[Hiring] Sage Intacct Implementation Lead @Fika

Role Description

The Sage Implementation Lead is a time-bound delivery role responsible for completing Fika’s Sage Intacct implementation beyond the core accounting foundation. The role designs the integration architecture for the phases in scope and then delivers against it. This is also a build-and-hand-off role, delivering Phases II through V and leaving behind design documentation, trained users, and named internal owners for every module.

Phases in Scope

• Phase II: Salesforce Integration - FY26 Q4
• Phase III: Banking and Integration - FY27 Q1
• Phase IV: Grants Management - FY27 Q2
• Phase V: Warehouse and Project Billing - FY27 Q3

Duties & Responsibilities

• Integration Architecture & Technical Delivery (30%)
  • Design the Salesforce to Intacct integration architecture.
  • Design the Phase III banking and payment integration architecture.
  • Design the configuration approach for grants management, warehouse, and project billing.
  • Document data mapping to preserve dimensional integrity.
  • Present designs with options considered for informed sign-off.
  • Deliver the technical build in partnership with the Salesforce Lead and Administrator.
• Requirements Definition, Phase Delivery & Implementation Management (30%)
  • Facilitate requirements definition for each phase with the owning department.
  • Reconcile competing definitions of the same data across departments.
  • Own the delivery plan for Phases II through V.
  • Run each phase as a discrete project with agreed schedules and logs.
  • Identify and escalate resourcing constraints and requirements gaps early.
• Data Integrity, Testing & Financial Controls (20%)
  • Design and execute testing for each phase in a Sage Intacct sandbox environment.
  • Build an automated reconciliation and exception-handling report.
  • Ensure each phase meets internal control, approval, and segregation of duties requirements.
• Change Enablement, Training & Documentation (10%)
  • Build and deliver training for each phase.
  • Maintain configuration documentation and integration architecture records.
  • Produce a written handover naming internal owners of each module.
• Vendor and Partner Management (5%)
  • Serve as Fika's day-to-day point of contact with Sage's implementation team.
  • Track Sage's release cycle and published roadmap.
  • Flag commercial or contractual issues with external partners.
• Reporting (5%)
  • Provide regular written status reporting to the Director of Enterprise Platforms.
  • Prepare briefings for leadership or governance committees.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading ERP or financial systems implementations.
• Experience designing integration architecture for a financial system.
• Direct experience integrating Salesforce with a financial system.
• Deep working knowledge of Sage Intacct dimensional architecture.
• Ability to present design decisions to technical approvers.
• Experience eliciting and documenting business and functional requirements.
• Strong grasp of financial processes.
• Experience working across time zones and cultures with distributed teams.
• Strong communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree and equivalent professional experience.

Working Conditions

• This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, with no expectation of extension or conversion.
• This is a remote position, with hybrid available if located near a program office.
• Travel requirements: <5%.

Application Guidelines

To apply, please submit your CV and a brief cover letter indicating your primary area(s) of expertise and relevant experience. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CV Guidelines

• Length: Maximum 4 pages.
• Highlight relevant degrees and recognized certifications.
• Exclude personal information and non-certified training.