UNIT4 ERP Developer

Department: IT Systems

Location:  Greenford (West London) or Birmingham (On-site)

About Us: GBS is a higher education provider offering a range of sector-relevant courses across ten campuses in London, Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester. Working in partnership with several of the UK’s leading higher education providers, we deliver vocational, undergraduate, and postgraduate programmes in finance, accounting, business, construction, tourism, healthcare, and more.

Our Vision: Changing lives through education.

Responsibilities:

• Implement the Unit4 ERP Product and modules to meet GBS requirements.
• Lead and participate in workshops in relation to their solution design. 
• Analyse requirements and proposed business processes, translating these into a documented Solution Design, using Unit4 standards. 
• Make recommendations relating to business process re-engineering needed to accommodate the successful implementation of the ERP Product set. 
• Contribute to on-going product development by identifying common Customer requirements and feeding these enhancement requests into the Unit4 product development process. 
• Participate in and be responsible for the QA of configured test systems to ensure that the Solution Design has been implemented as specified.
• Implementation expertise across Unit4 ERP modules like GL, AP, AR, Cash Management, Procure to Pay, FP&A, Projects, Payroll, Billing, Expenses, Sales, Projects & Grants, Contracts.
• Implement security across the Unit4 system using the RBAC and industry best practices.
• Implement reporting, workflows, & other Unit4 technical features.
• Expertise into AG16 scripts and API integrations.
• Support GBS business as usual activities.
• Act as Lead Consultant when assigned to this role overseeing and co-ordinating the work of workstream Consultants. 

About you:

• Extensive expertise in financial systems and accounting.
• You will have an in-depth knowledge of our Unit4 ERP software modules and associated products.
• Minimum of 2 full cycle implementations of Unit4 ERP
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant (Financial) study or significant relevant experience in this sector.
• Excellent Business Analysis, communication, presentation, leadership, time management and inter-personal skills.
• Ability to effectively lead workshops and presentations to a mixed audience containing differing levels of seniority and experience.

What We Offer:

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays
• 1 day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more
• Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• £500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus

Employee Testimonial:

 "What really stands out to me about GBS is its consistent focus on creating positive outcomes for students. Every team, even those without direct student contact, is deeply committed to this mission. Everyone understands that what they do plays a role in helping students succeed. It’s such a collaborative and inspiring place to work — it’s clear everyone genuinely cares about making a difference." (Steffi Korsah - Non-Academic Staff)

GBS is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed.