Senior Finance Functional Consultant – Odoo ERP (Manufacturing)

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

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.