Systems Accountant

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international business is seeking a Systems Accountant for a contract of up to 9 months. This role focuses on enhancing financial processes, ensuring data integrity, and providing insights using new finance systems. The ideal candidate will maintain financial systems, resolve issues, design automation solutions, and train staff. Position offers a hybrid work model with benefits. Applicants should hold relevant professional certifications and have experience with financial software within an international business context.

Benefits

Full benefits package

Hybrid working arrangement

Close access and parking from A11

Qualifications

• Experience in a Systems Accountant role, specifically with financial systems.
• Strong analytical skills for improving financial workflows.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with IT and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and oversee financial systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Act as the primary contact for system-related issues and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate on system upgrades and migrations.
• Design automation solutions for reporting and forecasting.
• Train staff on financial systems.

Skills

Financial software proficiency

Accounting principles understanding

Problem resolution

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Professional certification (e.g., CIMA, ACCA)

Tools

ERP systems

Financial databases

Job description

A leading international business with head offices close to Norwich are seeking to recruit a Systems Accountant on a contract basis for up to 9 months.

This role focuses on improving financial processes, ensuring data integrity, and delivering actionable insights by leveraging newly implemented and future finance systems. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enhance financial operations and streamline reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and oversee the financial systems, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Act as the primary point of contact for system‑related issues, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
• Collaborate with IT and external vendors for system upgrades, patches, and migrations.
• Analyse current financial workflows and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Design and implement automation solutions to enhance efficiency in reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity within financial systems.
• Create, maintain, and enhance financial reports, dashboards, and metrics to support decision‑making.
• Provide training to finance and non‑finance staff on using financial systems effectively.
• Develop user guides, training materials, and system documentation.
• Participate in financial system implementation projects, including requirement gathering, testing, and deployment.

Required skills and qualifications

• Professional certification (e.g., CIMA, ACCA) preferred.
• Proven experience in a similar role, combining accounting and financial systems expertise.
• Strong proficiency in financial software and databases. Ideally within an international buisness and experience working with ERP/CRM systems.
• Understanding of accounting principles and practices.

This position is offered with an immediate start. Preference is an FTC with full benefits package. Hybrid working is offered with at least 3 days on site with close access and parking from the A11.