Financial Control - Senior Accountant

Description

Who We Are Moneycorp is a thriving dynamic business with an excellent reputation helping Corporate and Private Clients with their FX and International Payments requirements for over 40 years. As a globally expanding business, our footprint covers UK & Ireland, Europe, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, UAE, and Brazil! With our extremely rare single IBAN multi-currency account, we are able to assist with a variety of different payment needs, including business payment solutions, personal payments abroad (for example buying a property), travel money, as well as the ability to offer interest on deposits. Supplementing this, we also support the global supply chain of wholesale banknotes through our Financial Institutions Group (FIG) and partnership with the US Federal Reserve Bank, to build deeper payment relationships with international banking customers. It is through obtaining our own banking and payment licenses, the acquisition of two banking platforms and access to 16+ liquidity providers that we are able to proposition a trailblazing FinTech payment infrastructure that simplifies our customer's diverse business needs and reduce their costs. There is no doubt that we are a major player and differentiated ourselves in a continuously evolving and competitive industry. With 500+ employees, Moneycorp prides itself in attracting some of the world's top talent and the people who work at Moneycorp are truly behind its continued success. As Moneycorp continues to expand into new territories, there are considerable opportunities for growth for newcomers and the learning possibilities are endless. We welcome you to be part of a team which has a passion for the business, all within a collaborative and supportive working environment that has ultimately translated to a unique exciting business. To find out more about our journey click here . Your Next Challenge Moneycorp is seeking a Financial Control - Senior Accountant to take ownership of the Finance & Treasury systems suite and support their users including Purchase Ledger system, Expense system, General ledger, trading platforms and supporting SQL databases. Work alongside the Finance Systems Manager to manage the prepaid card programme and to support multiple tactical and strategic projects. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Moneycorp Bank Prepaid Card Programme : Responsible for the card programme financial reporting including running the daily VB scripts, posting journals, reconciling and allocating. Highlighting issues or problems. Reconciliation to the OMNI account, completing Bank Recs. Amending the PPC settlement files from MasterCard.
• Purchase Ledger System (IPOS) : Configuration and maintenance of the IPOS system managing the structure including new business unit, users, items, approval matrix. Investigating user issues and troubleshooting. Month end revaluation and uploads of sub ledgers. Mobile application support.
• Infor Expense System : Static Data maintenance for Infor Expenses, Infor expenses configuration changes. Maintaining the VB scripts, producing Tableau reports including backup for expenses payments and compliance reporting on gifts and hospitality. Providing mobile application and OCR support.
• SUN : Configuration changes to meet Finance & Business requirements. Take ownership of upgrade processes including testing and configuration changes. Ensuring the current system is fit for purpose for Finance users. Facilitating with the implementation of the new functionality arising from the upgraded software.
• Data Warehouse : Ownership and maintenance of the Finance Data Warehouse. Support the development team in testing new tables, data and SQL pulls. Ensure that the requirements documented by the development team reflect the correct accounting treatment. Support the USER acceptance testing cycle. Critically evaluate proposed solutions.
• B4B : Configuration changes to the Payments software to meet Finance requirements.
• Q&A : Creating relevant reporting to ensure the needs of Finance and Business users. Designing templates to assist with Finance requirements.
• Intrafin : Daily loads using SQL. Developing any interfaces required due to changes in INTRAFIN software or Business needs.
• SQL : The ability to use SQL to assist with ad hoc business requirements.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Proven finance systems skills (including the usage of the system SUN or similar GL system), and a proven track record in the configuration, maintenance and administration of accounting and reporting systems.
• Extensive SQL and Access Database experience including configuration of databases and stored procedures.
• Extensive experience of interfacing between the GL system and supporting trading/source systems.
• Experience of working within financial services and regulated entities.
• Experience of end-to-end process flows and data quality management of FX or volume payments processes or wholesale banking physical notes business preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with large data reconciliations and posting journals.
• Previous experience of working in a fast-paced finance environment.

Skills and Competencies:

• Management skills, notably people, stakeholders and processes.
• Advance IT skills most notably with programming languages such as VBA, VB Script, SQL and MS packages specifically Excel (including pivot tables) or equivalent is essential.
• Proficient use of Visual Basic and SQL and using both to apply to reconciliations and processes.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Good analytical abilities, with an enquiring mind.
• Robust, capable of clearly and strongly articulating position.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to think analytically and work methodically in a high performing team.

Education:

• Fully qualified accountant (ideally either ACA, ACCA or CIMA) or equivalent relevant professional qualification, with proven work experience in a related position.

Languages:

• English

Personal Attributes:

• Self-motivated.
• Hard working, conscientious and trustworthy.
• Responsible - willing to take personal responsibility for delivery against deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to think analytically and work methodically in a high performing team.
• Flexible, adaptable and solution-focused approach.
• Willing to learn and keen to develop role.
• Team player and has the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• Professionalism, works and portrays a professional manner both internally and externally.
• Understands the need for integrity at all times and confidentiality position demand.
• Delivering Results: Ability to work under pressure and meet set deadlines. Striving for excellence and always wanting to learn.
• Making a personal difference: Demonstrates a positive attitude at all times. Embraces change and constantly searches for improvements. Prepared to go the extra mile where necessary.
• Responds positively to feedback even where development areas are identified.
• Ability to communicate effectively under pressure and work unsupervised whilst managing multiple projects.

The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team and work in a fast-paced environment, catering to a diverse mix of stakeholders with varying needs. Therefore, the ideal candidate should be a self-starter, as there is an opportunity to make an immediate and tangible contribution to the business. Please note: This is a full-time, permanent position with an opportunity to work hybrid within the Finance team based in our London office. What you get in return: This role offers a competitive salary, plus a benefits package including private medical health insurance. Interested? If the role sounds like you, we invite you to upload a copy of your CV and can do this by clicking on the Apply Now button.