Systems Accountant recruitment

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a global investment management firm as a Systems Accountant on a six month contract basis. The team is responsible for the upkeep and improvement of all finance-based systems across the business.

Specific duties in this role will include:

-Develop the internal accounts system (SunSystems 5, shortly upgrading to 6), including;

*Workflow
*Business Rules
*Corporate Allocations
*Security Model

-Maintain and support the accounting system and maintain the static data held within it.
-Manage the administration and support of the payment systems (C-Series and BACS Payment Services).
-Perform user administration of the online banking platforms (RBS Bankline and Barclays Business Internet Banking).
- Own the relationships with our maintenance / support providers
-Perform revenue / expense allocations.
-Create and maintain budget / forecasting models in excel.
-Simplify the Accounts Payable and Receivable processes by developing new excel models / system solutions to help automate some of the current manual tasks performed by the team.

In order to be considered for this role, you will require:

-Extensive systems accounting experience, prior time spent in asset management would be useful but not essential
-Experience of implementing or upgrading Sun Systems (version 5 or 6)
-Advanced Excel, Vision and VBA skills are also essential
-Previous experience of working for a specialist business/consultancy that specialises in implenting Sun Systems

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business in a role in which you can add value from the outset and will foster your personal and professional development.