Job Description

Job Title: Systems Accountant
Starting Salary: xc2xa341,511 progressing to xc2xa345,718 pa
Hours: 37
Location: Stevenage
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: ResourcesAbout the teamOur in-house Financial Systems team works closely with stakeholders across the organisation to implement new systems that support HCCs business activities and integrate with the Finance ERP (currently SAP ECC6). We also support development work within existing systems, ensuring that any change does not impact on business-as-usual activities and key services.The Systems team will be involved in a wide range of projects, providing support and guidance to ensure the best use of Finance Systems, promoting best practice and driving forward initiatives to achieve efficiencies and process improvements.Following an Organisational Review in January 2025, the scope and responsibility of the team has increased, and this role is a newly created role within an existing and well-established team.About the roleThis is a fast-paced environment, and tasks and priorities can change. Therefore, you'll need to be able to work under pressure and be extremely well organised, taking a pro-active approach to your workload.Typical projects for Finance Systems includes:

• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Supporting the council's budget monitoring systems to ensure BHs have the best tools available to forecast yearly expenditure.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Implementing systems that ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and manage financial risks - examples include compliance with Audit requirements, as well as legislation such as PCI-DSS Compliance.
• Transaction Processing: Streamlining processes for transactions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll.
• System Maintenance and Upgrades: Regularly supporting the upgrade and maintenance of financial systems to ensure they remain efficient and secure. Leading on UAT.
• User Training and Support: Providing training and ongoing support to users to ensure they can effectively utilise financial systems, including ownerships of internal Intranet pages along with guidance and training material.

About youEssential

• CCAB qualified or equivalent or have significant proven experience.
• Ability to make effective use of multiple data sources and to use available tools to carry out detailed financial analysis
• Ability to interpret, apply and explain financial policies, procedures and guidance.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, creating trust and confidence and being able to persuade and negotiate as to the actions required.
• Experience in fully analysing and interpreting business needs in relation to proposed system changes impacting financial data.
• Experience working within and developing financial systems.

Desirable

• Experience in SAP ECC6.
• Experience in local government.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.This job role is within the Corporate Services level 11 job profile. Please locate this via:Job profiles - Corporate servicesTo hear more about this opportunity please contact Sam.Jaggs@hertfordshire.gov.uk or an informal discussion about the role.Interview Date: Week commencing 12th May 2025Benefits of working for usHow to applyAs part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

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