Financial Systems Accountant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £60000 - £70000 per annum
- Posted
- 16 Aug 2019
- Closes
- 16 Sep 2019
- Ref
- 14039766/001
- Contact
- Dominic Tivey
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Transport/logistics
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
The Financial Systems Accoutnant will drive the delivery of a key service within finance and work closely with the leadership to ensure it is fully carried out.
Client Details
Our client is a major operator in the transport and rail sector. The role is based in London.
Description
Provide a high quality and comprehensive financial accounting, reporting and statutory/regulatory financial compliance service within the orgnisation.
Financial Systems Accountant
Key objectives:
- Provision of group, statutory and regulatory reports to required deadlines
- Timely and accurate update of all ledgers
- Quality and integrity of finance systems and support of users
- Company accounts are accurate and prepared in accordance with relevant accounting standards and policies
- Compliance with statutory, tax and legal requirements within area of responsibility
- Compliance with Group Oracle operational guidelines
Key outcomes:
- Ensure the reliability and accuracy of financial reports and ledgers
- Produce the company's financial reporting to meet group, statutory, and regulatory requirements ensuring appropriate and sufficient controls are in place
- Establish, maintain and develop best financial practice by the implementation of controls and procedures and delegated financial authority
- Manage and control all data interfaces between the finance system and feeder systems
- Control local systems administration for Oracle / TM1 liaising with Group Oracle support as required
- Ensure periodic and year end procedures are followed
Profile
Knowledge
- Degree or equivalent
- Qualified Accountant
- A strong working knowledge of financial systems (Oracle Financials)
Skills
- Ability to influence at all levels of the business
- Ability to identify and proactively solve problems
- High degree of IT literacy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent presentation skills and an ability to explain complex financial issues to a non-financial audience
Experience
- Significant experience of large scale or ERP systems (Oracle)
- Evidence of commercial awareness and able to demonstrate a broad based view of issues, events and activities and a perception of their longer term impact or wider implications
- Experience of rail or similar transport industry
Job Offer
£60,000-£70,000
Competitive benefits package
Deadline for submissions Thursday 22 August
London, Transport and Rail, Financial Systems Accountant
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