Apply: Financial Systems Accountant, SAP - Major Integration Project

Our client is a leading financial services group and employer of choice offering great flexibility and work life balance.  They are currently undergoing a major transformation project and as such they require an experienced Financial Systems Accountant to join the project with a particular focus on a general ledger integration.

Reporting to the Project Manager, Finance Transformation you will focus on driving and supporting the technical GL integration and transition. The role will be 100% project focused and will sit within the finance stream of a large group wide program. Specific deliverables will include:

• Assist with the specification on the dataflow requirements in the implementation planning and documentation – based on gap analysis
• Prepare functional specifications for GL interface, ledgers structure, AP and banking module set up
• Support new GL interfaces and testing 
• Support the Finance Systems team in the provision of GL support to the project and operational accounting teams overseeing GL account creation/maintenance, dimensions creation/maintenance, master data maintenance
• Partner with local IT teams to assess product release impacts on GL and finance data flows.
• Support the developing Finance systems architecture through the integration by being ready to document data flows supporting the finance processes
• Preparation and participation with IT and Finance colleagues 
• Assist Accounting project leads with required reconciliations for system and data testing
• Ad hoc requests for information/analysis from other areas within the finance organisation and project team.

The role will initially be a 24 month contract with a probability of going permanent

Required skills and experience:

• Accounting/Finance background (CA/CPA qualified or accounting degree)
• Strong financial systems accounting experience with a particular focus on general ledgers 
• Financial services background (insurance industry experience would be of particular interest)
• Extensive experience with major GL systems (SAP would be advantageous)
• Financial reporting knowledge (IFRS Standards)
• Experience with underwriting systems
• Business analysis skills (requirements gathering, data mapping, UAT testing etc)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

If this opportunity is of interest and you have the required experience please apply using the link, including a Word version of your resume.