Finance Operations intergration Accountant

Location: Portswood

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.

Job Title:

Finance Operations Integration Accountant

Job Type:
Permanent, full time

Location:

Southampton

Salary:
£45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Reference no: 15999

Finance Operations Integration Accountant – Benefits

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

Finance Operations Integration Accountant – About

The Role

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.  

The successful Finance Operations Integration Accountant will have:

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

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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