Systems Accountant

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Full time

Job Summary

This exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as we embark on a journey to enhance our financial processes, service delivery, and culture of continuous improvement across our Finance function. We are in the process of upgrading our current SAP finance system from ECC6 to S4 Hana and participating in the cross-government Unity Programme, preparing to move our operational finance functions across to an HMRC-led Shared Service.

As our Financial Systems Accountant within the Finance Process and Data team, you will be a key member of the team determining the business requirements and processes needed to underpin the new S4 Hana system. In addition, you will take a leading role in a specific programme of improvements being implemented across our finance operations processes. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver tangible benefits.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead project activities, including business process design, assessing system solutions, requirements gathering & developing specifications, designing and checking accounting processes are working correctly, report development, supporting system testing including writing test scripts and testing, data migration, user training and business support following project implementation.
  • Take the lead on implementation of a range of improvements across our financial operations processes, including interpreting and putting into practice a range of recommendations and quick wins, as identified in a recent review of services.
  • Helping to define business requirements for the implementation of S4 Hana and our planned joining of the Unity Shared Service. In addition, you will help embed a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, consistency and innovation.
  • Act as a key interface between finance systems users and our in-house SAP team, explaining and assessing the business impact of technical changes, and identify where such potential changes could have a positive impact.
  • Develop strong working relationships with stakeholders including the wider user community, IT colleagues and external consultants.
  • Build on existing data to expand the development of KPIs and reporting throughout the Directorate.

Person Specification

  • Hold a recognised full CCAB or CIMA Global qualification, or be part qualified to professional level with extensive systems experience.
  • Have experience of finance systems development and implementation, as well as delivering business change.
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of a breadth of finance processes as well as technical accounting skills.
  • Demonstrate a capacity to think in strategic terms, able to evaluate systems solutions and business processes to ensure they meet the strategic vision of the business.
  • Show strong analytical, creative and pragmatic problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and implement operational improvements in response to business needs, whilst reflecting best practice.
  • Demonstrate excellent communication, relationship building and influencing skills, with the ability to present information clearly and explain complex issues to a range of audiences with varying levels of understanding.
  • Demonstrate an ability to develop operational plans, with excellent planning, organisational and project management skills to deliver.

Benefits

  • Salary of £57,000
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes £16,512 towards being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

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