System Administrator

AGS Airports; Paisley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan

Private healthcare

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Free on-site parking

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

AGS Airports Limited is seeking a Systems Administrator to support the Finance team at Glasgow Airport. You will manage ERP and back-office systems, ensuring accuracy, security and performance of the finance IT environment.

The role requires strong finance process knowledge, ERP expertise and collaboration across finance functions. Agile working is available where appropriate to the role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a system administrator for accounting IT systems.
• Experience supporting change within accounting IT systems.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems and financial processes.
• Ability to work with auditors and ensure financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer finance back-office systems and ERP.
• Ensure accuracy of financial transactions and compliance with IFRS.
• Collaborate with accounting, reporting and business planning teams.
• Provide training and user support for finance systems.

Skills

ERP system

Finance IT

Excel

MS Office

Analytical skills

Communication

Auditors

IFRS knowledge

Tools

ERP software

MS Office

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity at AGS Airports Limited for a System Administrator to join our Finance team.
The role will be based at Glasgow Airport.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Participation in our annual bonus plan
• 25 days annual holiday plus 8 public holidays
• Generous pension contributions
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Healthcare
• Flexible Benefit Platform
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free on-site car parking
• Agile/Flexible working, where appropriate for the role

Role overview

The Systems Administrator will support Accounting & Reporting, Business Planning & Analysis and wider airport teams.
The purpose of this role is to provide ERP support, financial understanding of AGS and other back-office systems. To organise Finance IT systems, process and controls to ensure the financial accounts are accurately prepared and reported and that the necessary controls are in place and operating. To work closely with the transactional finance team, wider finance teams and local airports to support the integrity of these systems and processes.
The role holder will provide administration, maintenance, security, and performance of the organisation's finance systems. This role ensures the availability, reliability, and integrity of the ERP and billing system.

The post holder will also be able to develop strong relationships with the other Finance and Business functions to work collaboratively across all business functions. The candidate must possess excellent transactional finance and ERP system knowledge, detailed analytical skills and the ability to problem solve. Finally, the candidate must be able to demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills.

Principle accountabilities

• Responsible for all three airports and corporate division within the AGS Group with regards to finance back-office systems
• Maintain accounting and associated systems to ensure that all the finance transactions are accounted for accurately
• Act as a key interface between the business and the system providers, ensuring AGS is up to date with developments, changes and releases
• Responsible for ensuring the accounting systems are operating efficiently and effectively
• User administration for multiple systems providing segregation of duties and data access/control
• Maintain chart of accounts, cost centres, organisational hierarchies and workflows
• Diagnose reported faults through interrogation of the systems and resolve where possible andescalate where required
• Maintain financial accounting calendars, co-ordinate and support the month end close across the finance community
• Maintain foreign currency tables and communicate to the business
• Ensure the integrity of systems through daily monitoring of interfaces, scheduled requests, workflows and system capacity statistics
• Carry out regular audit checks on system usage and data quality (compliance)
• Ensure transactions are accounted for accurately and support IFRS accounting standards compliance
• Maintain the reporting suite and reporting trees, understand reporting requirements and assist users to develop reporting solutions
• Assist users with systems support, develop user training and create training materials, when required.
• Support macro enabled spreadsheets
• Ensure all key financial controls are operating as required and work with the Head of Accounting & Reporting to ensure all the controls that are in existence are required and redundant controls are retired
• Audit and report on processes, risk and controls quarterly
• Participation in internal and external audits
• Support the Head of Accounting & Reporting on process improvement and project work
• Any additional ad hoc duties as required.

Qualifications and experience

• Previous experience as a system administrator, overseeing the management of Accounting IT systems, including an ERP system
• Previous experience in successfully supporting change withing Accounting and related IT systems
• Significant experience in setting up and reviewing processes and controls
• Have experience being part of a strong effective finance team which has been successful in delivering strong financial controls efficiently and effectively throughout an organisation
• Computer literate, proficient in Microsoft Office applications as well as experience of using an ERP system
• Experience of delivering in a customer focussed environment and possess the ability to effectively respond to and address customer needs
• Understanding of general ledger and financial processes
• Strong organisational skills with ability to plan and prioritise effectively without close supervision
• Self-motivated with an appetite to learn
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to effectively problem solve and follow through to resolution
• Have proven experience of dealing successfully with Auditors
• Have experience of working in groups with multiple locations
• High level of working knowledge of MS Office applications, Excel in particular
• Excellent communication skills – written and oral
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience of effectively communicating to and interacting with colleagues at all levels, including senior managers
• Experience in working and delivering to tight timetables

Framework and boundaries

The role is an important contributor to the AGS Group Finance function and trusted to produce accurate system accounting and reporting. It requires a clear understanding of business and financial processes to achieve its goals.

Inclusive Recruitment Process

Diversity & Inclusion is important to us here at the AGS Group. We want to ensure that our process is inclusive for all applicants.