Finance Systems Specialist

A Platinum Investors in People employer and an award-winning UK bank, focused on growth. Our customers include savers and businesses across the UK and, working together, we use our specialist expertise to help them achieve their ambitions and build a sustainable future. If you’re a Finance Systems Specialist looking for an opportunity to grow in a friendly environment, we’re looking for you!

We’re flexible, inclusive, committed to your wellbeing and passionate about you reaching your potential. Let’s grow together …

What you’ll be doing

• Lead Finance Systems Improvement
  Drive the development, optimisation and ongoing enhancement of finance systems, processes and controls to support business growth and operational excellence.
• Build and Monitor Finance Interfaces
  Manage the daily monitoring, maintenance and enhancement of finance system interfaces, including the development of new interfaces and the optimisation of existing integrations to improve efficiency, control and reliability.
• Enhance Reporting & Data Integrity
  Support the delivery of accurate financial, management and regulatory reporting by maintaining robust data, systems and reporting controls.
• Partner Across the Business
  Work closely with Finance, Data Analytics, IT and wider business teams to translate business requirements into effective system and process solutions that support strategic objectives.
• Drive Automation & Continuous Improvement
  Champion new technologies, automation and best practices to improve efficiency, strengthen controls, reduce risk and deliver greater value across the Finance function.

What you’ll bring to the team

• Strong Finance Systems Expertise
  Proven understanding of finance systems, financial controls and data management, with a solid grasp of accounting principles and transactional flows.
• Analysis & Problem-Solving Skills
  Ability to evaluate complex business requirements, analyse financial and operational data, and design scalable system and process solutions that deliver accurate financial information.
• Stakeholder Management & Change Delivery
  Excellent communication and influencing skills, with experience working across Finance, IT and business teams to lead change initiatives and deliver successful projects.
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation Mindset
  Passion for automation, new technologies and process optimisation, combined with a proactive approach to risk management, governance.
• An accounting or accountancy qualification or relevant experience
• Knowledge or experience with CODA (Unit 4 Financials) or other accounting ERPs
• SQL knowledge

Even if you don’t meet all the criteria, At Paragon, we value diversity and we’re excited to hear from passionate individuals like you!

Further information on the role can be found in the Purpose and Performance Profile (PPP), which is downloadable on this page.

Please note, applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorship.

Hybrid working 37.5 hours per week – Standard working Monday to Friday (3 days in the office) + Flexible for deployments and upgrade monitoring.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our vacancies are accessible for everyone. If you have a disability, long term health condition or are neurodiverse and need us to adjust our recruitment process please get in touch with our recruitment team.

What can we offer you?

• Generous Holiday Allowance: Starting from 25 days and climbing to 30, you alsoget to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
• Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
• Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible…