Finance Systems Consultant
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Permanent
- £400 per day
Job Description:
Finance System Consultant - QuickBooks Advanced (Charity | Contract | £400/day)
I am excited to be working with a small UK charity (£2M income, 20 staff) to deliver a focused, low-complexity implementation of QuickBooks Advanced, replacing Sage ahead of July 2026.
This is a well-defined, short engagement suited to someone who can get in, structure things properly, and get out without fuss.
Contract: 10 days over 4–6 weeks
Timing: Mid-May ? End June 2026
Rate: £400 per day
Scope
*Set up QuickBooks Advanced (finance + payroll)
*Simplify and redesign chart of accounts
*Implement Classes (departments), Projects (funds), Locations (if needed)
*Migrate budgets from Excel
*Support payroll migration (with additional support available)
*Build straightforward, usable reporting
*Enable a clean month-end process
*Provide light handover/training
Why this role
*Clearly scoped, no moving goalposts
*Small organisation, quick decision-making
*No VAT complexity
*Support available where needed (e.g. payroll migration)
*Opportunity to deliver a clean, well-structured system end-to-end
Requirements
*QuickBooks Advanced implementation experience
*Understanding of charity finance (restricted/unrestricted funds)
*Experience migrating from Sage or similar
*Practical, delivery-focused approach
Outcome
A clean, functional system live by July with minimal reliance on Excel and a confident internal team.
If you have the above skill and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today, I woudl love t have a conversation with you!
I am excited to be working with a small UK charity (£2M income, 20 staff) to deliver a focused, low-complexity implementation of QuickBooks Advanced, replacing Sage ahead of July 2026.
This is a well-defined, short engagement suited to someone who can get in, structure things properly, and get out without fuss.
Contract: 10 days over 4–6 weeks
Timing: Mid-May ? End June 2026
Rate: £400 per day
Scope
*Set up QuickBooks Advanced (finance + payroll)
*Simplify and redesign chart of accounts
*Implement Classes (departments), Projects (funds), Locations (if needed)
*Migrate budgets from Excel
*Support payroll migration (with additional support available)
*Build straightforward, usable reporting
*Enable a clean month-end process
*Provide light handover/training
Why this role
*Clearly scoped, no moving goalposts
*Small organisation, quick decision-making
*No VAT complexity
*Support available where needed (e.g. payroll migration)
*Opportunity to deliver a clean, well-structured system end-to-end
Requirements
*QuickBooks Advanced implementation experience
*Understanding of charity finance (restricted/unrestricted funds)
*Experience migrating from Sage or similar
*Practical, delivery-focused approach
Outcome
A clean, functional system live by July with minimal reliance on Excel and a confident internal team.
If you have the above skill and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today, I woudl love t have a conversation with you!
Job number 3627330
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