Systems Accountant

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 9 months
Hours: Full Time 35 hours per week
Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 p/a depending on experience, plus excellent benefits package
Location: London, Farringdon alongside the ability to also work from home

Are you an expert in accountancy systems and processes?
Do you have the expertise to work with us to improve our utilisation of current systems?
Have you experience in collaborating across an organisation to deliver a systems project?

We are the Institution of Structural Engineers. The world’s largest membership body dedicated to the art and science of structural engineering. We represent the best creatives and innovators in the profession at a global level and tackling climate change is at the top of our agenda.

The Role

The successful candidate will work collaboratively across the Institution teams, that impact on the financial workflows, to manage a full review of how our finance department are utilising current systems. The aim being to recommend and support the implementation of more effective, efficient, and automated processes.

The postholder will take a tenacious approach, interrogating and extracting data, to understand variances and deliver a clear outcome of improving the robustness of our financial and administrative procedures.

To be shortlisted for this post, you must have:

- A recognised accountancy or other relevant qualification
- Experience of working in an accountancy environment
- Proven experience of delivering a similar financial systems project

Experience working with a CRM, Dynamics GP and Great Plains software would be advantageous.

What we can offer you:

- 23 days’ paid annual leave (increasing with service to 28 days) plus bank holidays and flexi
leave
- A pension scheme with up to 8% employer contributions
- Life Insurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Permanent Health Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Season Ticket Loan
- Continuous Professional Development

Working Conditions:

We are based on the edge of the city, our office is bright, modern and open plan. We are a small and friendly workforce. As we move out of Covid restrictions we are presently operating a working model of office based and remote working and envisage operating a longer-term hybrid working model.

Additional information:

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If you require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to complete your application or would like us to apply reasonable adjustments when reviewing your application, please contact our HR Team as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we urge candidates to apply as soon as possible. Applications are sifted on receipt and shortlisted candidates are contacted to invite to an interview.

The Institution does not hold a visa sponsor licence, therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK cannot be considered.

The Institution strives to have a diverse and inclusive workforce, where we can all be ourselves. We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity and the perspectives people from different backgrounds bring. Applicants will not be excluded on the grounds of sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, marital status, disability, age, religion and belief or sexual orientation.

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