Systems and Controls Accountant

Are you a newly qualified accountant who loves understanding how systems work, improving processes, and strengthening financial controls?

This brand new role gives you the rare chance to own key finance system operations and build our controls framework from the ground up.

You’ll play a critical role in improving how we use NetSuite, tightening governance, and supporting our revenue recognition processes, all with the guidance of an experienced Group Accounting Manager and wider team collaboration. 

If you enjoy solving problems, making processes better, and working at the intersection of systems and accounting, this is the perfect next step in your career.

Own key financial system processes

• Manage period opens/closes
• Maintain chart of accounts and master data
• Run the revenue recognition process
• Prepare analytics on accrued/deferred revenue

Build and strengthen financial controls

• Create risk & control matrices from scratch
• Lead access rights reviews and segregation of duties work
• Perform control spot checks and testing
• Support audit requests and remediation

Drive process improvement

• Improve how NetSuite is used across finance
• Identify inefficiencies and fix pain points
• Work closely with IT, Risk & Compliance, and Accounting

This is a hands on, high impact role with a lot of visibility and responsibility early on

• Newly qualified or nearly qualified ACA/ACCA/CA/CIMA
• Experience in internal audit, internal controls, or audit engagements involving controls
• Confidence working with ERP systems (NetSuite is a bonus)
• Strong analytical skills and clear documentation ability
• Proactive mindset and willingness to build processes from scratch

Why This is a Great Opportunity

• Brand new role, shape it from day one
• Exposure to systems, controls, governance, and revenue recognition
• A unique blend of responsibilities that most NQ roles don’t offer
• Genuine ownership and autonomy early in your career
• Supportive leadership and a modern focused finance team
• Direct impact on building a stronger, more scalable finance function

Please note: This is a Hybrid role, ideally 3 days based from our Head Office, Birmingham City Centre #LI-LB1

Wellbeing that means something

• 26 days’ holiday + bank holidays (and the option to buy more) plus 1 paid volunteering day every year
• Exceptional family leave, 26 weeks fully paid maternity/adoption, 4 weeks fully paid paternity, 22 weeks fully paid shared parental leave, plus 5 days paid bereavement leave
• Robust sick pay of up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Private medical insurance for everyone, no medical-history exclusions

Financial benefits that have your back

• Group-wide performance bonus, when we win, you win
• Income protection: up to 75% salary for 5 years if you ever need it

Grow your career with us

• SkillsHub learning platform with leadership pathways, future-manager training, and a huge online library
• Access to external training and apprenticeships

Making a Difference 

• MatchIt! Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and OneAdvanced will match part of the funding
• Pennies from Heaven donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Plus plenty other flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle on our RewardHub, including:

• ULEV car scheme with 1,000+ models
• Dental insurance, Health Cash Plan, Critical Illness Cover, Partner Life Cover