Rutherford Cross are pleased to be working in partnership with a global drinks business to appoint a Senior Systems Analyst. This is a rare opportunity to get into a highly desirable sector in a varied and business critical role. Our client is based in Lanarkshire and offer a hybrid working pattern and a market leading salary & benefits package.

Ideally, we are looking to speak with accountants (either PQ/Qual/QBE) who have experience in large scale transformation projects within global organisations. There is a significant amount of data migration involved in this role and beyond providing general project finance support you will be expected to liaise with a wide variety of stakeholders both internally and externally. If you have a combination of core finance & systems/change experience, you will likely be a potential fit for this opportunity.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Help to drive the implementation of the Consolidation module in the upgraded version of the ERP system. This represents a considerable change as the corresponding module is not used in the current version of the system
• Help to drive activities to introduce data uploads into the Consolidation module from other Group companies that use different finance systems, testing and verifying the integrity of the data.
• Partner with the Group Reporting and Group Management Reporting teams to ensure that the new system provides appropriate statutory and management reporting capabilities.
• Deliver the test activity for the Consolidation module including financial validation of the expected results.
• Support the post-go live support activities including immediate critical care and subsequent error resolution.
• Partner with the Group Reporting and Group Management Reporting teams to ensure that the new system provides appropriate statutory and management reporting capabilities.
• Develop an understanding of the new Internal operating trading model and support the Group Finance activities to identify and respond to the associated changes.
• Have detailed involvement in rigorous testing of the system and internal operating model changes, including documentation of results, ensuring financial postings are accurate and identify issues and actions to mitigate.
• Contribute appropriately to team meetings and project workshops to progress the Finance activities on the project.
• Take ownership of key documentation and ad hoc financial analysis using the IFS system and supporting reporting tool to support the Group Reporting team.
• Have key involvement with business users based upon knowledge gained through working on the project, including changes to system processes as part of the training of all end users of the module.

For an initial confidential discussion regarding this opportunity please contact Harry Young at Rutherford Cross on 07494 280 500 / [email protected]