Interim Finance Systems Accountant
Posted 1 week ago by 1759555918
£60,000 Per year
Inside
Remote
London
Summary: The role of Interim Systems Accountant involves a 6-month contract focused on reviewing and improving finance systems for a charity in London. The position requires strong leadership in system implementation and collaboration with various teams to ensure effective project management. The candidate will also be responsible for training and change management across teams. This role is remote, allowing flexibility in work arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review current finance systems, processes, and reporting needs
- Define system requirements with Purchasing, IT, and other teams
- Manage procurement, vendor evaluation, and selection
- Build the business case and secure leadership approval
- Lead project planning, timelines, budgets, and risks
- Act as main contact with implementation partners
- Oversee configuration, migration, testing, and go-live
- Ensure integration with related systems
- Develop training and support change management across teams
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Strong understanding of the Charity SORP
- Strong experience leading an end-to-end implementation of a finance system within a nonprofit organisation
- Experience in training or guiding others effectively on the use of financial systems and the application of financial procedures
- Experience in proactively identifying and implementing improvement changes in systems/processes or continuous improvements within the Service
- Assertive and strong communication skills with excellent listening skills together with persuasive analytical skills
- Good understanding of the technical operations of a Financial Management system, particularly of a General Ledger system and its interfaces with other systems
Salary (Rate): £60000 per annum
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Interim Systems Accountant
- 6 month contract
- £55,000-60,000 per annum
- Remote working
About the client
Morgan Law are seeking an interim Systems Accountant for a Charity in the London area.
Accountabilities
- Review current finance systems, processes, and reporting needs
- Define system requirements with Purchasing, IT, and other teams
- Manage procurement, vendor evaluation, and selection
- Build the business case and secure leadership approval
- Lead project planning, timelines, budgets, and risks
- Act as main contact with implementation partners
- Oversee configuration, migration, testing, and go-live
- Ensure integration with related systems
- Develop training and support change management across teams
Candidate Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Strong understanding of the Charity SORP (E)
- Strong experience leading an end-to-end implementation of a finance system within a nonprofit organisation (E)
- Experience in training or guiding others effectively on the use of financial systems and the application of financial procedures
- Experience in proactively identifying and implementing improvement changes in systems/ processes or continuous improvements within the Service
- Assertive and strong communication skills with excellent listening skills together with persuasive analytical skills
- Good understanding of the technical operations of a Financial Management system, particularly of a General Ledger system and its interfaces with other systems
Campaign Timeline
This is an urgent post and is open until filled.
Equality & Diversity Statement
Morgan Law shall not discriminate unlawfully when deciding which candidate/temporary worker is submitted for a vacancy or assignment, or in any terms of employment or terms of engagement for temporary workers. Morgan Law will ensure that each candidate is assessed only in accordance with the candidate’s merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required by the particular vacancy.
