Finance Systems Manager – 9 Month Fixed Term Contract
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Own and optimise D365 F&O, ensuring the system is fully utilised and continuously improved across all finance processes.
- Identify, design, and configure system enhancements that maximise automation, accuracy, and efficiency across UK and international entities.
- Lead and develop a team of two, providing clear direction, coaching, and effective prioritisation of work.
- Ensure day-to-day system stability, including incident management, issue resolution, user access, controls, and master data governance.
- Partner with finance, technology, and business teams to gather requirements, translate needs into system solutions, and deliver cross-functional improvements.
- Drive process automation and system integrations, ensuring seamless connectivity between D365 and other finance systems such as SAP Concur, Pigment, and other financial tools.
- Manage system configuration, testing, and deployment, working closely with external partners to ensure robust change control and high-quality delivery.
- Maintain strong governance and compliance, ensuring data integrity, audit readiness, and adherence to regulatory and security standards.
- Monitor system performance and user adoption, proactively identifying optimisation opportunities and recommending improvement roadmaps.
Requirements
- Extensive hands-on experience with D365 Finance & Operations, including deep knowledge of core finance modules, configuration, and optimisation.
- Proven experience designing and implementing system enhancements that improve automation, accuracy, and overall system performance.
- Strong understanding of finance systems architecture, integrations, and data flows.
- Experience managing and improving integrations between finance systems and wider business applications.
- Demonstrable people leadership experience, with a track record of building and motivating high-performing finance systems teams.
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting within a multi-entity, multi-currency environment.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across finance, technology, and the wider business.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, able to explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
- A proactive, delivery-focused mindset, with evidence of driving meaningful system and process improvements.
Benefits
- private healthcare
- dental insurance
- generous work from abroad policy
- 2-for-1 share purchase plans
- EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions
- extra festive time off
- excellent family-friendly benefits
- career growth with clear career paths
- transparent pay bands
- personal learning budgets
- regular learning days
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
D365 Finance & Operationssystem enhancementsautomationsystem performancefinance systems architectureintegrationsdata flowsaccounting principlesfinancial reportingmulti-entity environment
Soft Skills
people leadershipstakeholder managementcommunication skillsinfluencing skillscoachingprioritisationproactive mindsetdelivery-focusedteam motivationcross-functional collaboration