Systems Accountant recruitment

MG Investments

MG Investments, part of the Prudential Group, is a city based investment company with assets under management of more than £195 billion, as at 31 December 2010. As one of the largest asset managers in Europe, it aims to maximise profitable growth by operating in markets where it has a leading position and competitive advantage, including retail fund management, institutional fixed income, pooled life and pension funds, property and private finance.

Opportunity

MG Finance has implemented an Oracle EPM solution (Hyperion) and a Financial Management System (Infor FMS SuSystems 5) to automate and support a wide range of Finance activities including budgeting, forecasting, allocations, PL consolidation and financial reporting.
An opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the MG Finance Systems Admin Team to assist with the delivery of 1st line application support and management of the Financial applications and processes and provide day-to-day support to the Finance user community.

Key responsibilities

- Combine your experience in financial systems, with a focus on teamwork and a solid grasp in financial business processes across MG's Finance functions.
- Contribute as a member of the team providing day to day support to Finance users.
- Combine strong diagnostic skills with a proven track record of operating accurately and effectively under tight deadlines.
- Support the wider finance community during the planning, forecasting and month end cycles.
- Define and maintain process and policy documentation for the administration activities relating to the Hyperion and SunSystems applications.
- Maintain spreadsheet based Hierarchies for use by the business and the Finance Systems Team.
- Create and maintain meta and reference data within the Hyperion and SunSystems Applications.
- Support users with the maintenance of Driver data.
- Work with the internal Application support teams to resolve user application issues
- Support the data interfaces from MG's General Ledger system to Hyperion.

What we are looking for

- This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with relevant technical experience looking to utilise their skills in a leading Asset Management firm
- A candidate who is part qualified (CIMA or ACCA preferred) and who has a real interest in how financial software is integrated into a Finance Dept
- General financial systems related experience (this could have been gained via work experience, an internship or placement study)
- Strong PC skills particularly in Microsoft Office packages (Access Databases and Excel)
- Experience in Multidimensional software packages and Financial applications, especially Hyperion, Essbase preferable
- Experience with SunSystems or other mainstream general ledger systems preferable
- SQL database exposure preferable
- Accounting and information technology experience and understanding preferable.
- A well motivated driven individual who enjoys a challenge and is a quick learner with good system, organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work well with processes systems and under tight time constraints, showing good time management, prioritisation and organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be able to operate both independently and within a team environment.
- Must be able to work with technical and non-technical staff at all levels

MG is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from a diverse background.