Consultancy
Our client is a leading specialist management consulting firm with a blue-chip international client base and a strong global presence. Following a period of significant growth and investment, the company is entering an exciting new phase of its development. This is a pivotal time to join the organisation, with ambitious plans to continue expanding across all levels of the business and further strengthen its position in the market.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities for this Finance Systems Accountant role will include, but are not limited to:
- Support the administration and maintenance of various Finance systems (Sage Intacct (ERP), Kantata (PSA) & SalesForce (CRM)) including:
- Managing user access and permissions
- Troubleshooting technical errors
- Maintaining system configuration and master data, supporting changes as the business scales
- Monitoring and troubleshooting integrations between Sage, Kantata and other finance systems, investigating and resolving data exceptions
- Assisting with testing and validation during system upgrades, configuration changes and new module rollouts
- Maintaining up-to-date documentation of system processes and controls.
- Assisting in user training and the upkeep of training materials
- Supporting internal and external audit requests relating to systems and data.
- Build and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards, acting as a conduit between finance and central BI team.
- Help identify opportunities to automate manual processes across the finance systems landscape, and support implementation of agreed improvements.
- Contribute to the finance representation in the group’s data project, helping document finance data requirements and mapping under guidance from senior team members and IT.
- Assist with ad hoc projects such as system migrations or acquisition onboarding as required.
- Respond to ad hoc reporting and analysis requests from finance and operational stakeholders.
Skills
The skills and experience required for this Finance Systems Accountant role include, but are not limited to:
- Degree qualified, or studying towards a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), with a good grounding in double-entry accounting.
- Previous experience working with a cloud accounting or ERP system, and a genuine interest in finance systems and data.
- Strong Excel skills; exposure to Power BI or other reporting tools.
- Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Good communicator, confident engaging with both finance and technical stakeholders.
- Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage a varied workload.
- Industry experience in a professional services or consultancy environment is highly beneficial.
Apply
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Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for approaching 40 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in technology, media, retail, pharma/biotech, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.