Systems Accountant
| Posting date: | 06 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,175 to £39,480 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 409499/1 |
Summary
We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.
Representing the best covenant in the UK – His Majesty’s Government – we are leading transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern, cost-effective real estate service solutions.
Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. And we’re dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces.
Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.
The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do.
To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.
The Finance Systems Team is responsible for improving the financial systems, reports and processes within the GPA. The team is also responsible for maintaining certain key data within the systems.
This central expertise supports business areas across the GPA, delivering functionality and control, and making the best use of technologies to drive continuous improvement and customer service excellence. They are an enabling function, with self-service the model for functional delivery.
This role primarily supports the MS Business Central and Proactis systems, whilst having the knowledge to support other GPA systems as and when needed, including MRI Horizon and Power BI and Power Apps.
The Systems Accountant’s responsibilities will be delivering systems maintenance and administration, including chart of accounts data across systems, reviewing user access requests, supporting the integration process and conducting reconciliations across systems.They will also manage the shared email inbox, answer user queries, and assist with report development and system testing at times.
The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.
The post holder will contribute to GPA developing a culture of strong financial management.
Key responsibilities:
- Systems administration/maintenance.
- Responding to queries in the Finance System Mailbox, in a timely and professional manner.
- Resolve day to day queries occurring on the systems, and communicating with users.
- Update the chart of accounts on multiple systems.
- Monitor system integrations.
- Reconcile between systems to ensure migration success.
- Assist with report improvements and system testing.
- The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.
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