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Head of Systems Accounting

Employer In Association with Michael Page Reference MPZK13212583Z
Published Thu 02/02/2012 16:43 PM Closing Date Thu 01/03/2012 23:59 PM
Organisation In Association with Michael Page Coverage
  • Westminster, Greater London
Working Pattern Full Time, Permanent position Hours
Salary Circa £63,000 + Benefits CRB Check No
Location London

Genesis Housing Association is one of the country’s leading providers of Social Housing.

They own and manage 30,000 homes across London and the east of England with several thousand new homes in development. The association offers a wide range of housing options, including affordable rented, temporary, supported and shared ownership homes. Genesis also provides property management and maintenance services to others.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance you will take responsibility for maintaining the financial systems, providing accurate financial information to the business and aiding the business with system modernisation and implementation.

  • Leading the systems team, developing a results driven culture and delivering a high quality service to the rest of the business.
  • Responsible for systems improvement and regularly reviewing the requirements of the business in conjunction with key stakeholders, ensuring training is delivered when appropriate.
  • Developing, implementing and monitoring system controls, including system checks, interface routines and period end procedures.
  • Managing the system upgrades, including updating financial processes in coordination system changes, devising comprehensive project plans and leading on the systems development process.

You must be a fully qualified accountant with strong interpersonal skills, proven systems implementation experience and working knowledge of the Agresso finance system. Ideally you will have developed a budgeting tool and implemented a ‘purchase to pay’ system in previous roles. This is a fantastic opportunity to make significant changes to an organisation’s working processes and truly add value.

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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