Senior Accountant – ERP Toolsets (Hybrid Finance Systems)

BAE Systems; Warton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Warton is looking for a Senior Accountant to support finance transformation initiatives, focusing on ERP toolsets like SAGE and Infor LN. The role involves providing specialist guidance, coordinating system changes, and supporting cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should be part-qualified accountants with knowledge of financial systems and project accounting. Competitive benefits including flexible health plans are offered.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or equivalent in Finance.
• Experience in finance systems transformation programs.
• Understanding of finance systems interactions.
• Detailed knowledge of ERP toolsets.

Responsibilities

• Represent Finance in cross-functional reviews.
• Support IT controls in system changes.
• Coordinate support for the SAGE system.
• Collaborate to resolve queries and incidents.

Skills

Part-qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, ICAEW)

Experience in finance transformation

Understanding of financial systems landscape

Knowledge of ERP toolsets (e.g., Infor LN, SAP, CAS, SAGE)

Understanding of end-to-end business processes

Knowledge of project accounting processes

Familiarity with reporting tools (IBM Cognos, Tableau)

Tools

SAGE

Infor LN

SAP

Planning Analytics

IBM Cognos

Tableau

Job description

A leading aerospace and defense company in Warton is looking for a Senior Accountant to support finance transformation initiatives, focusing on ERP toolsets like SAGE and Infor LN. The role involves providing specialist guidance, coordinating system changes, and supporting cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates should be part-qualified accountants with knowledge of financial systems and project accounting. Competitive benefits including flexible health plans are offered.