Finance Systems Accountant

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So what’s the Finance Systems Accountant role all about?

As a Finance Systems Accountant you will work with colleagues in the Finance team and beyond to drive continuous improvement to the financial systems utilised by PA Housing

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Systems

Act as the point of contact and conduit for all enquiries and requests for improvements and changes to PA Housing’s financial systems

Act as the lead Finance team interface with IT colleagues for all significant financial systems issues and enhancement requests

Maintain Chart of Accounts and ensure that any changes thereto are reflected in the reporting hierarchies of all affected systems

Act as the Finance team’s Oracle super-user and ensure that all essential system administration tasks are performed to standard

Work with users across the business and IT colleagues to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the P2P purchase ordering system, including supporting system development

Become the technical lead on Bluebox to ensure Rent and Service Charge deliverables are met, offering solutions and guidance on system optimisation.

Support the Capital Finance team to set up scheme codes, build development scheme reports, implement enhancements to streamline intercompany recharges
Manage end-user queries and triage / resolve as necessary

Controls

Co-ordinate the access matrices for all Finance Team members to ensure that the appropriate segregation of duties are maintained for each role. Liaise with IT colleagues to ensure that a robust and appropriate system controls environment is maintained

Ensure Financial systems documentation is maintained and updated including user guides for development teams

Supporting auditors with GL data extraction and completeness

System Improvement / Development

Project manage the implementation of approved new financial software and changes / upgrades to existing software

Work with Finance team colleagues to undertake process reviews with a view to improving efficiency through enhanced use of appropriate software solutions

Deploy change management initiatives to move personnel from legacy software / systems and discontinue as required (i.e. Insight)

Support the Treasury team in projects that include a new treasury management system (TMS) and enhancements to loan security database (SQL); also contribute to system administration for electronic banking systems
Develop robotic automation processes to improve efficiencies
Improve system integration and interfaces across finance and other systems
Liaise with software providers in managing relationships and contracts.
Contribute to developing system solutions to harmonise / improve / automate processes
Support the system development for P2P

To be successful in this role, we’d be looking for the following…

Qualified accountant, or part-qualified with firm commitment to complete qualification
Comfortable with the technical aspects of financial software – ‘ an IT expert in a non-IT role’
Ability to analyse and present complex information simply
Oracle Financials R12 – Configuration / Amendments of Oracle Financials
Sequel report writing skills
Experience of the various software applications typically used within a finance function
Experience of using Microsoft Excel to an advanced level
Experience of building strong and productive relationships with colleagues from outside the Finance function, particularly IT colleagu

Please refer to the attached job

description to find out more…

What’s in it for you?

We recognise that people are at the heart of our business and that success is dependant on enthusiastic and committed colleagues. We make sure they feel supported and encourage a culture of opportunity and learning to enable colleagues to fulfil their potential and make a real difference to people’s lives every day.

In return, we reward our staff for their dedication by offering competitive salaries and an excellent discretionary range of employee benefits some of with include:

26 days annual leave entitlement per annum plus bank holidays (pro rated for part time roles). With the possibility for colleagues to buy or sell a maximum of 35 hours in annual leave year subject to certain conditions

Access to the Simply Health Cash plan scheme for discounted optical, dental and health care bills

Perkbox Rewards – Big discounts on high Street shops, cinemas, airport parking and hotels, savings with Apple, free coffee at Caffe Nero each month, download a free film
each month and more!

Health and Wellbeing initiatives such as fitness classes, walking clubs, meditation sessions and more

Travel to work perks such as Bike2Work Scheme, allowing you to purchase a bike under salary sacrifice & 0% Season ticket loans for bus and train tickets

Upon successful to completion of your probationary period, we offer our colleagues an interest free loan of up to £5,000 to assist with general living costs

& much more! Check out our handy benefits

flyer to see what else we can offer you!

Do you care about the same things we do?

We have three values we work by. When we meet, we’ll need you to show us how they are important to you too.

We always do the right thing: We offer the best quality service that we can.

We’re there when you need us: We listen and take action ensuring we deliver on our promises.

We never give up: We are courageous in our pursuit of growth to provide more quality affordable homes.

Our EDI Policy:
At PA Housing, communities are at the heart of everything we do. We know how important it is to be representative of our customers and the communities we serve, and we have always committed to creating an inclusive approach to our recruitment process to ensure that we are hiring from a diverse talent pool of people. We’re an Equal Opportunity employer and encourage applications from any individual who has the relevant skills and experience for the role, inclusive of any protected characteristics such as gender identity, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation and age.

At PA Housing, we pride ourselves in being a disability confident employer and support our applicants with any additional adjustments they may require during their application process. We take a flexible approach to working, and support part-time hours, job shares, where possible and provide a salary sacrifice option for childcare vouchers.

As part of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, actively hiring women into this role is one our objectives to increase and promote diversity at PA Housing. If you have the relevant skills and experience for the role, please apply on our recruitment portal via our company website.

Equality, diversity and inclusion | PA Housing

So who are we?

PA Housing is an award winning provider of affordable, quality homes, but our business is about more than property – it’s about people. We aim to put our residents at the centre of everything we do and offer first class services to all.

Our business is built around decades of experience in the social housing sector across the Midlands, London, Home Counties and the South East. We hold a stock of more than 24,000 homes and employ 600 plus staff to provide a high standard of service to our householders.

Our success and our plans for the future would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff members. Every one of our employees help to make a difference to the lives of our residents and other local people, and we look after our team members well.

As a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities Employer, PA Housing welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups and disabled candidates.

We’re happy to consider flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

AGENCIES: We know where you are if we need your support so please do not contact us.

Indeed:
In order to be considered for this position you will need to complete our online application form. Please visit the PA Housing website and search for the Current Vacancies page.https://www.pahousing.co.uk/work-with-us/current-vacancies/

Ref: V11164

To apply for this role please click on the apply button or for any enquiries please email

Finance Systems Accountant

Location: Leicester

Salary: £45,000 Per Annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Full time: 35 hours per week

Closing Date: 24/10/2021

So what’s the Finance Systems Accountant role all about?

As a Finance Systems Accountant you will work with colleagues in the Finance team and beyond to drive continuous improvement to the financial systems utilised by PA Housing

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Systems

Act as the point of contact and conduit for all enquiries and requests for improvements and changes to PA Housing’s financial systems

Act as the lead Finance team interface with IT colleagues for all significant financial systems issues and enhancement requests

Maintain Chart of Accounts and ensure that any changes thereto are reflected in the reporting hierarchies of all affected systems

Act as the Finance team’s Oracle super-user and ensure that all essential system administration tasks are performed to standard

Work with users across the business and IT colleagues to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the P2P purchase ordering system, including supporting system development

Become the technical lead on Bluebox to ensure Rent and Service Charge deliverables are met, offering solutions and guidance on system optimisation.

Support the Capital Finance team to set up scheme codes, build development scheme reports, implement enhancements to streamline intercompany recharges
Manage end-user queries and triage / resolve as necessary

Controls

Co-ordinate the access matrices for all Finance Team members to ensure that the appropriate segregation of duties are maintained for each role. Liaise with IT colleagues to ensure that a robust and appropriate system controls environment is maintained

Ensure Financial systems documentation is maintained and updated including user guides for development teams

Supporting auditors with GL data extraction and completeness

System Improvement / Development

Project manage the implementation of approved new financial software and changes / upgrades to existing software

Work with Finance team colleagues to undertake process reviews with a view to improving efficiency through enhanced use of appropriate software solutions

Deploy change management initiatives to move personnel from legacy software / systems and discontinue as required (i.e. Insight)

Support the Treasury team in projects that include a new treasury management system (TMS) and enhancements to loan security database (SQL); also contribute to system administration for electronic banking systems
Develop robotic automation processes to improve efficiencies
Improve system integration and interfaces across finance and other systems
Liaise with software providers in managing relationships and contracts.
Contribute to developing system solutions to harmonise / improve / automate processes
Support the system development for P2P

To be successful in this role, we’d be looking for the following…

Qualified accountant, or part-qualified with firm commitment to complete qualification
Comfortable with the technical aspects of financial software – ‘ an IT expert in a non-IT role’
Ability to analyse and present complex information simply
Oracle Financials R12 – Configuration / Amendments of Oracle Financials
Sequel report writing skills
Experience of the various software applications typically used within a finance function
Experience of using Microsoft Excel to an advanced level
Experience of building strong and productive relationships with colleagues from outside the Finance function, particularly IT colleagu

Please refer to the attached job

description to find out more…

What’s in it for you?

We recognise that people are at the heart of our business and that success is dependant on enthusiastic and committed colleagues. We make sure they feel supported and encourage a culture of opportunity and learning to enable colleagues to fulfil their potential and make a real difference to people’s lives every day.

In return, we reward our staff for their dedication by offering competitive salaries and an excellent discretionary range of employee benefits some of with include:

26 days annual leave entitlement per annum plus bank holidays (pro rated for part time roles). With the possibility for colleagues to buy or sell a maximum of 35 hours in annual leave year subject to certain conditions

Access to the Simply Health Cash plan scheme for discounted optical, dental and health care bills

Perkbox Rewards – Big discounts on high Street shops, cinemas, airport parking and hotels, savings with Apple, free coffee at Caffe Nero each month, download a free film
each month and more!

Health and Wellbeing initiatives such as fitness classes, walking clubs, meditation sessions and more

Travel to work perks such as Bike2Work Scheme, allowing you to purchase a bike under salary sacrifice & 0% Season ticket loans for bus and train tickets

Upon successful to completion of your probationary period, we offer our colleagues an interest free loan of up to £5,000 to assist with general living costs

& much more! Check out our handy benefits

flyer to see what else we can offer you!

Do you care about the same things we do?

We have three values we work by. When we meet, we’ll need you to show us how they are important to you too.

We always do the right thing: We offer the best quality service that we can.

We’re there when you need us: We listen and take action ensuring we deliver on our promises.

We never give up: We are courageous in our pursuit of growth to provide more quality affordable homes.

Our EDI Policy:
At PA Housing, communities are at the heart of everything we do. We know how important it is to be representative of our customers and the communities we serve, and we have always committed to creating an inclusive approach to our recruitment process to ensure that we are hiring from a diverse talent pool of people. We’re an Equal Opportunity employer and encourage applications from any individual who has the relevant skills and experience for the role, inclusive of any protected characteristics such as gender identity, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation and age.

At PA Housing, we pride ourselves in being a disability confident employer and support our applicants with any additional adjustments they may require during their application process. We take a flexible approach to working, and support part-time hours, job shares, where possible and provide a salary sacrifice option for childcare vouchers.

As part of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, actively hiring women into this role is one our objectives to increase and promote diversity at PA Housing. If you have the relevant skills and experience for the role, please apply on our recruitment portal via our company website.

Equality, diversity and inclusion | PA Housing

So who are we?

PA Housing is an award winning provider of affordable, quality homes, but our business is about more than property – it’s about people. We aim to put our residents at the centre of everything we do and offer first class services to all.

Our business is built around decades of experience in the social housing sector across the Midlands, London, Home Counties and the South East. We hold a stock of more than 24,000 homes and employ 600 plus staff to provide a high standard of service to our householders.

Our success and our plans for the future would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff members. Every one of our employees help to make a difference to the lives of our residents and other local people, and we look after our team members well.

As a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunities Employer, PA Housing welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates including those from black and minority ethnic (BME) groups and disabled candidates.

We’re happy to consider flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

Ref: V11164

To apply for this role please click on the apply button or for any enquiries please email