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Based: Birmingham, UK
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Salary: £72,500 Annual
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Contract: Permanent
Are you an experienced Finance/Accountancy Software Systems specialist? Do you have a background in accountancy and/or are a full or part certified accountant ? Let Informed Recruitment help you to achieve your potential with an exciting opportunity for a Systems Accountant to work as part of a team implementing a new enterprise accountancy solution. As a specialist provider of resource to the Property & associated Technology markets, we are delighted to be partnering with a social enterprise offering you the opportunity to have influence as part of large transformation programme. This role is offered on a 12-month fixed term salaried contract in the first instance with benefits.
The purpose of the role will be to play a key role in the seamless implementation of a new finance system, ensuring the integration of the system with other internal dependent systems. Your day-to-day activities will include leading the financial workstream for the move to a new finance system; data reconciliation, mapping, validation, migration, and cleansing; translating operational finance requirements into configurations and workflows; system security and controls; documentation; user acceptance testing, training; stakeholder engagement and liaison; change management and business readiness; and ensuring regulatory compliance in the finished solution.
Must Have
- A background in Systems Accountancy, Systems Analysis, Applications Analysis or Finance Systems implementation
- A background in accountancy with a strong understanding of accountancy processes including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, budgeting, and financial reporting; or having worked in finance before moving into systems consultancy (example systems include Workday, Sage, Xero, UNIT4, Sun Accounts, Infor, D365 F&O, OneAdvanced, OpenAccounts, e5, SAP, Oracle Cloud, TechnologyOne, Civica Financials, or similar).
- Advanced Excel skills and the ability to produce reports.
- Accountancy certification, full or part qualified, in CIMA, ACCA, ACA AAT, or similar.
Nice to Have
- SQL Scripting
- Previous experience delivering in system development life cycles and methodologies (ideally Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies.)
As an individual you will be analytical with excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail, an initiative-taker with excellent interpersonal skills, a positive demeanour, the ability to think on your feet and goal orientated. The role will be hybrid, equally split between an office in Birmingham and home-based. If this role describes you, then please apply without delay for the opportunity to continue your career with a driven yet friendly organisation continually looking to provide a better service to customers. An initial term of up to 12 months is on offer but comes with the potential for extended service as part of the implementation project and ongoing service improvement.
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