Systems Accountant

A leading international business with head offices close to Norwich are seeking to recruit a Systems Accountant on a contract basis for up to 9 months.

This role focuses on improving financial processes, ensuring data integrity, and delivering actionable insights by leveraging newly implemented and future finance systems.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance financial operations and streamline reporting.

Key responsibilities:

• Maintain and oversee the financial systems, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Act as the primary point of contact for system-related issues, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
• Collaborate with IT and external vendors for system upgrades, patches, and migrations.
• Analyse current financial workflows and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Design and implement automation solutions to enhance efficiency in reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity within financial systems.
• Create, maintain, and enhance financial reports, dashboards, and metrics to support decision-making.
• Provide training to finance and non-finance staff on using financial systems effectively.
• Develop user guides, training materials, and system documentation.
• Participate in financial system implementation projects, including requirement gathering, testing, and deployment.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Professional certification (e.g., CIMA, ACCA) preferred.
• Proven experience in a similar role, combining accounting and financial systems expertise.
• Strong proficiency in financial software and databases. Ideally within an international buisness and experience working with ERP/CRM systems.
• Understanding of accounting principles and practices.

This position is offered with an immediate start. Preference is an FTC with full benefits package. Hybrid working is offered with at least 3 days on site with close access and parking from the A11.