Qualified Accountant | Finance Systems, Controls & Process Improvement | SAP S/4HANA Programme
West Midlands (4 Days Office/ 1 Day Home)
Up to c. £90,000 + Benefits Package
Our client is a successful and growing multi-site group seeking a technically strong finance professional to lead finance systems, controls and transformation initiatives across a complex ERP environment. This newly created role will focus on delivering immediate process improvements, automation and strengthened governance, whilst playing a key role in preparing the organisation for its future SAP S/4HANA journey.
Key Responsibilities:
- Acting as the Finance process owner across multiple ERP environments and Finance systems.
- Identifying and addressing weaknesses within reconciliations, interfaces, master data and financial control processes.
- Driving practical process improvement and automation initiatives using tools such as Power Query, SharePoint and Power Automate.
- Leading the Finance workstream for a future SAP S/4HANA implementation, including process design, controls, data migration, testing and cutover planning.
- Establishing robust governance, documentation, ownership and change control processes.
- Acting as the key liaison between Finance, IT and external implementation partners.
- Challenging legacy processes and introducing scalable, efficient ways of working.
Candidate Sought:
We are seeking a qualified accountant with strong Finance process expertise and a genuine interest in systems, transformation and continuous improvement. You will bring significant post-qualified Finance experience together with a robust understanding of financial controls, general ledger accounting, reconciliations, inventory and costing processes. Comfortable operating within ERP-led environments, you will possess the ability to understand data flows, system integrations and transactional posting logic, whilst demonstrating a track record of simplifying processes, implementing automation and driving operational improvements within live Finance functions. In addition, you will be a strong communicator capable of influencing stakeholders across Finance, IT and the wider business, with a structured and disciplined approach to governance, documentation and project delivery. Previous exposure to SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, multi-ERP environments and acquisition integration activities would be advantageous.
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