NetSuite Functional Consultant

We are looking for an experienced NetSuite Functional Consultant to join the Group Finance Systems team. This role reports to the Finance Systems Director and can be performed on a hybrid basis, with regular visits to our central London office.

ABOUT THE ROLE

A Finance Transformation programme is currently underway, and the Finance Systems Team are fundamental to driving process and control improvements globally. This is a great opportunity to pick up the progress already made and help drive the Group's Finance systems to the next level and beyond.

The Finance Systems team is responsible for implementing, maintaining and enhancing the technology solutions used by our Finance team globally. Currently this includes NetSuite (ERP) and Adaptive Insights (consolidation). The team comprises four UK based employees and a newly established user support team of three in our Finance Hub in Cape Town.

NetSuite is used for the core accounting functions, including order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, fixed assets and bank reconciliations. It is also used more widely across the business for timesheets, staff expenses, and project management. Our NetSuite instance is highly customised, to support complex business requirements, and is used by over 2,000 users globally, across over 100 subsidiaries.

Adaptive Planning is used as the global consolidation tool, by over 60 finance individuals globally. It is utilised for the consolidation and reporting of actuals, forecasts, and budgets at a Group level.

This role has an important part to play in our ongoing Finance transformation and the completion of the NetSuite rollout globally. By ensuring the systems we use support the development and implementation of consistent processes and ways of working, including appropriate internal controls, you will contribute significantly to the success of this global initiative.

Responsibilities:

The focus of this role is quite broad and flexible, with responsibilities including:

Lead ERP implementations across the M&C Saatchi group, including

-  initial demonstrations

- gathering requirements

- designing and documenting solutions

- data migration

- end user training

- coordinating user acceptance testing

- providing Go Live support

Manage ERP enhancement projects, including

- gathering requirements

- designing and documenting solutions

- end user training

- coordinating user acceptance testing

- providing Go Live support

• Acting as a subject matter expert to assist the Support resolve issues and queries

• Additional administrator of Adaptive Insights

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate for this role will have a proven track record of delivering change to Finance stakeholders. This should cover both the implementation of new processes and systems, as well as the improvement of existing processes and systems use through simplification and standardisation.

You’re good at:

• Delivering change within an entrepreneurial, hard-working and fast paced environment
• Organised, decisive and independent
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring successful completion in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively to both internal and external stakeholders, across all levels of the business
• Excellent problem-solving ability

You’ll bring with you (experience and qualifications):

Required experience for this role:

• Minimum of 3 years NetSuite consulting / implementation experience
• Experience using NetSuite in a similar sized, multi-currency, multi-country and highly customised instance
• Detailed knowledge of NetSuite core Finance and Projects functionality
• Solid accounting knowledge and experience – from core accounting to best-practice business processes
• Experience of improving and simplifying the use of NetSuite post-implementation, including the removal of customisations and increasing the use of standard functionality

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of Adaptive Planning Consolidation module and/or other consolidation packages
• NetSuite certifications a plus
• Accounting qualification a plus
• Previous experience in a Finance role

ABOUT M&C SAATCHI GROUP

M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data, technology, and culture, to help clients navigate, create, and lead meaningful change. The Group operates across five core divisions: Connected Creativity; Passion Marketing; Global & Social Issues; Brand, Experience & Innovation; and Performance Media. Headquartered in London, operations span 23 countries with major hubs in the UK, Europe, US, Middle East & Africa, Asia and Australia. M&C Saatchi Group’s two principles, Diversity of Thought and Brutal Simplicity of Thought, guide how they build teams and solve problems.

M&C Saatchi Group UK has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture brought to life through equity. As part of this M&C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.

All employee information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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