Functional Consultant

Responsibilities

• Design functional specifications and system configurations aligned with business requirements, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Configure finance system modules based on approved functional specifications and business processes.
• Conduct gap analysis between current business processes and system capabilities, and recommend process improvements and enhancements.
• Facilitate workshops and requirement gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain functional design documents, process flows, and configuration documentation.
• Support unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for finance modules.
• Provide functional support during data migration activities to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Conduct end-user training and prepare training materials.
• Support go-live activities and provide post-implementation functional support.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with technical teams to resolve functional and integration issues.
• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure accurate translation of business requirements into system specifications.
• Ensure quality, consistency, and completeness of functional design and configuration deliverables across the implementation team and subcontractors.
• Maintain proper records of functional design, configuration, testing, and service activities throughout the contract period.
• Analyse and document business requirements for financial processes, including:
  
  1. General Ledger (GL)
  2. Accounts Payable (AP)
  3. Accounts Receivable (AR)
  4. Fixed Asset Management
  5. Cash Management
  6. Financial Reporting

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles, practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong analytical skills in process mapping, gap analysis, and requirements documentation.
• Experience with system configuration, testing methodologies, and data migration.
• Familiarity with financial reporting tools and business intelligence platforms.
• Understanding of month-end/year-end closing, budget management, and financial consolidation processes.
• Experience with audit requirements is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Singapore Government procurement and governance processes is advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and detail-oriented mindset.
• Customer-focused with good organizational and people management skills.
• Good written, verbal, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in finance ERP implementations using platforms such as:
  
  1. SAP Finance
  2. Oracle Financials
  3. Microsoft Dynamics
  4. Equivalent ERP solutions

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in finance ERP system implementations.
• At least 2 years of experience working with the proposed ERP SaaS product.
• Relevant certification in the proposed ERP SaaS product is advantageous.
• Professional certifications such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent are advantageous.
• Experience in Government finance systems or public sector financial management is advantageous.