Senior Systems Accountant

The Guinness Partnership; Chadderton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guinness Partnership invites applications for a Senior Systems Accountant based at our Oldham, Bower House office with hybrid working. The role oversees financial systems, reporting, controls and processes to support strong financial management across Guinness.

You'll drive improvements in Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP (or equivalent), manage projects and stakeholders, and ensure data integrity and audit readiness in a complex organisation.

Qualifications

• Proven financial systems operation and development experience at a day-to-day and strategic level, including managing systems change in a large and complex organisation.
• Proven experience in financial accounting and reporting including the preparation of financial statements, with the ability to demonstrate a good understanding of the outputs from financial systems to meet accounting and audit requirements.
• Extensive experience of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, e-Business Suite or equivalent system in a large and complex organisation.
• Strong experience in improving and maintaining financial data and ensuring data integrity.
• Proven experience of operational and project management with ability to work effectively and meet deadlines in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Excellent oral and written communications.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Leadership and Management Standard.

Skills

Financial systems

Financial reporting

Oracle Fusion

Data integrity

Project management

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office

Guinness Behaviours

Leadership standard

Audit experience

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualified

Tools

PowerBI

Job description

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Accountant to join the Guinness Team. This is a permanent, full‑time vacancy based in our Oldham, Bower House office. We offer hybrid working, blending office days with working from home.

The overall purpose of the role is to manage financial systems and associated services across Guinness to provide high quality financial reporting, controls and processes supporting strong financial management.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who has experience of developing financial systems within a complex organisation, ensuring robust financial reporting, data integrity, and compliance with accounting and audit requirements. Using your expertise in Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP (or equivalent), you will drive system improvements, support strategic change initiatives, and deliver high-quality financial solutions while managing projects and stakeholders effectively.

You will be able to demonstrate these essential skills:

• Proven financial systems operation and development experience at a day-to-day and strategic level, including managing systems change in a large and complex organisation.
• Proven experience in financial accounting and reporting including the preparation of financial statements, with the ability to demonstrate a good understanding of the outputs from financial systems to meet accounting and audit requirements.
• Extensive experience of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, e-Business Suite or equivalent system in a large and complex organisation.
• Strong experience in improving and maintaining financial data and ensuring data integrity.
• Proven experience of operational and project management with ability to work effectively and meet deadlines in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Excellent oral and written communications.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Leadership and Management Standard.

Desirable skills:

• Experience of financial audit and the associated review of controls.
• Experience with PowerBI.

Essential Qualifications:

• CCAB or CIMA qualified.