Finance System Accountant

Finance Systems Accountant

Location: Farnborough
Working Hours: Full-Time, 40 Hours per week - Hybrid working (3 days in the office)

Free car park on site

My client, a diverse business in Farnborough are looking to recruit for a Finance systems accountant on a full time permanent basis. You'll be Working in their progressive Group Finance Function. This role will ensure their existing systems are working within their agreed operational and financial frameworks, with the ultimate aim of the effective and efficient processing of financial and non-financial data. With a passion for extracting actionable intelligence from business data, you'll bring energy, enthusiasm and drive to a highly rewarding role within a small but agile team in an exciting, growing global business.

This role is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Part-Qualified Accountant/Qualified by experience with a passion for systems, business and data. You will have experience utilising a variety of different systems alongside excellent MS Excel, Power Query, Dataflows and MS Forms skills. Possessing high attention to detail is essential, but with the ability to think strategically in order to anticipate evolving needs and to adjust to changing circumstances and processes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist the Head of Group Finance systems with:
• Develop and sustain Power Queries and dashboards from the Sage Database and Tagetik databases.
• Accountable for the initiation of new accounts across the group.
• Aid in training users in Tagetik and Sage and ensure training resources are well documented and widely available.
• In charge of administering access rights and privileges (for new joiners, leavers etc.) on Sage and Tagetik.
• Accountable for the upkeep of work status controls and rolling periods, locking, and unlocking periods, etc in Sage and Tagetik.
• Provide operational support for Sage and Tagetik. Stand in for BR during periods of absence, holiday etc.
• Create and modify How2 guides and process guides as necessary.
• Back the Group Finance and broader Finance teams Function.
• Aid the broader Finance teams, by preserving legacy Power Query Reports, Microsoft flows etc.
• Assist the broader Finance teams, helping during the reporting cycle e.g., month end, budget etc.
• Where relevant to the finance function, strive to eliminate time and manual work by identifying repeatable, automated reporting solutions using Power BI and other analytical tools.
• Examine Finance Data and Systems to identify any process errors or areas of data concern.
• Undertake ad hoc projects as may be needed e.g., Interpath support.
• Safeguard the integrity of data from operational systems (corridor) into the Finance systems.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Essential

• Part Qualified/Qualified by experience Accountant
• Sound system experience includes utilising a variety of systems including MS Excel, Power query, Dataflows and MS Forms
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Keen eye for improvements and enhancements
• Willingness to further develop existing Finance system skills in the areas listed above
• Well organised, with good attention to detail and high levels of intrinsic motivation that manifests itself in a 'can do' attitude and reliable and flexible approach
• Good problem solver with intellectual curiosity
• Good team player, hunger to learn and confident, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent communication skills to liaise effectively with all levels of management and other regional businesses

Advantageous

• Experience of systems including Sage, Tagetik, VBA, SQL and other visualization tools
• Experience of Corridor aero

In addition to a Competitive Salary, we will offer you:

• Great Work-Life Balance with our Hybrid Working Policy - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
• Competitive Group Pension Scheme
• Comprehensive Life Assurance *
• Comprehensive Income Protection *
• Comprehensive Travel Insurance *
• Comprehensive Private Healthcare (after successful passing of probation) *
• 2 Paid Volunteering Days each calendar year
• Investment in Training, Qualifications and Professional Development