Interim Systems Accountant - local authority

MLC Partners Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

London Local Authority is seeking an experienced Systems Accountant to support the development, maintenance and improvement of its finance systems and reporting processes on a six-month interim contract.

The role requires strong systems accounting experience within a local authority context and the ability to work across finance and wider service teams. Hybrid working is offered, with focus on delivering improvements to financial information systems across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in local authority accounting.
• Strong systems accounting and finance systems experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365.
• Experience improving finance processes, reporting and system functionality.
• Strong stakeholder management across finance and service teams.
• Practical approach to identifying system issues and delivering improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain finance systems and reporting.
• Improve processes and system functionality.
• Collaborate with finance and service teams on improvements.
• Identify system issues and deliver optimisations.

Skills

Local authority accounting

Finance systems

Microsoft 365

Finance reporting

Stakeholder management

Issue resolution

Job description

Systems Accountant - London Local Authority

Circa £450-500 per day - rate flexible depending on experience

Initial 6-month interim contract

Hybrid working

A London local authority is looking to appoint an experienced Systems Accountant to support the development, maintenance and improvement of its finance systems and reporting processes.

The successful candidate will need:

• Previous local authority accounting experience
• Strong systems accounting / finance systems experience
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Experience improving finance processes, reporting and system functionality
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across finance and wider service teams
• A practical approach to identifying system issues and delivering improvements

This would suit an experienced local government finance professional who can quickly understand existing processes and help improve the way financial information and systems are used across the organisation.