Senior Finance Systems Accountant - The University of Manchester : Job Details

Job Title: Senior Finance Systems Accountant

Location: Oxford Road, Manchester

Salary: £46,485 - £56,921 per annum, dependent on relevant experience

Job type: Full Time, Permanent - 1.0 FTE

Closing date: 31/01/2025

Are you a finance professional with a passion for innovation and efficiency? Join the UoM Finance Systems Team and lead exciting improvements to our Finance Systems landscape. Make a real difference in how we deliver solutions that enhance finance processes and meet business requirements across the University!

The Role:

As a Senior Finance Systems Accountant reporting to the Head of Finance Systems, you will:

• Drive system and process improvements, delivering tailored solutions to meet business needs.
• Lead small projects or change initiatives, combining strong technical expertise with accounting knowledge to maximise system functionality.
• Build deep understanding of interconnected systems, data flows, and configurations.
• Develop and deliver training modules and presentations to a variety of audiences.
• Collaborate closely with IT, Finance, and external stakeholders to deliver seamless system developments and support.

This is a hands-on role where you will work on system updates and improvements that directly impact our operations.

While the role is predominantly a development and improvement role, the Finance Systems team operate as one, sharing knowledge and upskilling each other to support everything that we do, which means you may occasionally be required to support priority incidents (ie. P1 or P2) involving out-of-hours or weekend work. Flexibility and a commitment to maintaining system uptime are important aspects of working in our team.

About Finance Systems:

Finance Systems sits within the Directorate of Finance and is responsible for maintaining the Oracle Financials application, along with a number of other finance and reporting packages.

Primary responsibilities of the Finance Systems team include providing systems support to users, overseeing systems processes at month ends, responding to requests and issues as they arise, report development and distribution, ensuring systems-based control and reconciliations processes are in place and well managed, and supporting the continuous improvement of finance systems and processes.

The Team:

The Directorate of Finance comprises approx. 240 employees spread across 8 different teams managing a variety of finance activities. The Finance Systems team is a small (5-10 person) team within Financial Services (Central Finance), working closely alongside the areas of Financial control, Corporate finance, Tax, and Finance Operations.

Our mission is to be experts in the systems we maintain and the environment in which we operate, providing exceptional guidance, support and insight to all users and working collaboratively with IT partners to deliver modern, innovative solutions to meet the needs of the Directorate and the University as a whole.

The Person:

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• That they are a finance systems expert, preferably with Higher Education sector or equivalent experience delivering improvements in a complex finance system landscape
• Possess strong accounting and IT skills, demonstrating accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to deliver a high-quality and professional service, maintaining good working relationships across the University
• A strong team player, with a proactive and dedicated work ethic and able to work with minimal supervision
• A continues improvement mindset and capability to adapt processes to adequately support business activities

What you can expect in return:

As well as a competitive salary, and working for an internationally recognised University:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days
• Additional 4 days off between Christmas and New Year - this is in on top of annual leave entitlement
• Access to a comprehensive employee assistance programme, supporting your physical, mental, and financial health and legal advice
• Leading pensions schemes, travel season tickets loans, workplace nursery, staff networking groups discounts for all the family to enjoy and so much more.
• Training, career opportunities, and continuous professional development.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working. Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

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Candidates with experience of: Group Finance Officer, Accountant, Finance Supervisor, Accounts Manager, Chartered Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Management Accountant, Group Accountant, will also be considered for this role.