Finance System Specialist 2024JISCUK09001
Mar 14, 2025
Job Summary
This role is within the Organisation s Group CTO directorate. New products are developed to meet the needs of the members now and in the future and provide technology leadership within the organisation and to members and customers. There are several departments which make up the Group CTO directorate and this role is within Internal IT in the Finance Systems team.
This team is responsible for the Financial Systems (primarily MS D365 and SAP). In this role you will provide essential daytoday level (2) support to the key Financial Systems primarily but with a strong bias towards providing functional project and analytical expertise to; in flight (addvalue) projects programmes and smallmedium changes. The latter working under a 2week sprint (Agile) methodology.
Responsibilities & Duties
Provide a Level 23 support service for Jisc users for the main systems listed above.
Follow internal processes and standards for managing system development.
In support to Head of Finance Systems provide deep business and systems knowledge to promote new ways of working both within Finance Systems Support Team but also wider Finance Community.
Ensure compliance on systems by supporting; internal and external audit (e.g. logical access reviews ISO27001). This in the form of completing all relevant requests and ensuring no gaps remain on followups.
Lead on system functional improvements and small to medium size projects across the core business processes of; Order to Cash (OTC) Procure to Pay (P2P) Source to Pay (STP) Record to Report (RTR). In some cases lead and manage the project using a combination of agile and agile waterfall techniques.
Essential skills knowledge and behaviours
Demonstrable experience in MS D365 F&O (SCM) functional knowledge in a Level 1.52 Support environment.
Some experience in project management business analytical experience in Finance Systems andor established ERP (Enterprise Resource) application system
Understanding of Specialist Finance Business Process mapping
Proven D365 Functional (Finance Process) Analytical skillset. Delivered in a hybrid SupportProject Environment also known as DevOps.
Securityrelated
requirements
NA
Background Check Required
Must have a British Passport or Valid Work Permit for UK.
Must have Basic DBS Check Certificate (issued within last 24 months)
Benefits
Weekly Working Hours: 40 hours.
Work Schedule: as per UK office hours.
Salary: 16000 Total for the 6 months duration.
Overtime: Allowed subject to prior written approval of the project manager.
Computing Devices: candidate should have his/her own internet connection computing device to execute daytoday activities while Work from home .
Specific Benefits offered by the Customer:
Flexible work pattern which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments
31 days annual leave prorata (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas
Generous flexible pension schemes
Protection benefit life cover
A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan employee assistance programme mental health first aiders and support
Financial wellbeing support including access to preferential loan and savings plans mortgage advice will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money
A wide range of discounts from retailers and bigname highstreet stores and CSSC membership
A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
Additional Assessment
Evaluation Weighting
Technical Competence: 80%
Price: 20%
