System Accountant

FINANCE SYSTEM ACCOUNTANT - FINANCE TRANSFORMATION

Experience:
Finance Change (reporting related) + Systems + Financial Services (adv)

Location:
City of London, hybrid WFH

Pear Talent is representing a global Financial Services business who have a new opportunity for a Finance Systems Accountant in their Global Finance Transformation team. The team manages and oversees change to existing finance systems, as well as engaging in areas of longer-term transformation, driving continuous improvement in Finance activities across the organisation globally.

Finance Systems Ownership & Change Control

• Serve as a key member of the Finance Transformation team.
• Partner with Finance and Tech teams to implement system upgrades and improvements.
• Ensure consistency across back-office finance operations.
• Troubleshooting and resolving system issues.

Enhancement Projects & Change Implementation

• Lead financial transformation initiatives to improve efficiency.
• Oversee testing and production rollout.
• Work closely with local Subject Matter Experts globally.
• Liaise with external implementation partners and technology teams
• Create clear, concise, project documentation, incorporating visuals, managing version control, tailoring content for various stakeholders, and capturing business requirements.

Data Oversight & Maintenance

• Manage finance systems’ data, mappings, hierarchy tables.
• Maintain data integrity and governance across global back-office functions.
• Support data validation, transformation, quality assessment, and process documentation.

• Qualified Accountant (1-2 years post qualified experience), preferably with experience in the Financial Services industry
• Experience of finance data migration or implementations of finance systems
• Experience of SAP or Oracle-based finance systems strongly preferred
• Experience of multi-GAAP reporting environments desired
• Good understanding of accounting principles, underlying process & related controls within the finance function
• Strong independent thinking and problem-solving skills
• Sharp attention to detail in managing financial systems and upholding data accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal/negotiation skills with the ability to build relationships with different functional areas and work effectively within a team environment
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment
• Excellent time management skills, with the flexibility and efficiency to collaborate across multiple time zones and global teams