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Finance Consultant
Location
United Kingdom
Posted
85 days ago
Salary
£31K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Finance Consultant
IMP Software
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients during the implementation phase • Review the Chart of Accounts structure with customers to achieve their desired structure • Review the required approval levels that have been used within each school and in conjunction with IMP’s methodology and the clients’ needs • Define the best method to build the required workflows for purchasing approvals • Support customers through the implementation process including user acceptance testing
Job Requirements
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
- Excellent knowledge of Excel
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and Teams
- Prior experience of finance system administration/implementation or school finances is advantageous
- You are an enthusiastic individual with a logical approach to problem solving
- AAT qual, QBE and Part-qual would be advantageous but not essential
Benefits
- 27 days of holiday per year plus bank holidays (with a buy option up to an additional 5 days)
- Enhance Maternity and Paternity leave
- AXA Health insurance including dental, optical and mental health
- Broadband allowance
- Home office stipend
- Life assurance (4 x basic salary)
- Encouraged and funded CPD
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