Finance Systems Analyst

Role Description

This role involves supporting the Group Finance Systems Manager in keeping core financial applications running smoothly.

• Lead on the management and delivery of small-scale projects with the help of 3rd party support.
• Lead the prioritisation of any incidents and issues, liaising with relevant stakeholders and 3rd party support/vendors to agree actions, owners and dates.
• Responsible for the administration changes within the financial systems, ensuring key system control and integrity is maintained and protected.
• Assist with the gathering and documentation of change requests, and requirements from the wider Finance function.
• Design, test and implement technical system changes to deliver ongoing continuous improvements to Finance.
• Assist in the design and production of Workday reports, Business Processes, and Integrations.
• Build effective working relationships and influence across all levels, fostering an open and collaborative culture.
• Manage and lead finance system updates and maintenance development work across all finance systems.
• Challenge current practices, actively seeking to improve processes, whilst managing risk.
• End user set-up and security maintenance, as required.
• Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times.
• Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/regulations at all times.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance or accounting function, ideally with hands-on involvement in finance systems – whether as a system administrator or in a finance change role.
• Experience with ERP, General Ledger or P2P systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, especially Excel.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and organization skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to drive process improvement, based upon analysis of data.
• Work effectively under pressure and think clearly and logically in challenging situations.
• Workday and TM1 experience an advantage.

Requirements

• Willingness to learn - you’ve got a growth mindset and a genuine interest in learning new systems and ways of working.
• Adaptable - things move fast here, so you’re flexible and happy to pivot when priorities change.
• Attention to detail - you care about getting things right and spotting the small stuff others might miss.
• Hands-on experience - as a finance systems administrator, or in a finance change role – you’re used to being the go-to person when things need fixing, improving or understanding.

Benefits

• People first culture with a focus on creating an extraordinary working environment.
• Energetic, inspirational, and supportive workplaces.