Interim Corporate Financial Accountant - Unit4 ERP Implementation

£750 per day | Hybrid Working | West Midlands Local Authority

We're partnering with a Local Authority to recruit an experienced Corporate Financial Accountant to play a pivotal role in a major Unit4 ERP transformation programme.

This is a high-profile interim opportunity where you'll act as the Finance Subject Matter Expert, leading the finance workstream to optimise the Council's existing Unit4 finance system before supporting the implementation of a new Unit4 HR/Payroll solution.

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• Lead the finance workstream for a large-scale Unit4 ERP transformation programme.
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• Act as the Finance SME, working closely with Finance, IT, HR and external implementation partners.
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• Review, redesign and optimise the Chart of Accounts, coding structures, dimensions and financial hierarchies.
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• Improve financial controls, governance and end-to-end finance processes.
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• Configure and optimise Unit4 to support budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and statutory reporting.
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• Drive automation and reduce reliance on manual spreadsheets by improving system functionality.
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• Support organisational change, financial restructures and reporting improvements.
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• Deliver user training, workshops and knowledge transfer to the permanent finance team.
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• CCAB Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA).
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• Significant experience within Local Government Finance.
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• Demonstrable experience delivering Unit4 (Agresso) ERP implementation, optimisation or finance transformation projects.
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• Strong knowledge of Chart of Accounts design, financial systems governance and end-to-end finance processes.
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• Extensive technical financial accounting experience, including statutory reporting and financial controls.
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• Proven experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and management reporting through finance systems.
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• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior finance leaders, operational services and implementation partners.
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This is an excellent opportunity to lead a major finance transformation programme, helping shape the future of financial reporting, governance and system capability within a large Local Authority.