Systems Accountant

Role: Systems Accountant

Location: London (Hybrid Working)

Department: Finance

Contract: Permanent

We are looking for a proactive and technically capable Systems Accountant to join our Finance team. This is a key role within NatCen, supporting the maintenance, development, and optimisation of our financial systems to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.

You will act as the key contact for financial systems queries across the organisation, helping both finance and non-finance colleagues make best use of the tools available. With your strong systems knowledge and experience, you'll help streamline financial processes, support system upgrades or implementations, and contribute to continuous improvement across the finance function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the maintenance and development of financial systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency
• Be the 'go to' person across the business to answer queries regarding the financial system
• Maintain system documentation and update training materials for the business concerning ‘best use’ of the system.
• Support the finance team in the preparation of financial reports and analysis
• Collaborate with IT and finance departments to troubleshoot and resolve system issues
• Contribute to the improvement of financial reporting and data integrity
• Drive process automation and efficiency - Identify opportunities to streamline month-end, and other finance processes through systems automation.
• Support finance team with other financial duties as and when required.
• Monitor system performance and collaborate on future enhancements.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Ideally a part qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or QBE
• MS SQL experience
• Proven experience in implementing or upgrading ERP systems, systems such as Deltek Vision or Vantagepoint would be desirable.
• Deep understanding of financial software and accounting principles, processes and controls.
• Project accounting experience would be a definite advantage.
• Strong skills in change management, process improvement, and data migration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, an excellent working environment (including a home/office hybrid working environment), you will be working for the largest independent social research organisation in the UK. We are proud of the benefits we offer our employees which include:

• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and flexible working
• Generous company pension scheme
• Life insurance and health cash plan
• Cycle to Work scheme and season ticket loan
• Career development, professional subscriptions support and mentoring support from industry-leading experts.

About the National Centre for Social Research

At The National Centre for Social Research we believe that social research has the power to make life better. By really understanding the complexity of people’s lives and what they think about the issues that affect them, we give the public a powerful and influential role in shaping services that can make a difference to everyone. And as an independent, not-for-profit organisation we’re able to focus our time and energy on meeting our clients’ needs and delivering social research that works for society.