comply with relevant legislation and Council policies
- Support data migration, including data cleansing, validation, and reconciliation
- Prepare and carry out User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test scenarios and scripts
- For Payroll roles, support the delivery of Payroll Parallel Runs
- Review and approve functional specifications, configuration, and design documents for the relevant business area
- Support business readiness activities, including:
- Change impact assessments
- Process mapping
- Communications planning and delivery
- Business readiness planning
- Training preparation and delivery
- Promote business readiness and user adoption of the new ERP solution
- Provide post-go-live support during the Hypercare period
- Build knowledge of the new ERP solution to support the business after implementation and ongoing continuous improvement
- Build and maintain effective relationships with service users, business stakeholders, the System Implementer (SI), and Business Integrator (BI)
- Support the Business Lead as required
- Work flexibly, including evenings and weekends when required
Person Specification:
- Proven experience and strong knowledge in the relevant business/function area
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams
- Effective stakeholder relationship management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to motivate others to work efficiently whilst maintaining appropriate duty of care
- Strong commitment to customer service and achievement of service objectives
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy
- Flexible and adaptable approach to supporting an ERP implementation and business change programme
Job Reference: OR111849
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: £18.85 per hour
Experience:
- Accounting: 2 years (required)
- relevant business/function area: 1 year (required)
- Subject Matter Expert (SME): 1 year (required)
- ERP implementation: 1 year (required)
- data migration: 1 year (required)
- data cleansing, validation, and reconciliation: 1 year (required)
- preparing or executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT): 1 year (required)
- Payroll: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cardiff CF10 4UW
