Financial Systems Accountant

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Job Title: Financial Systems Accountant
Location: Dunfermline (Hybrid)
Day Rate: DOE (up to £500 per day)
Contract Length: 6 months+
Start Date: ASAP
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Remote/Hybrid Split: 3 days office / 2 WFH

Are you the type of accountant who thrives on fixing broken systems, not just plugging gaps?

This contract needs a change-maker. Someone who’s led financial transformation projects, owned the roadmap, and knows how to get buy-in from busy stakeholders.

We’re hiring a Financial Systems Accountant to lead a full systems and process overhaul for a global finance function. You’ll be working directly with the Finance Director to deliver high-impact changes across ERP, P2P, reporting, and automation.

This is a delivery-focused role. You’ll need to hit the ground running and bring structure to a busy finance transformation programme.

What you’ll be doing:
Designing the roadmap and project plan for a full financial systems upgrade
Leading on identifying and scoping systems and process improvements across the finance function
Building business cases, presenting to stakeholders, and pushing projects through to delivery
Managing internal teams, suppliers, and third parties to hit deadlines
Overhauling AP/AR and P2P systems including PO and invoice automation, banking integration, and reconciliations
Replacing manual spreadsheets with automated workflows and dashboards
Streamlining fragmented processes and cutting unnecessary touchpoints
Automating financial accounting processes from data capture through to reporting
Providing regular project updates with clear metrics, milestones, and progress reports
Writing and testing new process documentation ahead of go-live
Getting stuck into any other finance system or transformation-related project work
What you’ll bring:
Strong experience leading finance system transformations end-to-end
Ability to map out processes, influence change, and land projects on time
Comfortable challenging the status quo and working across departments
Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) preferred but not essential
Previous experience working in large, international organisations
Advanced IT and Excel skills — confident using tech to automate and simplify
Experience with MS Dynamics GP or similar ERP tools is a bonus
Other stuff to know:
Reports into the International Finance Director
Works cross-functionally with both internal stakeholders and external partners
Light physical requirements (standard office-based duties, sitting, occasional lifting etc) Read more