A highly successful automotive company are looking for an experienced Systems Accountant. This person will come into a new role and help establish a small team of professionals taking responsibility for their financial systems and Masterdata. This is a fantastic time to join a large established business that offers excellent exposure to a broad range of responsibilities.

This role will be right for you if you have a strong understanding of SAP and experience of leading a team.

Responsibilities:

Lead a team responsible for the day to day operations of the Finance Systems and Finance Master Data Management. Manage the finance master data maintenance process.Recommend updates, upgrades and maintenance of systems using knowledge of departmental operations and needs.Contribute towards the constant improvement in the quality and accuracy of the finance systems and the finance master data to ensure uninterrupted business continuity.Liaise closely with business stakeholders to ensure processes are understood and meet business needs.Develop quality metrics to monitor and report on defects and corrective actions related to Finance Systems.Define data standards, establish related business rules and processes to enhance data quality, integrity and timeliness, though enhanced validations and transparency.Develop quality metrics to monitor and report on data quality.Develop training materials that can be utilized effectively, utilizing both self-serve and delivered methodologies.Provide technical and process expertise and guidance to support project development.Provide governance and oversight, establish/enhance existing controls for system based financial transactions.Co-ordinate preparation of required materials to meet Finance Systems SOX and Internal Audit requirements.Work closely with IS and business stakeholders to ensure system accesses are controlled and understood.Lead in the development of systems best practices across functional and geographical areas, ensuring successful end user adoption of new technologies and processes.Work closely with IT, Projects, Business Stakeholders, BPO and other Process Owners to manage the demand for changes and ensure that the impact of change requests are fully understood.Build a strong team with relevant expertise, act as trainer and mentor for team members, develop team members skill set through training and identifying development opportunities.Required:

Functional and Technical expertise in SAP 4 Hana and SAP ECC6. Other system experience such as Coupa, Cadency, Concur, Hyperion, Tagetik are desirable.Strong leadership and management skills coupled with full commitment to results achievement & accountability.Leadership responsibility managing teams and influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders.By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your personal data.