Financial Reporting Systems Accountant

Bupa; Lewes; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A health insurance provider in Brighton seeks a Financial Reporting Systems Accountant for a fixed-term contract. This full-time role involves supporting financial operations and improving systems using tools like Blackline and Peoplesoft. The position offers a salary of £44,300 to £55,300 per annum and promotes a hybrid working model. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in process improvement and a professional accounting qualification.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Online discounts

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification or qualified by experience.
• Strong process improvement experience.
• Hands-on experience with reconciliation tools.

Responsibilities

• Support the General Ledger team with Blackline.
• Assist with system changes in Peoplesoft.
• Maintain allocation rules in the general ledger.
• Ensure timely implementation of changes.
• Maximise efficiency using Blackline.
• Support financial reporting accuracy.

Skills

Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Experience in process improvement and re-engineering

Hands-on experience with Blackline or similar tools

Excellent communication and influencing skills

Collaborative mindset

Strong attention to detail

Ability to process financial data quickly

Resilience under deadlines

Tools

Blackline

Peoplesoft

Job description

Overview

Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Brighton (Victory House, BN1 4FY)

Full time, 37.5 hours

Hybrid working (1 day per week in Brighton office)

Salary from £44,300 to £55,300 per annum plus Bupa Benefits

Advert closes Friday 10th October 2025

We make Health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is simple yet powerful: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We’re a health insurer and provider with no shareholders, which means our customers are always our priority.

This role sits within our Financial Reporting Team (FRT) at Bupa Global and plays a key part in supporting our mission. As a Financial Reporting Systems Accountant, you’ll help us make health happen by improving the systems that underpin our financial operations – ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and transparency in everything we do.

You’ll be joining a team that’s passionate about innovation and continuous improvement. This is a great opportunity to work with advanced tools like Blackline and Peoplesoft, and to contribute to the enhancement of our reconciliation processes.

How you’ll help us make health happen

As Financial Reporting Systems Accountant, you’ll:

• Support the General Ledger team in embedding the Blackline reconciliation tool into daily processes
• Assist with system changes in Peoplesoft and our insurance administration system
• Create and maintain allocation rules (automated journals) within the general ledger
• Ensure timely and accurate implementation of system changes
• Help maximise the use of Blackline to improve efficiency and control
• Work closely with internal teams to support financial reporting and reconciliation accuracy

Key skills / qualifications

• A professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA or equivalent), or be qualified by experience (please specify on your application)
• Strong experience in process improvement and re-engineering
• Hands-on experience with Blackline or similar reconciliation tools
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• A collaborative mindset and proven ability to work well in a team
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to process financial data quickly
• Resilience and creativity when working to deadlines
• A clear understanding of how your work impacts customer outcomes

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family-friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract.
• Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing
• Fixed term benefits allowance
• Access to our confidential employee assistance programme
• Workplace pension
• Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”. We champion diversity and understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you’re treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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