Systems Accountant Lead
- Recruiter
- SF Recruitment Limited t/a SF Group
- Location
- Leicestershire
- Salary
- GBP50000 - 60000 per year
- Posted
- 30 Nov 2021
- Closes
- 07 Dec 2021
- Ref
- SQC99078500
- Contact
- Sam Coxon
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Systems Accountant
Leicestershire
Permanent
£50,000 - £60,000 per annum + bonus
The Finance and Accountancy division of SF Recruitment are currently searching for an experienced Systems Accountant to join our market leading client in Leicestershire. As the Systems Accountant Lead you will be responsible for delivering high quality projects across the Accountancy application and resolve technical issues in relation to the live environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- To deliver projects relating to the accountancy application
- You will be responsible for understanding and translating the finance requirements of the business and provide advice and challenge in order to be able to deliver high quality solutions
- Manage the production of technical design specifications and documentation
- Manage complex processes for both new and existing functionality
- Manage and communicate risk assessments pertaining to new functionality and enhancements
- Evaluate testing requirements and ensure that testing is executed to the required standard
- Manage and communicate project risks
- Produce technical administrative documentation
- Ensure industry best practices are adopted and adhered to when designing and implementing new functionality to the business
- Work with the software provider to achieve issue resolution
- Ensure that system integrity is maintained with the delivery of new projects and issue resolutions
- Provide escalation support to the Group Finance Support Team as required
Skills and Experience:
- Experienced in delivering system changes
- A good understanding of accounting principles and procedures
- Ability to work dynamically in both team and independent environments is necessary
- Strong understanding of IT terms and concepts
- Knowledge and experience of COINS is desirable but not essential.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively communicate to all levels of the business
- Pragmatic problem solver
- Customer focused
- Focused on quality
- Experience in project delivery is required
- Have a high degree of integrity
- A good degree of commercial awareness