Finance Systems Analyst

Location:

Haywards Heath, Home Office (Remote) or Manchester Salary: £36,000 - £45,000 depending on experience Department:
Finance

We’re 1st Central, a market-leading insurance company utilising smart data and technology h has been based on giving our 1.4 million customers exactly what they want: great value insurance with an excellent service. And that’s the same for our colleagues too; we won Insurance Employer of the Year at the British Insurance Awards 2024 and our Glassdoor score is pretty mega too!

Are you a detail-lover with a curious mind and a passion for finance systems?

We’re on the lookout for a Finance Systems Analyst to join our brilliant Finance team here at 1st Central
. You’ll be supporting the Group Finance Systems Manager in keeping our core financial applications running smoothly – from system changes and reporting, to technical support and continuous improvements. If you’ve got a natural problem-solving mindset and love learning new things, we’d love to hear from you!

We’re all about flexible working, ideally, you’ll be based near our Haywards Heath, West Sussex office - where you’ll spend most of your time working from home, popping into the office just once a week to collaborate and catch up with the team (because let’s face it, in-person chats are still pretty great sometimes!). Prefer being in the office more often?

That’s totally fine too – we’re happy to support what works best for you.

Not based in the South? No problem – if you’re closer to our Salford Quays, Manchester office, or even a bit further afield, we’re still keen to hear from you. All we ask is that you’re happy to travel to Haywards Heath once or twice a month to stay connected with the wider team.

Key skills for success in this role:

• Willingness to learn - you’ve got a growth mindset and a genuine interest in learning new systems and ways of working.
• Adaptable - things move fast here, so you’re flexible and happy to pivot when priorities change.
• Attention to detail - you care about getting things right and spotting the small stuff others might miss.
• Hands-on experience - as a finance systems administrator, or in a finance change role – you’re used to being the go-to person when things need fixing, improving or understanding.

What’s involved:

• Lead on the management and delivery of small-scale projects with the help of 3rd party support.
• Lead the prioritisation of any incidents and issues, liaising with relevant stakeholders and 3rd party support/vendors to agree actions, owners and dates
• Responsible for the administration changes within the financial systems, ensuring key system control and integrity is maintained and protected.
• Assist with the gathering and documentation of change requests, and requirements from the wider Finance function
• Design, test and implement technical system changes to deliver ongoing continuous improvements to Finance
• Assist in the design and production of Workday reports, Business Processes, and Integrations
• Build effective working relationships and influence across all levels, fostering an open and collaborative culture
• Manage and lead finance system updates and maintenance development work across all finance systems
• Challenging current practices, actively seeking to improve processes, whilst managing risk
• End user set-up and security maintenance, as required.
• Comply with the requirements, and act in accordance with, the Group Code of Conduct and Fitness and Propriety policies at all times
• Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times

Experience, skills and knowledge:

• Experience in a finance or accounting function, ideally with hands-on involvement in finance systems – whether as a system administrator or in a finance change role
• Experience with ERP, General Ledger or P2P systems
• Proficient in Microsoft applications, especially Excel
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and organization skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong analytical skills and ability to drive process improvement, based upon analysis of data
• Work effectively under pressure and think clearly and logically in challenging situations
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