Deployment Functional Specialist YODA - Finance at Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian non-profit organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood, and enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Deployment Functional Specialist YODA - Finance

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 2 Year Fixed term contract
Functional Area: Global IT
Reports to: Functional Deployment & Cutover Lead (Y.O.D.A)

Job Details

• Join Plan International on our mission to reach as many children as possible, especially those marginalized or excluded, with impactful programs that create lasting change.
• As part of our ongoing commitment to strengthening our partnerships, mobilizing resources, and ensuring accountability, we're launching Programme Y.O.D.A (Your Organisation’s Data and Analytics), a pivotal initiative in our transformation journey.
• Programme Y.O.D.A is part of our overall transformation journey that will help us strengthen our business functions and improve the way we plan and deliver programmes.
• It is a global project to change business processes and deploy integrated D365, Saleforce applications and a data warehouse to replace the existing system based on SAP and introduce system support for key business processes including finance, supply chain management, project delivery and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• The integrated Y.O.D.A systems have been designed to support the End-to-End Project Cycle and to enforce necessary steps to complete the requirements of each project stage.

The Opportunity

• In this exciting role as the Deployment Functional Specialist - Finance for programme Y.O.D.A you will play a pivotal role in providing functional support to the deploying countries as they successfully adopt to the new business process D365 system.
• You will be working closely with the BRD (Business, Readiness and Deployment) team as well as the business process owner for Finance, in addition to the global and regional hub functional teams to ensure business processes are understood, providing subject matter expertise in finance and the functional systems process to end users.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge
Essential:
Knowledge:

• Extensive knowledge of PLAN Finance processes and accounting
• At least 3 years extensive experience of SAP & SAP BI
• At least 3 years of country experience at PLAN
• Microsoft tools such as MS Forms, SharePoint, etc.

Skills:

• Microsoft tools such as MS TEAMS, SharePoint, etc.
• Knowledge of Power Platform, Power BI, and related Microsoft technologies is a plus
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• French/Spanish would be a plus.

Behaviours:

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Highly efficient and organised, able to prioritise and multitask.
• Adaptable and a team player
• Comfortable working in a diverse environment and a strong promoter of equality.
• Willing to take initiative and keen to learn.
• Self-starter and strives for quality.
• Strong leadership skills
• Manages customer expectations.
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail, accurate and observant.
• Ability to work with senior management
• Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities

The Individual:

• We are looking to recruit an individual who has extensive knowledge of finance processes and accounting, as well as systems experience using SAP/SAP BI or D365.
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools particularly MS Forms, Sharepoint, Teams, while knowledge of Power Platform, Power BI, and related Microsoft technologies would be beneficial.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential, with proficiency in French/Portuguese/Spanish being desirable.
• You will need excellent communication and relationship-building skills, coupled with a highly efficient and organized approach, enabling effective prioritization and multitasking.
• Adaptability, teamwork, and a commitment to promoting equality are essential attributes, along with a proactive attitude towards learning and taking initiative. Attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to work effectively while managing multiple priorities are also key requirements for this role.

Salary

• We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment benefits will be set according to your location and therefore it is not possible to include full details here.

Application Closing Date
Sunday; 24th March, 2024 (midnight UK time).