Systems Accountant

The post holder will take an active role in:leading project activities, including business process design, assessing system solutions, requirements gathering & developing specifications, designing and checking accounting processes are working correctly, report development, supporting system testing including writing test scripts and testing, data migration, user training and business support following project implementation. Take the lead on implementation of a range of improvements across our financial operations processes, including interpreting and putting into practice a range of recommendations and quick wins, as identified in a recent review of services. Helping to define business requirements for the implementation of S4 Hana and our planned joining of the Unity Shared Service. In addition, they will help embed a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, consistency and innovation. This includes: Acting as a key interface between finance systems users and our in-house SAP team explaining and assessing the business impact of technical changes, and identify where such potential changes could have a positive impact. Developing strong working relationships with stakeholders including the wider user community, IT colleagues and external consultants Build on existing data to expand the development of KPIs and reporting throughout the Directorate