Job Description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Brentwood to assist with the appointment of a Project Systems Accountant, on a 6.5-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £34.00 - £39.00 per hour

We're looking for a Project Systems Accountant to lead financial systems projects, upgrades, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Council. You'll play a key role in managing and developing corporate financial management systems, supporting finance transformation projects, and working closely with Finance and ICT teams to deliver efficient, compliant, and high-quality financial services.

Responsibilities:

• Lead financial systems projects, upgrades, and implementations.
• Manage and develop the Council's corporate financial management systems.
• Support finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Configure, maintain, and monitor financial and procurement systems.
• Manage system security, user access, testing, training, and documentation.
• Support budgeting, budgetary control, financial reporting, reconciliations, and year-end processes.
• Work closely with Finance, ICT, software suppliers, and external stakeholders to resolve system issues and deliver improvements.

Qualifications:

• AAT qualified, part-qualified, or fully qualified accountant.

Essentials:

• Experience working within a Local Government finance environment.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, budgetary control, and financial reporting.
• Experience managing finance systems, upgrades, implementations, or finance transformation projects.
• Strong knowledge of corporate financial management systems.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel and MS Office skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Experience working collaboratively with Finance and ICT teams.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a Basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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