Finance Systems Analyst

Sharp and Carter; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp and Carter is seeking a systems-focused Finance professional on a newly created 12-month contract. You’ll support a major systems transformation, leveraging experience in finance systems, testing and continuous improvement in a fast-changing, hands-on environment.

The role involves system administration, data integrity, UAT coordination, ERP configuration, and close support, interfacing between Finance and Technology to deliver permanent improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance systems or business systems support
• Experience with UAT/testing cycles
• ERP systems and integrations knowledge (Sage, SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics 365)
• Comfortable solving problems with imperfect systems
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to adapt to changing environment and progress system enhancements

Responsibilities

• System administration – support access enquiries across ERP and finance systems
• Maintain master data integrity and lead data cleansing
• Coordinate UAT testing cycles for upgrades and releases
• Configure and maintain core ERP modules (GL, AP, AR, Bank Services)
• Translate accounting requirements into technical solutions
• Troubleshoot issues and manage escalations with stakeholders
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close from a systems perspective
• Produce configuration records, process maps and change logs

Skills

Finance systems

UAT testing

ERP integrations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Sage

SAP

Oracle

MS Dynamics 365

Job description

About the Opportunity

Join a well-established business making a genuine difference in the community. This is a newly created 12-month contract for a systems-focused Finance professional, supporting a business currently undergoing a major systems transformation. You'll bring experience in finance systems, testing and continuous improvement, and enjoy working in a fast-changing, hands-on environment.

Key Responsibilities

• System administration - support access enquiries across ERP and finance related systems, administer user access and security roles, and become the go-to for Finance system related enquiries.
• Maintain master data integrity within finance systems and lead data cleansing initiatives.
• Coordinate UAT testing cycles for upgrades, patches and new releases, including developing test plans, coordinating business testers and managing defect resolution through to sign-off.
• Configure and maintain core ERP modules (GL, AP, AR, Bank Services), including chart of accounts, tax settings and posting rules.
• Act as the main conduit between Finance and Technology, translating accounting requirements into technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot issues and manage escalations with internal stakeholders, performing root-cause analysis and implementing permanent fixes.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities from a systems perspective.
• Produce clear documentation including configuration records, process maps and change logs.

The ideal candidate

• Demonstrated experience in a finance systems, systems analyst or business systems support role
• Experience with UAT/testing cycles, not just participating
• Strong understanding of ERP systems and integrations (e.g. Sage, SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics 365)
• Comfortable working with disparate or imperfect systems, with the grit to problem-solve rather than expect best practice
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to converse with non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment and keep progressing system enhancements

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about the systems side of Finance to play a key role in a live implementation, with genuine ownership over testing, configuration and process improvement as the function evolves.