Systems Accountant

Morgan McKinley; Northampton; On-site; GBP 49,815 - 83,025; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is recruiting an Interim Systems Accountant to lead the Sage Intacct implementation for a Northampton-based client on a 6-month contract. You will work with finance leadership, partners, and internal teams to configure, test, migrate data, and deliver reporting dashboards.

The role requires a qualified accountant with Sage Intacct hands-on experience, advanced Excel, and strong stakeholder management to drive the project to a successful adoption within deadlines.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with hands-on Sage Intacct experience.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis capability.
• Experience delivering finance systems implementations and data migrations.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end Sage Intacct implementation.
• Assist with configuration, testing and UAT.
• Support data migration, validation and reconciliations.
• Develop financial reports and dashboards.
• Produce documentation and user training materials.
• Provide post-implementation support and user adoption.

Skills

Sage Intacct

Excel

Stakeholder management

System implementation

Financial reporting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Interim Systems Accountant – Sage Intacct Implementation

Location: Northampton

Contract: 6 Months

Rate: Up to £450 per day

We're working with a client in Northampton that is undertaking a significant finance transformation project and is looking to appoint an experienced Interim Systems Accountant to support the implementation of Sage Intacct.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant with proven Sage Intacct experience to play a key role in delivering a successful finance systems implementation.

The Role

Reporting into the Finance Leadership Team, you will support the implementation of Sage Intacct, working closely with internal stakeholders and external implementation partners to ensure a smooth transition to the new finance system.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the end-to-end implementation of Sage Intacct.
• Assisting with system configuration, testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Supporting data migration, validation, and financial reconciliations.
• Developing financial reports and dashboards.
• Using advanced Microsoft Excel to analyse and validate financial data.
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and system efficiency.
• Producing documentation and supporting user training.
• Providing post-implementation support to ensure successful adoption.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Proven, hands-on experience implementing or working extensively with Sage Intacct.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience of finance systems implementation, data migration, and process improvement.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work independently and deliver within project deadlines.

What's on Offer

• 6-month contract.
• Based in Northampton.
• Opportunity to work on a high-profile finance transformation project with an established organisation.