System Accountant - FP&A

Brakes Food Shop; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company is seeking a proactive System Accountant for its FP&A team. The candidate will manage financial systems, support budgeting and reporting, and must have strong Excel skills along with relevant qualifications such as CIMA, ACCA, or ACA. Offering hybrid work flexibility and various benefits including a company car allowance and generous holidays.

Benefits

Company car allowance

Generous holiday allowance of 25 days

Discounts on food and products

Cinema tickets discounts

Recognition awards and incentives

Career opportunities within Sysco

Qualifications

• Fully qualified with CIMA, ACCA, or ACA.
• Strong experience in financial systems and FP&A activities.
• Confidence in dealing with stakeholders and hands-on experience with FP&A software.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain financial planning and reporting systems.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes.
• Prepare and reconcile financial data between ERP and FP&A platforms.

Skills

Excel

Data Analysis

Financial Modelling

Problem-solving

Automation Tools

Education

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

Tools

Workday Adaptive Insights

ERP Systems

VBA

SQL

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive System Accountant to join our FP&A team. The ideal candidate will have strong accounting expertise combined with hands-on experience supporting financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting systems. Experience with Workday Adaptive Insights or similar cloud-based FP&A platforms is highly desirable.

We are offering a hybrid working contract with most of your time spent working from home. However,you will be required to attend the office in Ashford, Kent once per week,so you must be comfortable and flexible with travel and commuting for project and team meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain financial planning and reporting systems, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Collaborate with FP&A and accounting teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes.
• Act as the primary administrator for Workday Adaptive Insights (or equivalent FP&A systems), including system configuration, user management, and troubleshooting.
• Prepare and reconcile financial data between ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, NetSuite) and FP&A platforms.
• Develop and automate financial and business insight through reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to support decision-making.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities by ensuring timely and accurate data flow between accounting and planning systems.
• Identify process improvements and automation opportunities within FP&A and accounting systems.
• Assist with training and supporting end-users of FP&A software.

About you:

You’ll be fully qualified, (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) currently operating as a Systems Accountant or Finance Business Partner ideally with experience in FP&A activity.

We are looking for someone who has the confidence to deal with stakeholders at all levels across the business ideally with hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Insights or similar cloud-based FP&A software.

The role requires strong Excel skills and experience with data analysis and financial modelling, as well as excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively across finance and IT teams.

Using your finance knowledge and experience you will provide a vital service and partner closely with the team on continuous system improvement, so you must be able to hold a strong conversation with sound analytical insight.

Experience integrating ERP systems with FP&A tools and knowledge of automation tools and scripting (e.g., VBA, SQL) is a plus.

What you’ll receive:

• Company car allowance of £5,500
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days, with option to purchase additional holidays + bank holidays
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Real career opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility

Additional Information

At Sysco GB everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Sysco GB and we recognise that Sysco GB can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.