Finance Systems Accountant

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Finance Systems Accountant

Location: Wokingham

Salary:£41,496 - £46,549 per annum

Job Type:Full Time, Permanent

Wokingham Borough Council have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Systems Accountant to join their team on a fulltime, permanent basis.

The Role

As the Finance Systems Accountant, you will be responsible for and manage the general ledger system, its feeder system interfaces and the business-critical core reporting function.

You will develop and maintain financial controls, policies and procedures and reporting, and review current practices to drive continuous improvement and develop new ways of working to achieve greater autonomy and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Finance application support, including: - triage of operational system issues, solution design, testing, and implementation.
• Developing and maintaining system processes and procedures to support the finance organisation.
• Contribution to future projects which impact the finance system i.e., processes, reporting, new modules & applications.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships between ICT, Finance, HR, Payroll, and other service areas.
• Data integrity control and pro-active data management.
• Critically assessing and challenging current finance service delivery methods to identify improvements.
• Work with key stakeholders, including the Finance Leadership Team, to reconfigure and remap the finance system to deliver an improved set of financial reports. Review

Candidate Requirements

• Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in the specialist area
• Good IT skills including office software such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience of delivering projects to achieve strategic goals and service improvements
• Effective strategy and report writing skills, able to make recommendations for decision making.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of Finance elements UNIT4 ERP Milestone 7 (a.k.a Business World, Agresso) highly desirable

Benefits

Wokingham is an attractive market town in Berkshire, with excellent road and rail links and is easily accessible from London and Reading.

They can offer a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Sport and leisure discounts
• Onsite gym at Shute End
• Employee assistance program and much more!

Interview date: Week commencing 18th September 2023

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Wokingham Borough Council, then please click apply to be redirected to their website where you can complete you application.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £41,496.00-£46,549.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site gym

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 400222