Manager, Financial System Implementation

Full Time Term Contract Salaried Any Province in Canada, ON, CA

Salary Range: $93,100.00 To $ Annually

Position title:Manager, Financial Systems Implementation

Taking care of our environment has never been more important than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for a Manager, Financial System Implementation to join a team committed to protecting our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain.

NCC is the nation’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, we have brought people together to conserve and restore more than 20 million hectares across Canada. NCC takes a collaborative, evidence-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With office locations in all ten provinces across Canada, NCC delivers results you can walk on

NCC recognizes that we work on lands that have long been cared for by Indigenous Peoples under their own laws and knowledge systems. We are committed to transforming how we do our work, advancing Reconciliation through conservation, and working with Indigenous Peoples in meaningful, respectful, and supportive ways.

We are looking for an experienced individual to act as the functional and implementation lead of Microsoft Dynamics Business Central (BC) ERP solutions. This role will be responsible for planning and leading the end-to-end ERP system deployment. You will act as the bridge between the executives, developers, system integrators, technical teams and those managing implementation, testing, training and change management staff, to ensure a successful go-live.

• ERP Leadership:
  Serve as a key stakeholder working with System Integrator and lead the implementation of finance modules, system connectors, and data migrations.
• Strategic
  
  Roadmap:
  
  In conjunction with finance leaders and external vendors, design and recommend a Financial Systems Roadmap that aligns process improvements with overall business strategy, ensuring a clear transition from current-state manual workarounds to a future-state enterprise solution. Act as the project leader, champion, and key influencer in the execution of this roadmap
• Technology Innovation:
  Evaluate and implement automation tools and emerging technologies, such as auto ingestion or generative AI for AP and expense management, to reduce manual effort and enhance functional finance workflows.
• Process Improvement:
  Manage and modify existing processes to adopt to Microsoft Dynamics BC best practice and streamline order to cash process (a combination of revenue recording, time tracking and billing process)

• Testing Frameworks:
  In collaboration with System Integrator, act as NCC’s internal lead on the development and execution of comprehensive testing plans for all financial management systems, ensuring updates and new deployments meet rigorous finance standards.
• Issue Resolution:
  Proactively identify and resolve system bugs or functional gaps within existing financial management systems.
• Data Integrity:
  Work with Finance leadership to maintain a "one source of truth" for data record.
• Process Mapping:
  Maintain a comprehensive inventory of data flows and processes to ensure technical solutions address Finance’s specific pain points.
• Project Management:
  Manage and document business and system process making use of Microsoft Cloud based tool including Lifecycle Services and Azure Dev Ops

• IT/Finance Liaison:
  Serve as the primary translator between Finance and IT Solutions, converting complex financial requirements into clear, documented business needs for technical implementation.
• Change Management:
  Support the adoption of new processes through clear documentation and training, ensuring finance and business partners are equipped to utilize system improvements effectively.
• Training:
  Train key users on core job functions as required

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. PMP and/or CPA…