Finance Systems Administrator

Service Care Legal; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in London is seeking a Finance Systems Administrator for a temporary position. The role involves managing core finance systems, ensuring compliance and efficiency, and supporting users. Ideal candidates should be part-qualified CCAB/CIMA and have experience in technical finance roles. This position offers a hybrid working arrangement with an hourly rate based on experience.

Benefits

Referral bonus of £250

Qualifications

• Part-qualified CCAB/CIMA as a minimum.
• Experience in a technical/systems finance role.
• Ability to provide accurate data for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Ensure finance systems are secure and compliant.
• Contribute to finance system projects.
• Support system users with training and helpdesk support.

Skills

Finance systems management

Technical analysis

Communication skills

Education

Part-qualified CCAB/CIMA

Tools

e5 Financials

Civica WebPay2

TechnologyOne

Job description

Overview

Finance Systems Administrator – Location: London – Contract: Temporary (3-months initial) – Rate: 30.00 per hour umbrella; 26.94 per hour PAYE inclusive; 24.04 per hour PAYE exclusive – Start Date: ASAP – Working Arrangements: Hybrid

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are recruiting for a Finance Systems Administrator on behalf of a Local Authority in London to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will play a key part in managing and improving core finance systems, ensuring processes are robust, secure, and efficient.

The main systems administered include e5 Financials (finance ledgers) and Civica WebPay2 (income management). The team is also working towards implementing a new finance system, OneCouncil by TechnologyOne, offering the opportunity to contribute to a major system change project.

Responsibilities

• Ensure finance systems are secure, well-governed, and support accounting standards.
• Maintain robust and efficient finance system processes.
• Contribute to finance system projects and the development of new processes.
• Complete business-as-usual tasks (BAU), including reconciliations and issue resolution.
• Support system users through training activities and helpdesk support.
• Collaborate with Finance teams and wider Council departments on system developments.
• Troubleshoot system issues within service desk KPIs.
• Contribute to business intelligence development and data administration.
• Assist in preparing for and supporting the implementation of the new finance system (TechnologyOne).
• Ensure compliance with Council policies, GDPR, Health & Safety, and other regulatory requirements.

Candidate Criteria

• Part-qualified CCAB/CIMA as a minimum
• Experience of working in a technical/systems based finance role supporting development and usage of financial systems
• Experience of providing accurate data and reporting for decision making
• Experience of working in a Local Authority finance environment is preferred
• Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or email (url removed). Service Care Solutions also offers a 250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive 250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.