Description
Systems Accountant (Property Opex) - Contract - Berkshire
A leading Telecommunications Service Provider is implementing a new business wide system to replace a number of Legacy systems and require a Systems Accountant to support this system implementation from a finance perspective.
This will involve:
- Liaising and coordinating with 3rd party service providers and Internal stakeholders.
- Managing the testing and testing schedules by defining and configuring rules, logic and reporting to deliver new system functionality to the project.
- Development of best practice processes with governance and controls including project documentation and maximising efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- System Implementation Define and configure rules, logic and reporting to deliver new system functionality to the business with focus on accounting, finance reporting and payment capabilities.
- Investigating, identifying and resolving data migration and testing issues. Analyse datasets to identify patterns to support the development of new/current business logic.
- Liaise with system customers, owners and providers, business leaders and teams, external stakeholders to coordinate project plans and testing.
- Monitor system implementations with a focus on stability and data quality with continual improvement. Ensuring the business logic is compliant with UK GAAP standards.
- Develop, implement and document Best Practice financial processes, systems and controls over the Property expenditure, including the remediation of any control weaknesses identified.
- Excellent understanding of Financial Accounting (mainly Accruals, Prepayments, Indexation, Payment processes and Balance Sheets).
- Good understanding of IFRS 16 Lease Accounting.
Relevant Experience:
- Proven track record of delivering finance process and system change within IT change projects.
- Experience of a commercially focused financial role in Property.
- Property industry experience
- Budgeting and forecasting experience
- Agresso ERP application software
- IFRS 16 accounting standard
- Accountancy qualification (eg ACA/CIMA/ACCA)
- Able to understand and interpret complex ideas.
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Ability to work accurately to tight deadlines.
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