Prophet 21 Financial Consultant
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
Our client is seeking an experienced Epicor Prophet 21 (P21) Finance Consultant to support a new Prophet 21 ERP implementation. This consultant will serve as a trusted advisor to finance accounting operations and executive leadership teams throughout the implementation lifecycle helping to ensure successful deployment adoption and optimization of the P21 platform.
The ideal candidate will possess deep functional expertise in Prophet 21 Financials Inventory Management Order Processing CRM Data Migration Reporting and Business Process Improvement. This individual will play a critical role in solution design user training system configuration data conversion testing and post-go-live support.
This position is ideal for a seasoned consultant who combines strong accounting and finance expertise with extensive hands-on Prophet 21 implementation experience.
- Serve as the lead functional consultant for the Prophet 21 implementation project.
- Facilitate discovery sessions to understand current-state business processes and future-state requirements.
- Provide best-practice recommendations for accounting finance distribution inventory and order management processes.
- Support project planning testing user acceptance training and go-live activities.
- Configure and optimize Prophet 21 financial modules including:
- General Ledger
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Fixed Assets
- Cash Management
- Financial Reporting
- Assist with month-end and year-end financial processes.
- Advise leadership on financial controls reporting structures and process improvements.
- Lead data migration efforts utilizing Prophet 21 imports exports and data modification tools.
- Assist with data validation cleansing reconciliation and testing.
- Support integrations with third-party applications including tax reporting CRM and business intelligence solutions.
- Provide expertise with Avalara sales tax integrations and configurations.
- Develop and optimize reporting solutions utilizing:
- Microsoft Excel
- Power Query
- MS Query
- SQL Reporting
- Prophet 21 Reporting Tools
- Create financial operational inventory and executive dashboards.
- Assist users with ad hoc reporting and data analysis requirements.
- Deliver hands-on training to accounting finance customer service purchasing warehouse and management teams.
- Develop user guides process documentation and training materials.
- Mentor key users and internal support teams to ensure long-term success.
- Act as a trusted advisor during organizational change and ERP adoption initiatives.
- Troubleshoot functional and business process issues.
- Identify opportunities for system optimization and automation.
- Provide post-go-live support and continuous improvement recommendations.
- Partner with executive leadership to maximize ERP investment and business value.
- 7 years of Epicor Prophet 21 consulting experience.
- Multiple full-cycle Prophet 21 implementation and upgrade projects.
- Strong accounting and finance background with experience supporting financial operations.
- Deep understanding of:
- Distribution Operations
- Inventory Management
- Order-to-Cash Processes
- Procure-to-Pay Processes
- CRM Functionality
- Financial Reporting
- Experience with Prophet 21 data migration imports exports and system configuration.
- Strong Microsoft Excel expertise including Power Query and advanced reporting capabilities.
- Experience supporting Avalara sales tax integrations and compliance processes.
- Ability to train users at all organizational levels.
- Excellent communication documentation and client-facing consulting skills.
- Experience serving as a CFO Controller Accounting Manager or senior finance leader.
- Microsoft SQL scripting and database reporting experience.
- Experience with Prophet 21 SaaS / Azure Cloud environments.
- Knowledge of distribution wholesale manufacturing or industrial supply industries.
- Prior consulting experience supporting multiple clients and business units.
- Successful implementation and adoption of Epicor Prophet 21.
- Streamlined accounting and financial processes.
- Accurate and efficient data migration.
- Well-trained end users and internal support teams.
- Improved reporting visibility and decision-making capabilities.