Finance Operations Integration Accountant

This reputable, growing professional services organisation based in Southampton are seeking a Finance Operations Integration Accountant to join their team. You will be joining a dynamic business that has an outstanding market reputation and offers brilliant career progression. Furthermore, this role will be offered on a hybrid working contract and also comes with a full study support package. This role will suit a progressive individual with a strong technical background that is now seeking a new challenge.

• 26 days holiday plus bank holiday
• Hybrid working- 1-2 days in the office
• Company bonus scheme
• Study support package
• Healthcare package
• Walking distance from the train station
• Pension scheme

In this role you will be working within a sub team of 10 and will be reporting into the Head of Finance. This is a very analytical position and requires someone with very strong systems/data experience. Your key responsibilities will be:

• Act as the primary investigator for accounting anomalies raised by the BU accounting team.
• Analyse explained ledger activity and identify root causes including integration failures and data flow issues.
• Work closely with systems & data, technology and change teams to resolve issues and implement durable fixes.
• Represent finance operations in M&A integration discussions and onboarding design.
• Ensure all new business or system changes meet Fin Ops requirements before approval.
• Support due diligence and post-acquisition readiness form an operational accounting standpoint.
• Translate system and process changes into clear operational steps for the BU accounting team.
• Produce supporting documentation, walkthrough, SOPs and reconciliation requirements.

• Experience in financial operations, accounting flows or reconciliation processes
• Experience in working with technology or change teams on system integrations or transformations
• Strong stakeholder influencing skills
• Understanding of M&A onboarding or systems migrations
• Excellent communication skills