Interim Sage Intacct Implementation Lead

Sage Intacct Implementation LeadRemoteoutside IR353+ month contract

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.

- Liaise with the 3rd 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

Role Requirements

- 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

SystemsAccountants are a leading global Finance Systems and Finance Transformation recruitment partner with over 25 years of experience supporting ERP, BI, and EPM implementations. If you’re interested in speaking about our Sage Intacct Practice, please contact christopher.ames@systemsaccountants.com