Finance Systems Lead

Cedar Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar Recruitment in London is seeking a Head of Finance Systems to lead the development and optimisation of the Finance systems landscape, with NetSuite at the core ERP. You will partner with the Interim Data Analytics & Systems Director and Finance Director to shape a clear Systems roadmap and drive automated, accurate reporting.

Responsibilities include building data models, reducing Excel dependencies, and improving month-end processes while strengthening governance of master data and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Finance systems and data
• Strong ERP experience, ideally NetSuite
• Proficient in SQL and data reconciliation
• Experience with finance processes (AP, AR, payroll, reporting)

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for development and optimisation of the Finance systems landscape, with NetSuite as the core ERP.
• Maintain a clear Finance Systems & Data roadmap in partnership with senior Finance leadership.
• Build and maintain reliable Finance reporting tables, data models and SQL-based logic.
• Reduce reliance on manual reporting and large Excel models.
• Identify and automate manual Finance processes across transactions, reconciliations and close-related activities.
• Build automated exception reporting to identify data differences and missing data.
• Support faster and more controlled month-end and year-end processes.
• Strengthen governance around Finance systems, master data and user access.

Skills

Finance systems expertise

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Tools

NetSuite

Oracle

Workday

SAP

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Company Industry: Food & Beverage

Job Title: Head of Finance Systems

Location: London – 4 days per week in the office

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary: Up To £80,000 depending on experience

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the development and optimisation of the Finance systems landscape, with NetSuite as the core ERP.
• Maintain a clear Finance Systems & Data roadmap in partnership with the Interim Data Analytics & Systems Director and Finance Director.
• Build and maintain reliable Finance reporting tables, data models and controlled SQL-based logic.
• Reduce reliance on repeated NetSuite exports, large Excel models and manually maintained reporting.
• Identify and automate manual and repetitive Finance processes across transaction processing, reconciliations, reporting and close-related activities.
• Build automated exception reporting to identify differences, missing data and unexpected transactions.
• Support faster and more controlled month-end and year-end processes.
• Use SQL, APIs, data pipelines and other appropriate tools to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
• Work with Finance & IT to strengthen governance around Finance systems, master data, user access and permissions.
• Support the integrity of key structures including the chart of accounts, entities, suppliers, customers, locations, departments and reporting dimensions.
• Establish clear requirements, testing and user acceptance processes for material system and data changes.
• Maintain appropriate documentation, audit trails and version control across systems, integrations and reporting logic.
• Act as the principal systems and data partner to the Finance Director and wider Finance team.
• Work closely with Accounting, FP&A, Operations, Supply Chain, IT and Data & Analytics.

Requirements

• Strong experience across Finance systems, Finance technology, financial data or a closely related discipline.
• Deep understanding of how operational transactions become accounting entries, financial statements and management reporting.
• Strong ERP experience, ideally with NetSuite, or comparable platforms such as Oracle, Workday or SAP.
• Experience across Finance processes including AP, AR, payments, payroll, procurement, treasury, FP&A and reporting.
• Strong SQL capability, with the ability to independently query, validate and reconcile financial data.
• Working knowledge of Power BI or similar BI tools.
• Experience with APIs, integrations, data pipelines and modern data architecture.
• Experience automating manual Finance or accounting processes and improving reconciliations and transaction-to-GL flows.