Closing date for applications is: 18 February 2025 ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected. We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below. We are currently recruiting for a Solution Owner on a full time 12-month fixed term contract to focus on the accounting and operations aspects of our sales system within our Finance team. This role can be hybrid based from our Glasgow or London office, or remote within the UK. The Solution Owner is responsible for representing their ACCA Directorate within the programme team in our delivery of D365 FO and CE. They will work with their Directorate Business Lead and collaborate with other ACCA solution owners, Solution Implementation Partner and a wide variety of stakeholders to lead detailed design of processed, support build delivery, testing and delivery and supporting business readiness. This will include discussing, negotiating and agreeing solutions which will contribute to overall implementation. This role will work as an integral part of the programme team and will be responsible for liaising across the business to ensure that all areas of the business affected by the process changes are represented. The Job From a business perspective the Solution Owner will act as a primary liaison point for ACCA within the programme. The Solution Owner is the primary communicator and link between their Directorate Business Lead, Solution Implementation Partner, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), additional stakeholders and project teams Responsible for working with the SMEs and colleagues across their a comprehensive solution is delivered that reflect their Directorate’s perspective as well as the wider ACCA perspective Responsible for obtaining, inputting and clarifying the ACCA business vision to the project team to ensure this is clear when creating solutions and other deliverables Responsible for ensuring that requirements are delivered and acting as the lynch pin between business and programme to facilitate clear understanding of business needs. Responsible for quality to meet business requirements of design, build, testing and business readiness ensuring communication of changes/progress to stakeholders and the Business Lead Responsible for attending and representing the business at project meetings, workshops and communication sessions Sign off iterations - The Solution Owner is responsible for signing off each stage of the development process to ensure requirements are clear, prioritised and included in the relevant solution design documentation. The Person Experience working within global accountancy and financial operations with knowledge of order to cash processes and financial controls. Knowledge of Microsoft D365 FO and CE is beneficial Professional Accounting Qualification is preferred Strong knowledge of what a good customer experience should look like Excellent communications skills with the ability to translate technical descriptions into clear business language to accommodate individual stakeholder group’s communication requirements Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and external consultants Highly motivated, proactive and enthusiastic to have the discipline to work on their own initiative as well as working well as part of a team Excellent time management skills to deliver to strict deadlines Good experience of having worked in a project environment as part of a project team Good experience of being able to order, prioritise complex requirements and make decisions in a systematic and rationale manner. Our Benefits We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme. We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees. Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform. We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life. Interested in this role? Please click to submit your application.