Systems Accountant
Posted 3 days ago by Barclay Meade
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Richmond Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim Accountant involves supporting a systems transition project aimed at enhancing finance operations for a well-established company in Richmond. The successful candidate will be responsible for migrating financial data from a legacy accounting system to a new ERP platform, requiring strong technical accounting skills and data reconciliation experience. This position is short-term and focuses on ensuring a smooth transition and post-migration support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the migration of financial data from a legacy system into NetSuite
- Reconcile opening balances and investigate discrepancies
- Clean, validate, and restructure historical financial data
- Map and align chart of accounts between old and new systems
- Collaborate with finance, IT, and project teams to ensure a smooth transition
- Provide post-migration support including reconciliations and integrity checks
Key Skills:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and attention to detail
- Proven experience in system migrations, particularly finance systems
- Proficiency with NetSuite is essential
- Knowledge of Opera accounting software is a strong bonus
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Richmond Upon Thames
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Our client a well established company based in Richmond is currently undertaking a systems transition project to enhance their finance operations. As part of this, we are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Interim Accountant to support a key data migration initiative on a short-term basis.
Role Overview: The successful candidate will play a critical role in migrating financial data from the legacy accounting system to a new ERP platform. This position requires strong technical accounting skills, hands-on data reconciliation experience, and a methodical approach to managing high volumes of financial data.
- Support the migration of financial data from a legacy system into NetSuite
- Reconcile opening balances and investigate discrepancies
- Clean, validate, and restructure historical financial data
- Map and align chart of accounts between old and new systems
- Collaborate with finance, IT, and project teams to ensure a smooth transition
- Provide post-migration support including reconciliations and integrity checks
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) Strong technical accounting knowledge and attention to detail Proven experience in system migrations , particularly finance systems Proficiency with NetSuite is essential Knowledge of Opera accounting software is a strong bonus