Accountant
Posted Today by Matched
£55,000 Per year
Undetermined
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Accountant (Business Analyst) involves working within a growing FinTech SaaS company to transform product vision into actionable user stories and specifications. The position requires a qualified accountant with over three years of experience who enjoys technology and customer interaction. The role is remote with quarterly visits to the Reading area office and offers the potential for permanent employment after a nine-month fixed-term contract. The ideal candidate will collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure compliance with regulatory changes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with internal/external stakeholders (including customers) to understand needs and gather requirements
- Carry out legislative research to ensure products remain compliant with regulatory changes
- Carry out product research to identify market requirements and new opportunities for innovation
- Translate requirements into specifications and user stories (this will be taught if coming from a Practice background)
- Collaborate with product team and colleagues
- Actively participate in agile meetings and delivery of new products and features
- Develop expertise in software functionality and processes
Key Skills:
- 3+ years' as a Qualified Accountant in an Accountancy Practice
- Experience researching and understanding legislation changes
- Experience of gathering requirements or working on software / technology projects i.e. software rollout in practice, adoption of new software in practice
- Knowledge / experience of Accounts Production
- Strong management of stakeholder relationships (internal and external)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong customer focus i.e. solving customer needs
- Keen interest in software and technology
Salary (Rate): £55,000.00 yearly
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Accountant (Business Analyst) Contract - 9 month FTC (potential to go perm) Start - ASAP (immediate - 4 week max notice period) Location - remote with quarterly visits to Reading area office Why - Investment backed SaaS company in huge phase of growth Do you have 3+ years' of Accountancy Practice experience as a qualified Accountant? Do you enjoy speaking with customers and understanding how software can help them? Working within a growing FinTech SaaS vendor, you'll work in a close-knit team to transform the product vision and strategy into actionable user stories and detailed specifications. The company aspire to grow, innovate and revolutionise industry software and are committed to delivering exceptional products. This role is ideal for a Qualified Accountant who enjoys technology and looking for a unique career change or Business Analyst who enjoys innovating SaaS products.
Accountant - (Business Analyst) - Responsibilities
- Work with internal/external stakeholders (including customers) to understand needs and gather requirements
- Carry out legislative research to ensure products remain compliant with regulatory changes
- Carry out product research to identify market requirements and new opportunities for innovation
- Translate requirements into specifications and user stories (this will be taught if coming from a Practice background)
- Collaborate with product team and colleagues
- Actively participate in agile meetings and delivery of new products and features
- Develop expertise in software functionality and processes
Accountant - (Business Analyst) - Requirements
- 3+ years' as a a Qualified Accountant in an Accountancy Practice
- Experience researching and understanding legislation changes
- Experience of gathering requirements or working on software / technology projects i.e. software rollout in practice, adoption of new software in practice
- Knowledge / experience of Accounts Production
- Strong management of stakeholder relationships (internal and external)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong customer focus i.e. solving customer needs
- Keen interest in software and technology
For more information, please contact Katie at Matched Group. Business Analyst / Accountant / Practice Accountant