Senior Systems Accountant

Summary

This is a key role within Group Finance for a Global software company backed by a leading PE to help shape the governance, development and optimisation of the Group's finance systems landscape, with One Stream at its core.

Reporting into Group Financial Controller the successful candidate will act as the subject matter expert for financial consolidation, planning, reporting and finance systems architecture. The role will combine accounting expertise with extensive finance systems experience to ensure the integrity, scalability and continuous improvement of the Group's financial reporting and planning environment.

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Smart Communications is a leading customer engagement technology provider for regulated industries. The company helps organizations simplify the complex interactions that shape people’s lives by enabling more connected, personalized, and trusted customer engagement. Its Customer Engagement Platform brings together data collection, customer communications, journey orchestration, trusted AI, and information management to help organizations create seamless experiences across the customer lifecycle. By connecting the systems, processes, and interactions that drive critical business outcomes, Smart Communications enables organizations to improve customer experience, increase operational efficiency, strengthen compliance, and build trust at every touchpoint.

More than 700 enterprises worldwide, including Zurich Insurance, Priority Health, The Pacific Financial Group, and The Bancorp, rely on Smart Communications to power engagement in regulated environments. With more than 30 pre‑built integrations to leading enterprise platforms including Salesforce, AWS, Guidewire, Duck Creek, One Span, and Pega, Smart Communications powers more than 60 billion mission‑critical customer interactions each year.

• Extensive hands‑on experience with One Stream, including administration, configuration, governance, development and enhancement delivery.
• Proven experience supporting end‑to‑end financial consolidation, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting processes.
• Strong technical understanding of finance systems architecture, integrations, data governance and reporting structures.
• Experience delivering finance systems implementations, upgrades or transformation programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.

• Own the administration, governance and strategic development of One Stream and other core Group Finance systems including Net Suite, Databricks, Navan and Power BI.
• Act as the Finance Systems Lead, ensuring systems remain aligned with business requirements, accounting standards and reporting obligations.
• Establish and maintain robust governance, controls, security frameworks and approval processes across all finance systems.
• Lead the design and management of a formal Finance Systems Change Management Framework.
• Ensure all system changes are appropriately documented, tested, controlled and compliant with internal governance requirements.

• Own and support the Group's consolidation, planning, forecasting and management reporting environments.
• Provide expert oversight of consolidation processes including:
  • Intercompany eliminations
  • Multi‑currency consolidation
  • Foreign exchange translation
  • Ownership structures
  • Consolidation and reporting rules
• Partner closely with Group Financial Control and FP&A teams to improve the efficiency, accuracy and scalability of reporting processes.
• Support the production of Board, Executive and Investor reporting packs.
• Support the delivery of the Group's year‑end statutory reporting process and audit…