Systems Accountant - 12m FTC

We Do Group; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 8%

Healthcare cash plan

Life insurance

Job summary

We Do Group is seeking a Systems Accountant to bridge Finance and the D365 technical team. You will own finance system issues end-to-end, drive the accounts payable automation project, and resolve backlog items with the technical team.

The role requires a strong finance systems background, ability to challenge both finance and tech, and the capacity to mentor junior teammates. 3 days in the office at Woking, 2 days from home, offering learning opportunities and potential for permanent placement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a finance systems role.
• Strong knowledge of double entry, chart of accounts, AP and AR.
• Effective communicator, able to work across finance and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main link between Finance and the D365 technical team, owning finance system issues end-to-end.
• Lead the project to get the accounts payable invoice automation tool working as it should.
• Work through the backlog of system tickets and changes, resolving them with the technical team.
• Make sure Microsoft D365 and connected finance systems run in line with business requirements.
• Translate business needs into system solutions, and challenge requests that won't work technically.
• Push back on the technical team where a proposed fix isn't right, and steer to a better answer.
• Own testing, including user acceptance and regression testing, and track issues to resolution.
• Support system upgrades, patches and the rollout of new functionality.
• Identify and deliver process improvements through automation and better use of existing tools.
• Document system processes, controls and procedures clearly and accurately.
• Make sure financial systems meet internal controls, audit and data governance standards.
• Provide guidance and support to finance system users, and help bring on a more junior team member

Skills

Finance systems

Double entry

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)

Job description

WOKING - 3 DAYS OFFICE / 2 DAYS FROM HOME - 12m FTC - A finance systems role with real scope to learn and grow - Potential for temp to perm

Are you a finance systems specialist who can sit between finance and a technical team and hold your own with both? Do you like owning the detail, knowing what a system should do, spotting when it doesn't, and driving the fix?

We Do Group are hiring a Systems Accountant for a well-established media business, to take ownership of finance systems within a busy team. You'll be the key link between Finance and the D365 technical team, making sure Microsoft D365 and connected tools do what the business actually needs.

There's a clear backlog of changes to work through and a significant project to get the invoice automation tool in accounts payable working as it should. This is a hands-on role for someone who's done this before and can step in with minimal handholding.

WISH LIST

• A strong finance systems background, comfortable owning issues end-to-end with little oversight
• Confident pushing back on both finance and technical teams, able to say when something doesn't look right and explain why
• A logical, analytical approach to systems, with the judgement to know what's feasible and what isn't

THE ROLE

• Act as the main link between Finance and the D365 technical team, owning finance system issues end-to-end
• Lead the project to get the accounts payable invoice automation tool working as it should
• Work through the backlog of system tickets and changes, resolving them with the technical team
• Make sure Microsoft D365 and connected finance systems run in line with business requirements
• Translate business needs into system solutions, and challenge requests that won't work technically
• Push back on the technical team where a proposed fix isn't right, and steer to a better answerOwn testing, including user acceptance and regression testing, and track issues to resolution
• Support system upgrades, patches and the rollout of new functionality
• Identify and deliver process improvements through automation and better use of existing tools
• Document system processes, controls and procedures clearly and accurately
• Make sure financial systems meet internal controls, audit and data governance standards
• Provide guidance and support to finance system users, and help bring on a more junior team member

YOUR PROFILE

• Proven experience in a finance systems role, with strong knowledge of double entry, chart of accounts, AP and AR
• Effective communicator - written and verbal
• Confident working across finance and technical teams with the credibility to challenge both
• Available for a 12m FTC (potential for perm conversion)

SALARY & BENEFITS

• Woking: 3 days in the office (Tuesday to Thursday), 2 days from home
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Pension contribution of up to 8%
• Healthcare cash plan, life insurance and income protection