3 Finance jobs in Newry

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As an ERP Finance Lead, you will be a trusted advisor to clients, leading a functional workstream through the implementation of complex Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (F&SCM) solutions. This role provides the opportunity to work for Microsoft's #1 partner, with a focus on innovation, leadership, and delivering high-impact solutions.
What you'll do
This role is responsible for leading a workstream in the definition and collection of requirements through to the build and deployment of the solution in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management.
A client centric attitude and excellent interpersonal skills are required to lead and develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead client workshops, to analyse and design Finance and supporting module solutions for the projects workstream.
- Lead a team of functional consultants.
- Define and evaluate the functional and non-functional requirements for each business process in the projects workstream.
- Transform the business requirements into application requirements to populate the requirements traceability matrix and conduct a fit/gap analysis.
- Write functional specifications and collaborate with the technical team to ensure functional requirements are understood.
- Prototype, configure and test the respective business processes.
- Document the system configuration and prepare project documentation deliverables.
- Support the key-users in user acceptance testing.
- Train key-users and/or end-users.
- Transition the solution to the support team.
- Stay updated on Microsoft's latest innovations and contribute to internal knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Skills and experiences
- Finance industry background is highly desirable.
- In depth product knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (Finance and supporting modules).
- 7 + years experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management.
- Possess sound consulting skills with 5 + years client facing experience with an implementation partner.
- Strong requirements gathering skills with demonstrable experience.
- Able to learn and adapt to Avanade delivery tools and methodology.
- Excellent presentation, written and verbal English.
- Results oriented and self-motivated to deliver with excellence.
- Team player with excellent communication skills and ability to influence without authority.
- Passion for learning and development.
About you
Characteristics that can spell success for this role
- Consultative, collaborative, relationship builder
- Resilient, adaptable, flexible
- Humble leader, master negotiator, relationship builder
- Intellectually curious and passionate about tech
- Convincing storyteller and engaging content creator
Enjoy your career
Some of the best things about working at Avanade
- Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year (19 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 50 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
- Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
- Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
Find out more about some of our benefits here.
A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you'll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking - Experimenting courageously - Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice - Encouraging boldness - Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
- Amazing the client - Prioritising what matters - Acting as one
Learn more
To learn more about the types of projects our ERP team work on check out these case studies:
- What matters to Kyowa Kirin is the commitment to life
- NORMA Group is engaging employees with connected data
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- Inside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade
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Finance Analyst - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Job Description:
Join our high-performing OTC team in the European Shared Service Centre! We're dedicated to delivering an exceptional customer experience through collaboration, innovation, and operational excellence.
As a Finance Analyst, you'll play a key role by providing data-driven insights to support better decision-making. You'll collect, analyse, and interpret large datasets to identify trends that improve business operations and strategies.
This is a hybrid role working in the Newcastle office 3 days a week and 2 from home.
This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collect, clean, and analyse data from various sources to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
- Develop and maintain data models, dashboards and reports to provide actionable insights.
- Identify trends and patterns in data to support strategic decision-making.
- Ensure data privacy, security and governance in compliance with company policies and regulations.
- Look for process improvement opportunities
- Display appropriate agility and behaviour to support wider team targets and ensure deadlines are met
- Provide a high standard of customer service to customers and colleagues alike, ensuring all tasks are performed in line with company, department, and team vision.
- Build a good understanding of best-practice Order to Cash processes, and a focus on continuous improvement.
Skills, know-how and experience:
- Ability to interpret and bring together data from various sources
- Be able to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Proven working knowledge of Microsoft ® Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Power Platforms)
- Experience with Power BI would be advantageous
- Good communication, must be able to effectively communicate to customers, finance, and the wider business
Your benefits (Only Applicable for UK Based Roles)
Benefits video - Generous bonuses and pension scheme: Up to 8% matched pension contribution plus 2% top-up by Sage.
- 25 days of paid annual leave with the option to buy up to another 5 days
- Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation
- Enhanced parental leave
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year
- Access to various helpful memberships for finances, health and wellbeing
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Function:
Finance Operations
Country:
United Kingdom
Office Location:
Newcastle
Work Place type:
Hybrid
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