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Professional Services Consultant - Finance

South AfricaFull-timemid

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Our Professional Services Consultants are responsible for all aspects of implementing FreeBalance Accountability Suite Software, using generally accepted accounting principles and standards,

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OtherProfessional Services Consultant

Our Professional Services Consultants are responsible for all aspects of implementing FreeBalance Accountability Suite Software, using generally accepted accounting principles and standards, Government-wide accounting policies and best practices, extensive product knowledge, and applying technology to government business operations.

Key to this position is the ability to transfer knowledge and skill to government staff for capacity building and in assisting the government organization with change management best practices in transitioning to the new financial management processes and software. Serving as a subject matter expert, provide support to other areas within FreeBalance such as input to product enhancements and preparation of bid submissions.

Implementation and deploying FreeBalance Accountability Suite Software using FreeBalance ISO 9001:2000 certified i3+qM methodology.

Manage customer expectations and advocate FreeBalance values and best practices

Review and assemble government financial management system legislation, policies operations and reporting requirements, all of which are necessary input to the business review and reengineering stage

Conduct business requirements review with the client and prepare requirements analyses and system/configuration design related to required government accounting functions

Configure and demonstrate the FreeBalance software/solution to the client, illustrating the mapping between the process to the technology

Develop acceptance test plans and conduct acceptance testing of the configured FreeBalance software/system with the client

Develop training material and deliver required product and user training courses, including ‘Train the Trainer’, to meet the client’s needs

Transfer knowledge to the client related to project management, change management and correct use of the FreeBalance products/solution as a ‘Super User’

Manage your day-to-day operations aspects of a project and scope, including meeting the project schedules and WBS tasks, and submitting quality deliverables

Expertise in public financial administration and more specifically: monitoring, follow-up and execution of the budget, public accounting / financial control, human resources management in the public sector, taxation, public investment and government procurement

Provide input to product management on functional matters and future product requirements based on feedback from the client

Report progress on all assigned activity and deliverables to the Project Manager

Work with the Project Manager and team to achieve all milestones in a timely manner and on budget

Minimum University degree in Accounting or a related field such as Commerce, Business Administration, Financial Administration, with a strong financial management experience

Financial designation (e.g. CMA, CGA) and work experience with a large national accounting firm or ERP firm an asset

5 years of experience in ERP software implementation

Solid understanding of budgeting and accounting processes and procedures, particularly in the public sector

Demonstrated experience in implementing and deploying software applications, gathering and documenting client’s requirements, particularly for the development and implementation of software applications

Previous experience in software configuration of a financial system

Demonstrated experience working with customers resulting in a positive and ongoing relationship

Professional demeanor to customer and colleagues

Strong analytical skills with multi-tasking ability

The successful candidate MUST be willing to travel and MUST read, write and speak English fluently. Other languages considered as an asset.