Finance Systems Analyst

Finance Systems Analyst

£40,000 per annum

Leeds or Liverpool (hybrid)

SystemsAccountants are working with a client in the legal sector looking to bring on a Senior Finance Systems Analyst into their team as part of a project to bring the data of all business functions together in a unified data warehouse. The role of Finance Systems Analyst involves reporting, using Power BI and SQL, resolving system issues and driving improvements in financial processes through technology.

Role Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the financial systems, including 3E, Concur and Thirdfort; resolving issues and queries
• Proactively identify system issues before they escalate and ensure data integrity
• Finance systems user security and permissions
• Month end systems processes and balancing (3E)
• Development of reporting, using Power BI and SQL, providing actionable insights, to legal teams and management
• Supervising and training a junior member of the team, ensuring a collaborative approach to the day to day workload and sharing knowledge to upskill the team
• Database query, data analysis, audit reporting and ad hoc reporting, for Finance and the Business
• Involvement with finance systems projects, including upgrades, implementations, integrations with other systems, both in-house and third party
• Liaison with IT and third party support, in relation to Finance systems bugs, issues and developments
• Collaboration with Finance operations teams, to understand their needs and to deliver process improvements through systems enhancements and integrations, through the use of Power Apps, APIs and 3E customisation and workflow
• Provide technical and analytical support to end users to ensure that users can utilise the tools and processes effectively

Role Requirements

• Technical proficiency - Strong understanding of finance systems, server & database structures and experience with data analytics tools. Knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, SQL and Microsoft Office 365 is essential. Experience with APIs and with Elite 3e legal software an advantage
• Financial skills – A solid understanding of accounting principles, operational finance and financial reporting processes is required
• Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, both internal and external and be able to work alone and as part of a team