Systems Selection Consultant

London (hybrid)

Part-time contract, day rate outside of IR35

Systems Accountants are working with a leading organisation in their field currently operating on a legacy on-premise Sun Systems environment, looking to move to a new cloud ERP. They are now initiating a full systems replacement and cloud transformation programme.

The organisation is at the very start of its ERP systems journey and requires an experienced Consultant to lead the end-to-end system selection and finance transformation preparation. This Consultant will work closely with Finance, IT and various senior stakeholders to understand business requirements and to assist in the delivery of a successful implementation of a new SaaS Finance System.

• To own early-phase transformation work, leading the full systems selection process from initiation through to recommendation.
• Drive RFI/RFP development, vendor engagement, scoring, and shortlisting.
• Oversee and refine ongoing process mapping
• Facilitate workshops with Finance, IT, and operational teams to define detailed business requirements.
• Translate requirements into functional specifications for prospective vendors.
• Work closely with key project sponsors across Finance, IT and Project Management teams.
• Define the roadmap for an end to end cloud system implementation
• Systems selection (RFP/RFI leadership)
• Process mapping and business requirement definition
• Cloud-readiness and future-state finance design
• Vendor assessment and recommendation

• Extensive experience as a Finance Systems Transformation lead, with proven experience in delivering multiple ERP Systems Selection processes.
• Part or fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA etc.)
• Experience in process mapping and requirements gathering.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate finance needs into technology requirements.
• Experience running RFP/RFI processes and vendor evaluations.
• Broad ERP exposure across multiple ERP implementations (Sun Systems, SAP, Dynamics, Net Suite etc.)
• Background in the charity / not-for-profit sector, with understanding of industry-specific processes.
• Cloud transformation experience from on-prem legacy systems.

Systems Accountants are a leading Finance Systems and Finance Transformation resource partner working across ERP, EPM, and BI verticals. Please reach out to  if you're interested in applying for this position.