Financial Controller
1 day ago
Kidlington
\n • Looking for Qualified Accountant\n, • Based in Oxfordshire\n, • With excellent D365 knowledge\nInterim Financial Controller – Dynamics 365 Implementation Location: OxfordshireWorking pattern: 3 days per week in the officeContract: 3 months initially, with potential to extendQualification: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) The Role We are looking for an experienced Interim Financial Controller to take the finance lead on a Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation, while providing strong financial control and leadership across the finance function. This is a hands-on role requiring someone who has previously been the senior finance lead or key finance stakeholder on a Dynamics 365 implementation and understands how to translate finance requirements into an effective ERP design. Key Responsibilities \n\n, • Act as the finance lead for the Dynamics 365 implementation, representing Finance throughout the project.\n, • Define and validate finance requirements, processes and controls within the new system.\n, • Work closely with the implementation partner, internal project team, IT and operational stakeholders.\n, • Provide finance input into system design, configuration and key implementation decisions.\n, • Lead or oversee areas including:\n \n, • Chart of accounts and financial dimensions\n, • General ledger\n, • Accounts payable and accounts receivable\n, • Fixed assets\n, • Banking and cash management\n, • Management reporting\n, • Financial controls and approval workflows\n \n, • Support data cleansing, migration and reconciliation between legacy systems and Dynamics 365.\n, • Lead finance involvement in user acceptance testing (UAT), ensuring the system operates effectively before go-live.\n, • Identify gaps, risks and control issues and ensure these are resolved appropriately.\n, • Support the development of new finance processes, documentation and controls.\n, • Help prepare the finance team for go-live, including process changes and user adoption.\n, • Maintain appropriate financial control and support BAU finance requirements alongside the implementation where required.\n, • Provide clear updates on progress, issues and dependencies to senior stakeholders.\n Candidate ProfileEssential \n\n, • Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.\n, • Strong Financial Controller / senior finance leadership experience.\n, • Previous experience as the finance lead, or a senior finance workstream lead, on a Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementation.\n, • Available to work three days per week on-site near Oxford.\n