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Accounting - Finance
Systems Accountant
Accounting - Finance
#292490
Remote / WFH
Job Description
Purpose of Role:
The System Accountant will work with key finance and business stakeholders to deliver three key functions:
1. Provide user support for issues and queries raised
2. Undertake scheduled audit and system checks activities
3. Support with the implementation of system and business changes including
o Documenting business processes o System configuration and/or working with partners to configure the systems o Undertaking system testing o Triaging issues raised by the business o Assisting with user training and support o Change management
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
Operational/Strategic
• Directing change management and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation (related to the Finance owned systems)
• Assist the Finance Systems Manager in developing and implementing a strategy to automate, and standardise finance business processes through the investment in and management of technology
• Investigate and analyse the business for opportunities to improve, enhance or replace applications.
• Identify and document business requirements and benefits associated with enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to use technology to improve efficiency, accuracy, timeliness of finance-led business processes.
• Identify and communicate risks associated with projects.
• Maintenance of user and procedure manuals.
• Development of business cases to support system changes and initiatives
Systems Administration
• Ensure that system changes deployed into finance have appropriate user training, technical support, administration and maintenance.
• Work with technologies teams to ensure that the Finance systems meet security audit standards and compliance
Customer Focus
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners and suppliers
• Work with the technology teams to ensure that appropriate architecture and standards are complied with
• Manage internal customers to the professional standards of external clients, being careful to manage expectations, ensure high quality communication, issues management are in place.
• Meet with users to understand business requirements and advise / implement enhancements, arrange user training when required.
• Focus on quality of output and advice, ensuring that material is complete and professionally prepared, peer reviewed and to a high standard.
Occupational H&S
• Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s Health & Safety in the workplace.
• Report hazards in your work or in your work environment that may be putting your or anyone else’s Health & Safety at risk.
Additional Tasks
• In addition to this you are required to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by your Manager.
Key Relationships:
Internal Relationships
• Finance team
• Professional services, sales and projects teams
• Product teams
• Operations and business change teams
• Other key stakeholders
External Relationships
• Vendors, Partners
The System Accountant will work with key finance and business stakeholders to deliver three key functions:
1. Provide user support for issues and queries raised
2. Undertake scheduled audit and system checks activities
3. Support with the implementation of system and business changes including
o Documenting business processes o System configuration and/or working with partners to configure the systems o Undertaking system testing o Triaging issues raised by the business o Assisting with user training and support o Change management
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
Operational/Strategic
• Directing change management and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation (related to the Finance owned systems)
• Assist the Finance Systems Manager in developing and implementing a strategy to automate, and standardise finance business processes through the investment in and management of technology
• Investigate and analyse the business for opportunities to improve, enhance or replace applications.
• Identify and document business requirements and benefits associated with enhancements.
• Identify opportunities to use technology to improve efficiency, accuracy, timeliness of finance-led business processes.
• Identify and communicate risks associated with projects.
• Maintenance of user and procedure manuals.
• Development of business cases to support system changes and initiatives
Systems Administration
• Ensure that system changes deployed into finance have appropriate user training, technical support, administration and maintenance.
• Work with technologies teams to ensure that the Finance systems meet security audit standards and compliance
Customer Focus
• Build and maintain relationships with external partners and suppliers
• Work with the technology teams to ensure that appropriate architecture and standards are complied with
• Manage internal customers to the professional standards of external clients, being careful to manage expectations, ensure high quality communication, issues management are in place.
• Meet with users to understand business requirements and advise / implement enhancements, arrange user training when required.
• Focus on quality of output and advice, ensuring that material is complete and professionally prepared, peer reviewed and to a high standard.
Occupational H&S
• Take reasonable care of your own and other people’s Health & Safety in the workplace.
• Report hazards in your work or in your work environment that may be putting your or anyone else’s Health & Safety at risk.
Additional Tasks
• In addition to this you are required to carry out any other duties as reasonably requested by your Manager.
Key Relationships:
Internal Relationships
• Finance team
• Professional services, sales and projects teams
• Product teams
• Operations and business change teams
• Other key stakeholders
External Relationships
• Vendors, Partners
