Finance Systems Migration Accountant – Sage Intacct

RD Financial Recruitment Limited; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with some WFH

Exposure to Sage Intacct project

Job summary

RD Financial Recruitment Limited in Woking invites applications for a Finance Systems Migration Accountant on a 1–2 month contract. The role focuses on migrating data to Sage Intacct across 20+ entities, with significant Excel and finance systems work. Hybrid with some WFH, ASAP start, and a busy, impactful project.

The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong Excel skills and prior exposure to accounting system migrations, including Sage Line 50, Xero or VT.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong Excel and finance systems skills.
• Exposure to accounting system implementation or migration is a plus.
• Experience with Sage Line 50, Xero and/or VT a plus.
• Experience with data cleansing and reconciling financial data is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the migration of financial data from Sage Line 50, Xero and VT into Sage Intacct.
• Work across 20+ companies/entities as part of the migration project.
• Review and standardise nominal ledgers and chart of accounts.
• Map existing codes into the new Sage Intacct structure.
• Perform data cleansing, validation and reconciliation.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in data and migration issues.
• Assist with system testing and issue investigation.
• Collaborate with management accountants and external partner.
• Use Excel to analyse and reconcile data.
• Ensure data is accurate and ready for migration.

Skills

Excel

Finance systems

Data cleansing

Testing

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Sage Line 50

Xero

VT

Sage Intacct

Job description

Woking | Hybrid Working | £325 per day | 1–2 Month Contract | ASAP Start

Are you an accountant who enjoys working with finance systems, data and process improvement?

An exciting short-term opportunity has arisen for a Finance Systems Migration Accountant to support a major finance transformation project involving the implementation of Sage Intacct across a group of more than 20 companies.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established finance team and make an immediate impact on a significant systems implementation.

The Role

Working closely with the internal finance team, Management Accountants and an external migration partner, you will support the finance systems migration through testing and implementation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the migration of financial data from Sage Line 50, Xero and VT into Sage Intacct.
• Working across 20+ companies/entities as part of the migration project.
• Reviewing and standardising nominal ledgers, chart of accounts and coding structures.
• Mapping existing nominal codes and financial information into the new Intacct structure.
• Data cleansing, validation and reconciliation.
• Identifying and resolving discrepancies and inconsistencies.
• Supporting system testing and investigating migration issues.
• Working closely with Management Accountants across the group.
• Using Excel to analyse, manipulate and reconcile financial data.
• Helping ensure the finance data is accurate, complete and ready for migration.
• Supporting the wider finance team throughout the implementation.

About You

- You will be an experienced accountant with strong Excel and finance systems skills and ideally have previous exposure to an accounting system implementation or migration.

• Good accounting knowledge and understanding of general ledgers and nominal coding.
• Experienced accountant with strong Excel and finance systems skills and ideally have previous exposure to an accounting system implementation or migration.
• Experience with Sage Line 50, Xero and/or VT.
• Previous experience of finance systems migration, implementation or data cleansing is highly desirable.
• Sage Intacct experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Strong Excel skills, including manipulating and reconciling financial data.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A methodical and structured approach to data.
• The ability to identify problems and find practical solutions.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with finance colleagues and external specialists.
• The ability to work independently and hit the ground running.

The Offer

• £325 per day
• 1–2 month temporary/contract assignment
• ASAP start
• Based in Woking
• Hybrid working with some WFH
• Opportunity to work on a major Sage Intacct implementation
• Exposure to a 20+ entity finance systems migration
• Collaborative working environment alongside an experienced finance team and external implementation partner

This is an ideal opportunity for an accountant looking for an interesting project rather than a traditional month-end role.