Finance Systems Accountant

Burges Salmon; Bristol; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Burges Salmon is hiring a Finance Systems Accountant to join our Finance Systems team in Bristol. You’ll help develop and improve financial systems, data and controls, while collaborating with Finance and Technology colleagues to deliver reliable systems.

The role requires qualified or part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent), experience with finance system upgrades and SQL data analysis, and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant (or equivalent).
• Experience with Aderant or previous experience working within the legal sector.
• Experience working in a finance systems, systems accounting or similar role.
• Experience of finance system upgrades, implementations or process improvement projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience using SQL to query, analyse and interpret financial data.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and implementing finance systems improvements.
• Leading and supporting finance system upgrades, enhancements and testing activities.
• Reviewing current processes and recommending ways to improve efficiency, data quality and controls.
• Supporting the development of financial reports and dashboards.
• Working with stakeholders across the business to ensure our finance systems operate reliably and effectively.
• Delivering training and guidance on finance systems and processes to colleagues across the firm.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

SQL querying

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent)

Tools

Aderant

SQL

Job description

Enjoy finding smarter ways of working?

Join our Finance Systems team and help drive the systems, data and process improvements that keep our finance function running at its best.

We are looking for a Finance Systems Accountant to join our Finance Systems team at Burges Salmon. This is an opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our finance systems operate effectively while helping to drive the digitisation and continuous improvement of our finance function. The role reports to the Senior Finance Systems Manager.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work closely with colleagues across Finance and Technology to support, develop and enhance our financial systems and processes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Identifying and implementing finance systems improvements
• Leading and supporting finance system upgrades, enhancements and testing activities
• Reviewing current processes and recommending ways to improve efficiency, data quality and controls
• Supporting the development of financial reports and dashboards
• Working with stakeholders across the business to ensure our finance systems operate reliably and effectively
• Delivering training and guidance on finance systems and processes to colleagues across the firm

What we are looking for

We’re interested in hearing from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Qualified or part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant (or equivalent)
• Experience with Aderant or previous experience working within the legal sector
• Experience working in a finance systems, systems accounting or similar role
• Experience of finance system upgrades, implementations or process improvement projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience using SQL to query, analyse and interpret financial data
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Why Burges Salmon?

At Burges Salmon, we believe in empowering our people to make a difference. You’ll join a firm that values integrity, innovation, and inclusion. We offer hybrid working, a supportive culture, and opportunities to grow your career in a forward-thinking environment. We’re proud to have recently been named "Law Firm of the Year" at the Legal Business Awards 2025 and RollOnFriday’s "Best Law Firm to Work At" for four years running and one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024. We’re also Platinum‑accredited by Investors in People for our commitment to developing our people.

Ayesha Arshad, Resourcing Specialist, at [email protected].

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