Finance Officer (Systems development)

Job Title: Finance Officer (Systems Development)

Duration : 5 months contracts (with a possibility of extension)
Contract hours : 37.5/ week
Location - Leeds

Payrate - 19.69/hr

Please see below the job details. If you are interested, please revert back with the following details and I will call you if found suitable. Also send me your updated CV.

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Reporting into the Systems Accountant your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing a high-quality service to ensure the Finance system continues to meet the Combined Authority objectives

• Work with the relevant external financial systems providers to ensure queries are dealt with efficiently and effectively

• Work with internal and external customers to ensure queries are dealt with efficiently and effectively

Job Overview :
As part of the Financial Systems operational team, provide a high-quality service to develop the Finance system to continue to meet CA objectives. • Work with the relevant external financial systems providers to ensure queries are dealt with efficiently and effectively. • Work with internal and external customers to ensure queries are dealt with efficiently and effectively. Take a pro-active approach to participating and delivering of your directorate’s objectives.
Demonstrate commitment to corporate processes and ensure that these are delivered at all times. Be a visible and enthusiastic team member, encouraging partnership working across the organisation.

Technical duties :
Provide support to the development of all external provider and related financial system modules.
• Support the identification of and development of solutions to financial system issues.
• Provide information for financial and other management reports, as and when required.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the CA’s financial systems.
• Work with internal and external colleagues on system upgrades and other system related projects.
• In liaison with other finance colleagues, lead and ensure all finance system development procedure / process notes, user guides and associated information are reviewed, up to date, tested, developed / improved and communicated on a timely basis. • Lead on financial system product reviews (full system or modules), undertaking assessments of current systems and preparing business cases for proposed changes.
• Provide advice and support to all directorates on processes to achieve increased efficiency and compliance across the organisation.
• Provide technical development support for all finance systems.
• Understand the CA’s finance processes, financial systems and underlying technology.
• Support the wider Finance team in ensuring that Financial Regulations are being adhered to consistently across the CA.
• To be a main point of contact between financial systems providers and the CA.
• Ensure all systems development complies with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations).
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of this post.