Interim Sage Intacct Implementation Lead

SystemsAccountants are working with an Academy Trust currently implementing Sage Intacct from PS Financials, who are seeking a client-side Sage Intacct Implementation Lead/Project Manager to provide the technical and governance expertise to ensure a successful go-live. The successful candidate will come from a finance background, with a strong knowledge of the system capabilities of Sage Intacct and ability to translate business requirements into an effective finance systems solution.

Role Responsibilities

• Joining an in-flight implementation as a Sage Intacct for Education Subject Matter Expert

• A swift and structured review of the current system build and configuration, assessing the solution against best practice benchmarks and contracted deliverables

• Provide tighter governance and establish clear quality standards.

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• Liaise with the 3 rd party Sage Intacct SI, holding the partner to account and constructively challenging decisions.

• Tighten financial controls across procure-to-pay (P2P), supplier and bank processes, payments, and access and segregation of duties

• Automate AP processes within Sage Intacct

• Ensure the final solution reflects best practice across financial processes and controls.

• Support stabilisation and hypercare in the early post-implementation period, to enable a transition to

Do you have experience in Sage?, Demonstrable experience leading Sage Intacct implementations end-to-end

• Experience leading a Sage Intacct for Education implementation within the education industry

• A solid finance background with good accounting knowledge across AP, AR, banking integrations etc.

• Experience managing projects, with good understanding of governance and RAID principles

• Thorough knowledge of P2P processes, financial controls, audit requirements, fraud risk, and access control design

• Familiarity with multi-entity finance structures, as well as working knowledge of VAT complexity and banking or payment integrations

• A track record of working client-side, alongside and in oversight of implementation partners

• The ability to operate at both strategic and delivery levels as the situation demands

• Background in Multi-Academy Trusts, education, or the wider public sector