GL - Sales Margin process lead
Posted 4 days ago by Next
£75,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of GL - Sales Margin Process Lead involves joining a project team to implement the Oracle Fusion ERP system within NEXT Finance, focusing on the design and configuration of finance reports. The position requires collaboration with various teams to ensure successful data migration, training, and change management. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and experience with ERP systems, particularly Oracle Fusion. The role emphasizes problem-solving, attention to detail, and effective communication in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and build finance reports supporting Profit and Loss by business division.
- Attend design workshops and support the Business solution lead manager.
- Document design decisions and complete design workbooks.
- Support business impact assessments and coordinate with the reporting team.
- Work with the core GL lead to understand the new enterprise structure.
- Input into training plans and assist with test planning and execution.
- Link with change management for user training information and cutover planning.
- Provide warranty support and identify risks with mitigation controls.
- Collaborate with business readiness teams for training and data migration.
Key Skills:
- Strong understanding of margin reporting and data analysis.
- Experience implementing change with a focus on controls and automation.
- Desirable experience with large ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion.
- Self-management and strong organizational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and escalate issues timely.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Google Presentation.
- Prior exposure to analytical toolkits like Power BI is desirable.
Salary (Rate): £75,000.00 yearly
City: Leicester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Do you want to be a key member of the team shaping the future of Next Finance? We are looking for individuals who are prepared to challenge existing ways of working, embrace change & have a creative mind for problem solving. Is that you?
About the role
You will join a project team to assist with implementing the Oracle Fusion ERP system into NEXT Finance, initially replacing AP, AR and GL.
Responsibilities
You will be working on how we, design, configure and build the Finance reports that support the Profit and Loss by business division ('streaming', utilising the EPM capabilities in the Oracle Fusion software. You will be a key member of our team attending our design workshops supporting the Business solution lead manager. Key lead to one of the key deliverables of the programme alongside wider financial reporting. This will involve:
- Making and documenting design decisions inline with scope
- Completion of design workbooks
- Supporting business impact assessments
- Coordination with reporting team
- Working with the core GL lead to understand and reflect the new designed enterprise structure
- Input into training plan
- Test planning
- Test execution
- Linking with change management and business adoption providing user training information
- Cutover planning
- Cut over execution
- Warranty support
- Understanding and highlighting any risks and ensuring controls are in place to mitigate risk.
You will also be working with several business readiness teams:
- Existing commercial finance teams
- Change management and adoption team ensuring we have the appropriate training for all users
- Data migration team to ensure we have accurate data migrating into the new system
- Reporting team to ensure the GL and other management information can be reconciled.
Criteria
- Strong understanding of margin reporting and how data can be used to achieve different reporting requirements and analysis
- Experience of implementing change, demonstrating ability to focus on controls and automation
- Experience with another large ERP systems is desirable, preferably Oracle Fusion
- Ability to self manage, methodical with strong organisational skills ensuring multiple tasks can run in parallel
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and escalate issues in an appropriate and timely manner
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excel, Powerpoint and/or Google Presentation skills
- Prior exposure to analytical tool kits, power BI, cloud based data is desirable
About Us
You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
About some of our Benefits
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.