Senior Systems Accountant

Gravitas Group; Failsworth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Gravitas Group in Manchester is seeking a Senior Systems Accountant to lead the transformation and automation of finance systems across the group, delivering high-quality reporting, controls and processes to strengthen financial management.

You will own the finance systems portfolio (Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP / e-Business Suite), manage changes, provide user support, develop training, and collaborate with IT and Finance to maintain data integrity and robust processes.

Qualifications

• Proven financial systems operation and development experience at day-to-day and strategic level.
• Experience in financial accounting and reporting including preparation of financial statements.
• Extensive experience of Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, e-Business Suite or equivalent in a large organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the ongoing running and development of finance systems to maximise technology benefits.
• Lead on automation and reporting improvements for strong financial management.
• Evaluate and prioritise system enhancements in partnership with finance and IT.
• Provide day-to-day systems support and timely resolution of queries.
• Develop and deliver finance systems training for users across sites.
• Act as finance systems lead for group projects.
• Drive complex system improvements and business process redesign with robust controls.
• Maintain data integrity and strong change control across finance systems.
• Ensure all processes are documented and tested.
• Collaborate with IT, Data Analytics and Finance teams and external support.
• Develop reporting from Oracle and other finance systems to service management information needs.

Skills

Financial systems

Financial reporting

System change management

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to data integrity

Education

UK Finance qualification (ICAEW/ACCA/CIPFA/ICAS/CIMA)

Tools

Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

e-Business Suite

Job description

SENIOR SYSTEMS ACCOUNTANT

FLEXIBLE HYBRID WORKING

MANCHESTER

£60,000 - £69,000

PLUS, EXCELLENT BENEFITS

I'm delighted to be partnered with a leading Housing Association in the North West. My client is looking to hire a Senior Systems Accountant, to join the Finance team and lead on the transformation and automation projects. The overall purpose of the role is to manage financial systems and associated services across the group to provide high-quality financial reporting, controls and processes supporting strong financial management.

RESONSIBILITIES

• Support the ongoing running and development of the finance systems ensuring full benefit is derived from technology investment.
• Contribute to the operation and development of a high-quality finance systems offer to the business, to support excellent financial management, control and reporting with a focus on increased automation and improving reporting.
• Evaluate and prioritise proposed improvements to system functionality, working closely with the wider finance team and business to identify system development opportunities.
• Provide high-quality day-to-day systems support to users of the finance systems, ensuring timely and effective resolution of queries and development of appropriate solutions as required.
• Develop and implement finance systems training to users across all sites to ensure effective use of the systems.
• Act as finance systems lead for projects across the group.
• Lead on complex technical system improvement projects and support the re-design of business processes as required, ensuring processes and controls are fully documented.
• Ensure data integrity across the finance systems including robust change control and appropriate segregation of duties.
• Ensure all finance processes are documented and fully tested.
• Maintain strong relationships with IT, Data Analytics and Finance staff, and external support providers.
• Develop reporting from Oracle and other relevant financial systems to service management information needs.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• 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.
• A recognised UK Finance qualification ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS OR CIMA

FOR THIS YOU WILL RECEIVE A COMPETATIVE SALARY OF UP TO £69,000 BASE, PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS WHICH INCLUDE

• 25 to 27 days of annual leave per year plus bank holidays
• Option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days and earn extra service-based leave (1 extra day per 5 years of service, capped at 4 days).
• Workplace Pension, defined contribution scheme with employer matching up to 9%, operated via salary sacrifice to save on National Insurance contributions.
• Life assurance cover is set at 3x your annual salary.
• Health cash back plan/private healthcare scheme to claim money back for everyday dental, optical, and physical treatments.