Systems Accountant Data Migration Lead

Michael Page; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary up to £73,000

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Systems Accountant to lead the finance workstream of a major financial systems migration. You’ll act as the Finance SME, partnering with Finance, Technology and senior stakeholders to ensure the migration, testing and go-live of the new finance platform.

Responsibilities include data migration, cleansing, mapping, reconciliation and validation; translating finance requirements into system processes; UAT and defect resolution; plus supporting documentation, training and

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent
• Experience in finance systems / Systems Accountant
• Experience of finance system implementation, migration or upgrades
• Strong knowledge of core accounting processes
• Data migration, reconciliation and testing experience
• Advanced Excel skills and stakeholder management
• Desirable: MRI Financials, finance transformation

Responsibilities

• Leading the finance systems migration workstream
• Data migration, cleansing, mapping, reconciliation and validation
• Translating finance requirements into system processes and workflows
• UAT, defect resolution, cutover and go-live support
• Improving finance processes, reporting and MI
• Supporting documentation, training and change management

Skills

Finance systems

Systems accounting

Data migration

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

Education

Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent

Tools

MRI Financials

Finance transformation

Job description

My client is seeking a Systems Accountant to lead the finance workstream of a significant financial systems migration. Acting as the key Finance SME, you'll work closely with Finance, Technology and senior stakeholders to ensure the successful migration, testing and implementation of a new finance platform.

Client Details

City centre organisation going through change

Description

• Leading the finance systems migration workstream
• Data migration, cleansing, mapping, reconciliation and validation
• Translating finance requirements into system processes and workflows
• UAT, defect resolution, cutover and go-live support
• Improving finance processes, reporting and MI
• Supporting documentation, training and change management

Profile

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent
• Finance systems / Systems Accountant experience
• Experience of finance system implementation, migration or upgrades
• Strong knowledge of core accounting processes
• Data migration, reconciliation and testing experience
• Advanced Excel skills and strong stakeholder management capability
• Desirable: MRI Financials, finance transformation

Job Offer

• 12 month Fixed-term contract.
• Up to £73,000 plus benefits
• Hybrid working