Job Title: Finance Systems Product Lead
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Location: Remote
The Role:
By joining Achieve together as Finance Systems Product Lead, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people we support.
This role will lead the development of Achieve together's finance systems (products), developing system features, functionality and provide support for a range of applications.
Collaborating closely with our finance teams, the relevant IT suppliers and our data and insight team, the role will engage users to create product backlogs, prioritise, design, develop solutions and liaise with suppliers on system issues, upgrades and releases.
Our aim is to leverage our applications, automate, integrate, and deliver agile and beneficial IT change for our teams.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The role reports into Achieve together's IT team but will be a key partner for the finance team to engage, build relationships, identify and delivery system changes.
It will:
- Proactively investigate, identify, and translate business needs into detailed requirements
- Assess current system features, prototype new configurations and or digital forms and workflows that will deliver the required business process solution
- Manage the change process, building a backlog of work, agreeing priority items for development, and planning out a road map of small change sprints
- Manage, set up and amend our SaaS systems configuration, RBAC controls, workflow, digital forms, and automation tools, to create, test and deliver solutions
- Work with systems suppliers on system upgrades and releases and other third-party systems providers on cross platform integration
- Support users to engage, own and embed change through training and support, collecting feedback for future iterations
- Investigate and undertake root cause analysis of any system issues, to then work with suppliers to resolve and fix.
- Ensure the vision of the product is being delivered and drive continuous product improvement and optimisation
- Ensure data quality by embedding good validation, exceptions reporting and collaborating with users on sound business processes to embed and systemise quality by design
The Benefits:
At Achieve together, we view this as more than just a job it’s the beginning of your career adventure with us. You’ll act as a positive role model and an expert in your field, guiding and supporting the operational teams to ensure people we support have the best possible quality of life.
This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career and realise your full potential. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits, including:
- Competitive pay and progression that is linked to your skills and experience
- Flexible working opportunities to suit you
- Recognition schemes, team events and social activities
- Employee discount schemes across a range of retailers and services
- Staff incentive schemes such as Refer a Friend, Employee of the Month and Heroes Awards
- Ongoing development and training to support your career progression with us
- Employee welfare and well being initiatives
- Access to financial well being platform
Essential Requirements:
- Extensive experience in a relevant SaaS application support, product, or analysis role
- Extensive experience with agile software development methodologies
- Demonstrable experience as a Product Owner or similar role focused on Finance systems (Microsoft / SME / Specialist Health & Social Care preferred) [GP, Civica IP, TM1, Docuware]
- Proven experience of agile methodologies
- Experience with financial systems, ledger, billing etc. Microsoft GP / 365 preferred
- Exposure and understanding of other modern SaaS platforms in Finance such as Invoice AP, Banking, Reporting etc
- Process automation, workflow and integration tools, skills, and knowledge
- System configuration, set up of rules, roles-based access, and other controls
- Good knowledge of project, sprint, and agile planning
Get in touch:
If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact on people's lives, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Now!