Systems Accountant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Plymouth

Description

It’s an exciting opportunity for an accountant who enjoys working at the intersection of Finance, systems, and process improvement, with the opportunity to maintain and optimise Finance systems, improve business processes, and support automation. As the Finance SAP super-user, you’ll take ownership of key areas of FI/CO configuration and design, while working closely with IT and operational teams to solve problems, strengthen controls, and deliver smarter, more efficient processes across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the finance super-user and first point of contact for resolving issues and configuring changes in SAP.
• Act as primary application owner for configuration and design of SAP FI/CO.
• Collaborate with IT for Basis, infrastructure, ABAP programmer, and other technical areas outside the SAP application modules.
• Work across module boundaries with departmental owners to resolve integration issues affecting financial postings and supporting other operational projects that require SAP expertise.
• Own system-driven elements of the month-end and year-end close.
• Act as owner of General IT Controls (GITCs) for the entity – maintaining access, change, and security controls in SAP, and identifying, tracking, and remediating risks across the finance systems landscape and support statutory audit.
• Support integration of SAP with other business IT systems.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline financial processes, reducing manual intervention and risk.
• Provide training and documentation to finance and operational users on SAP processes and best practice.
• Contribute to wider finance projects, including system rollouts, data migration, and reporting improvements.
• Act as the owner of ancillary finance systems such as the invoice registration system.