Finance Systems Analyst

Finance Systems Analyst required by our market leading, professional services client based in Bath. This is a hybrid role with 2 days a week onsite initially with flexibility.

The Finance Systems Analyst will assist our clients finance department in the development of their financial planning and reporting function and undertake a range of finance system projects.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with colleagues across Finance and IT Services to build, design, test, implement and maintain finance system solutions.
• Deliver a customer-facing service to meet quality, security and professional standards to support finance system related activities.
• Responsible for providing technical guidance and advice to finance system users across the business at all levels.
• Engage with internal and external networks, exchanging knowledge and information to provide input into the planning and development of future services.
• Ensure that the finance system services meet agreed performance targets and service levels.
• Delivers appropriate demonstrations and training initiatives.
• Deliver finance system staff training activities where required.
• Contributes to stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
• Participates in internal and external networks, to share ideas and exchange knowledge to update and enhance own development.
• Engages with external specialist networks to identify problem solving approaches, tools and techniques.
• Provides advice and guidance to finance system users and stakeholders with the application of operational, procedural and technical controls to ensure compatibility with defined needs.
• Uses appropriate tools and techniques to assist colleagues and finance system users with existing platforms and applications.
• Carry out the routine installation and configuration of finance software, including testing and recording details of failures and problems and reporting these to the appropriate level in IT Services.

Required background:

• Degree at 2:1 or above in a relevant discipline.
• Strong IT and numeracy skills.
• A good knowledge of MS windows, MS Office (particularly excel), Outlook.
• Pro-active project-oriented approach.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. (Able to communicate to finance and non-finance specialists).
• Knowledge of databases.
• A keen interest in technology and IT with the ability to learn new skills.

Desirables:

• Knowledge of database reporting tools (i.e. Access, Crystal Reports, QlikView, SQL)
• Web page design skills.
• Programming skills (i.e. VBA, ASP, JavaScript, SQL).
• Accounting related degree.
• Part qualified accountant.
• IT qualification.

This fantastic role will come with a basic salary of £30,000-36,000 p/a depending on experience and is accompanied with a great benefits package which includes a 15% pension contribution, 33 days annual leave (Plus Bank Holidays), personal/staff development, cycle to work scheme, interest free season ticket loan plus many more.

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