Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Title: Senior Finance Functional Consultant – Odoo ERP (Manufacturing)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Finance Functional Consultant to support the successful delivery of an ongoing Odoo ERP implementation for a manufacturing company.

Business requirements have already been completed. The consultant's responsibility is to review the implementation, work closely with developers, validate all finance-related processes, ensure compliance with accounting standards and manufacturing best practices, coordinate testing, and ensure the project is successfully completed and handed over.

This is not a bookkeeping or operational accounting role.

Key Responsibilities

• Review existing business and functional requirements.

• Validate all finance-related configurations and custom developments in Odoo.

• Work closely with developers to clarify functional requirements and ensure correct implementation.

• Identify functional gaps and recommend solutions based on Odoo best practices.

• Ensure seamless integration between Accounting, Manufacturing, Inventory, Purchasing, Sales, and other related modules.

• Validate product costing, inventory valuation, WIP, landed cost, manufacturing transactions, and financial postings.

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, IAS, and manufacturing finance best practices.

• Review financial reports, workflows, and approval processes.

• Prepare and execute Functional Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Track issues and ensure timely resolution before go-live.

• Support go-live, stabilization, and final project handover.

• Prepare implementation documentation and provide knowledge transfer to the client.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.

• Professional qualification such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CMA, or CIMA is highly preferred.

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Finance or Manufacturing Finance.

• Minimum 3 years of experience as an ERP Finance Functional Consultant.

• Experience in manufacturing ERP implementations is mandatory.

• Experience with Odoo ERP is preferred.

Required Knowledge

• Manufacturing Finance

• Cost Accounting

• Product Costing

• Bill of Materials (BOM) Costing

• Inventory Valuation (FIFO, AVCO, Standard Cost)

• Work in Progress (WIP)

• Landed Cost

• General Ledger

• Financial Statements

• Budgeting and Forecasting

• Manufacturing Cost Analysis

• Internal Controls

• IFRS / IAS Standards

• Odoo Accounting

• Odoo Manufacturing (MRP)

• Odoo Inventory

• Odoo Purchase

• Odoo Sales

Desired Candidate Profile

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

• Ability to coordinate with developers and implementation teams.

• Strong functional testing and UAT experience.

• Excellent documentation and reporting skills.

• Ability to manage implementation timelines and deliverables.

Success Criteria

• All finance-related requirements are fully implemented.

• Compliance with accounting standards and manufacturing best practices.

• Successful completion of UAT with no critical issues.

• Smooth integration between all Odoo modules.

• Successful go-live and stabilization.

• Complete documentation, knowledge transfer, and client handover.