Systems Accountant - London, United Kingdom - MS Society

MS Society

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our Systems Accountant role is critical to the ownership of all of our key finance systems used by the MS Society.

**Systems Accountant (Finance)

Type**:
Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent

Location:
Office-based in London, N4 with flexibility to work remotely

Salary:
£48,233 - £52,961 per annum plus excellent benefits

Salary Band:
Band G3

At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it's this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them, and it gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.

About this job

The Systems Accountant has responsibility for the maintaining, developing and control of the systems to ensure they remain efficient and meet all of the MS Society's needs whilst maintaining robust internal controls.

Your responsibilities will include:

Working with our Financial Controller, ensure system permissions are in line with delegated authorities and approval limits and ensure segregation of duties
Test internal processes and procedures to ensure they work as documented
Overseeing, managing, reviewing and challenging all appropriate financial and nonfinancial systems proactively looking efficiencies.
Working with our Financial Controller on reviews of processes within finance, specifically seeing how systems can be used to drive efficiency.
Providing training to finance, budget holders and others in the wider organisation who need to use finance systems
Supporting ICT project teams to implement new, and update existing, finance systems
Working with the ICT team to provide a consistent and approachable point of contact for stakeholders on finance system issues.

For this role, we're looking for:

Part qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Advanced user of Excel and other Microsoft office products.
Solid understanding and experience of Financial Accounting and Management reporting
Can demonstrate experience of at least one of the following:

a. Experience of using Dynamics GP - been involved in the development of the system in previous organisations they have worked in
and/or
b. Can demonstrate considerable experience in developing other mid-range accounting systems with similar sized organisations.

Experience of using/maintaining power BI
Use of Power Platform
Knowledge of basic web languages including HMTL5, CSS3, JavaScript
Understanding of WebAPI, the fetchXML and OData expressions

About us
We offer 38 days annual leave (pro rata for part time employees) including bank holidays.

We have a range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):

Flexible and smart working (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave
Enhanced family friendly, disability and carer's leave
Discounted season ticket loan/pension scheme/Cycle to work scheme/Interestfree emergency loans

We have recently introduced new family friendly benefits such as paid leave for:

In the event of miscarriage/still birth
Appointments to support those going through IVF/fertility treatment
Antenatal appointments for both expecting mother and other parent

The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our Every MS Story strategy.

Right to work in the UK

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 14 February 2023

How to apply:

We're a Disability Confident Employer. We're committed to promoting equality and diversity.

As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, the HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel.

No agencies please.