Finance Systems Analyst

Your new company

A great opportunity has arisen for a leading housing association based in Central London. This is a permanent opportunity as a Finance Systems Analyst within a medium-sized systems team.

Your new role

As a Finance Systems Analyst, you will be the first point of contact for issue resolution and queries connected with all finance IT systems. You will resolve issues and collaborate with cross-functional teams to escalate and document more complex cases, contributing to overall team success. Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring stakeholder change requests are properly actioned, adhering to the chart of account design framework.
• Acting as the system custodian, ensuring the completeness and integrity of the finance IT system.
• Assisting in the development of finance systems controls to ensure they are robust and efficient.
• Maintaining, creating, or updating the approval chains/workflow within the D365 purchase order system, ensuring that approvers are set up in line with financial regulations.
• Updating procedure manuals for all finance systems and supporting the training of staff on all finance systems, including new configurations of existing systems.
• Proactively helping users utilise system functionality.
• Documenting and tracking user queries and resolutions for future reference, helping to maintain a knowledge base for the team.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Demonstrable experience of working with a finance IT system; specifically, a D365 accounting system, as well as P2P systems experience.
• Hold or studying for a CCAB recognised accounting qualification with supporting CPD.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve routine issues efficiently.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Attention to detail to ensure stakeholder change requests adhere to the chart of account design framework.
• Experience of maintaining the integrity of finance IT systems and developing robust controls.
• Proficiency in managing approval chains/workflows within the D365 purchase order system.
• Ability to update procedure manuals and train staff on finance systems.
• Strong documentation skills to track user queries and maintain a knowledge base.

• Contributory pension scheme - up to 10.8%.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Cycle 2 work
• Healthcare cash plan scheme.
• Interest-free season ticket loan.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• + more.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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