Systems Accountant
Help optimise financial systems to support accurate reporting and decision-making within businesses.
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- Systems Accountant role reviews
What's it like to be a Systems Accountant?
A Systems Accountant is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining financial systems, ensuring data accuracy and streamlining processes. Working across various industries, from small businesses to multinational corporations, a Systems Accountant typically collaborates with other professionals, including IT consultants and financial managers, to enhance and automate financial information systems. Their role further extends to carrying out regular audits, troubleshooting system issues and developing performance measures to monitor system efficiency.
Tasks and duties
- Implementing and managing financial systems to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Analysing and interpreting financial data to aid decision making processes.
- Working closely with other departments to align system improvements with wider business strategies.
- Providing training and support to users on new and existing finance systems.
- Assisting in the development of internal control policies, guidelines and procedures for activities such as budget accounting, cash and credit management.
- Collaborating with IT experts to manage system upgrades and resolve any issues.
- Conducting regular system audits to ensure functionality and accuracy.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Systems Accountant employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Financial Systems
Accounting
Accounting Software
Financial Reporting
ERP Implementations
Systems Accounting
ERP
Process Improvement
ERP Software
NetSuite Software
Master Data
Systems Development
Systems Support
SQL Query Language
Report Writing
Microsoft Power BI
SAP FICO
Data Management
Information Technology Projects
IBM Cognos TM1
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Latest Systems Accountant reviews
Jul 2024
Fulfilling and value add
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Management Studies
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsIf you are passionate about making change and creating efficiencies in the accounting systems, this is ideal job. You get to branch out into IT and help improve business processes.
The challengesThe biggest difficulty is people's resistance to change
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Sep 2023
Challenging yet interesting with huge potential to grow and excel.
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationFarming, Animals & Conservation
The good thingsI appreciate the variety this role has to offer and how it is not the same each day with different issues it gives me exposure to alot of different platforms and areas to work on and interact with dif...
The challengesThis is role is often not widely seen by the business so not many people see or know the importance of having a systems accountant on board and how it contributes to the wider business.
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