Account Receiveable & Accounts Payable SME

Job Description
Transactional Finance (Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable) Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Fixed Term 1 year

£43,815- £46,857 (PO4)

The oneSource Financial Services Teams are responsible for issuing and collecting over 85,350 invoices per year for 2 Councils, and for processing over 120,000 invoices to suppliers.

The post will be hybrid, with some requirement to attend Havering, and Newham offices, but predominantly home working.

As the Financial Transactional Services SME you will be responsible for working with the service team to develop new process and to exploit existing and new functionality.

Focus on the identification of areas of development within the Transactional Finance modules of Fusion.

Lead projects and work streams across Transactional Finance taking on a project lead role on their successful implementation i.e. system functionality, processes and the migration of data.

Identify and seek solutions to risks within the Transactional Finance Fusion system working with the AP and AR Managers and Corporate Business System Team.

Lead the implementation of new Fusion system update releases including co-ordinating testing resources and constantly reviewing test scripts so that they provide the appropriate protection for the transactional services modules in both authority’s.

Ensure training and guidance available to professional users and customers is consistent, accessible and up to date.

Deliver a high quality, consistent and professional service that meets strategic objectives, service level agreements (SLA), legislation, policies and procedures, being efficient and effective, whilst meeting agree timeframes, standards and targets.

The post holder will be responsible for identifying improvements to processes across Transactional Financial Services, leading on the scoping and co-ordination of changes, within Oracle FUSION ERP system.

Directly working with the Accounts Payable and Receivable Managers, and Corporate Business Support Team, leading in the design development, testing and successful implementation of new system functionality.

Ensuring that managers and teams have the guidance and best processes available for carrying out all transactional finance related tasks in accordance with the self-service working practices across both authorities.

Advise and support professional users, ensuring service knowledge is maintained, reducing the number of calls and queries raised to 3rd party software providers. Working with the Transactional Services teams to increase knowledge and resilience on more technical aspects of the Fusion system.

Researching and networking with other clients using the Fusion system, gaining an understanding of best practice.

Leading on the reporting needs of Transactional Finance

https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/6291/transactional-sme-job-profile

Closing Date 25th August 2023

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