Finance Systems Accountant

To oversee the finance systems within the organisation and to oversee the asset and inventory function.

Client Details

A fast growing organisation in Surrey

Description

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:

Finance System (including purchase ordering system)

To fully understand and provide system support and guidance to the business, and shared services on the use and operation of the finance systems.

To be responsible for the set-up and ongoing maintenance of the finance system in line with budgetary profiling and line management across the organisation.

To ensure the workflow is in alignment with the Finance Regulations.

To make regular visits and shared services and to carry out any training where necessary to ensure the smooth running of the web portal and finance system.

If required, update specific financial operational procedures and ensure that these are strictly adhered to by all staff or make recommendations to changes in the finance regulations to make the work flow more efficient.

Ensure all finance records within the system are maintained as per Finance Regulations, carry out monthly spot checks on the "workflow" to confirm.

To maintain the Resource database, including access levels and password resets for employees across the group.

To ensure that there is an electronic payment system set up and maintained at all schools. Ensure that they are run efficiently and debts fully recovered. Carry out monthly checks in conjunction with the Management Accountants.

To Collate CIF bids and any other major projects and to keep a log and monitor the actuals against budget on a monthly basis and submitting returns to required deadlines.

To maintain the monthly capex reports and ensure it reconciles to the nominal.

To work closely with facilities to help develop a long-term capital replacement rolling programme and financial forecasting model to support the estates strategy and facilities management cycle.

To ensure the Parago system is maintained and updated regularly across the family, carry out any training required to enable the schools to continually log and monitor their assets and inventory.

To deliver guidance and training on system specific matters to managers and staff in the academies relating to assets, as required.

Prepare any ad hoc financial reports as required.

Responsible for coordinating the safeguarding of assets across the trust and to coordinate an annual full asset count across the Trust

Profile

Ideally qualified - ACA / CIMA / ACA - will look at QBE if very relevant

Strong Excel

Excellent Systems skills

Driven / highly motivated

*Please note, our client will look at part time options*

Job Offer

£40,000 - £45,000

*Please note, our client will look at part time options*