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Change Accountant/Project Accountant

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
Wales, Cardiff
Salary
£35000 - £46600 per annum
Closing date
Apr 14, 2021

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Job Role
Management Accountant
Sector
Banking
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
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Job Details

This is an exciting opportunity working with a large Financial Services client in South Wales.

Client Details

My client is a large Financial Services organisation based in Cardiff with sites across the Uk.

Description

The Project Accountant will support the delivery of projects from the business unit portfolio including internally or externally generated change, plus any projects from Group. Under supervision of the senior Project Accountant, the Project Accountant will be involved in the management, design, delivery and implementation of change that affects the accounting systems and processes.

The Project Accountant will work with the appropriate business divisions and internal customers to ensure that all systems and process changes are effectively designed and delivered through to production in an efficient, cost-effective and timely manner, whilst maintaining technical accounting integrity and alignment with commercial objectives. This includes input into requirements gathering with the Senior Project Accountant and Business Analysts, to ensure any requirements impacting accounting systems and processes are captured and delivered.

Key accountability's;


  • Finance Analysis: Develop and model the business accounting finance functions, processes, information flows and data structures, linking to business systems and data. Use best practice research and analysis techniques to exploit financial management efficiencies, business opportunities and achieve strategic goals.
  • Project Delivery: Assist other Change professionals and Finance teams on business and internal projects on the definition of Finance requirements, system and process design, testing and implementation to deliver a measurable impact on financial accounting efficiency and controls for the profitability of the business.
  • Impact Assessment: Assist in the assessment of projects across the Group to identify impacts on financial accounting, and aligned processes. Ensure that change activity is identified and delivered to ensure that those processes remain fully aligned and understood within the business and that performance can be monitored against targets and delivery against on-going performance measures.
  • Chart of Account (CoA) and report management: Learn and take responsibility for the management and configuration of CoAs and reports developed on the Oracle application, within the agreed TOM for the financial accounting ledgers.
  • Internal Relationship Management: Manage the relationship with Financial Reporting & Operations and the other areas outside of the business unit where necessary to ensure the requirements are fully delivered within time, budget and to an appropriate high quality, ensuring the deployment of necessary business and technical knowledge to support the delivery..

    • Profile

    The ideal candidate will be a qualified Accountant holding ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualifications

    You will have worked in a large complex business and ideally have delivered change projects across the business

    You will have experience of using Finance systems, data to support the achievement of financial and non-financial objective

    You will have experience of project lifecycle in the finance environment.

    Practical and hands on approach

    Job Offer

    Salary up to £46,600

    12m FTC

    home based role

    laptop provided

    good benefits

    Company

    Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

    We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

    Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

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