Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary

About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, collaborative and commercially minded qualified accountant to lead the implementation of a new finance system that will support the next phase of Our Future Health's growth. This is a Fixed Term Contract role for 18 months. This is a unique opportunity to shape how Finance operates in one of the UK's most ambitious health research programmes.

You'll lead the selection, implementation and optimisation of our new finance system, working across Finance, IT, People & Culture, Business Development and external partners to ensure the new system supports efficient, scalable and well-controlled financial operations.

If you enjoy improving processes, bringing people together around change, and making systems work better for organisations, we'd love to hear from you.

Despite big improvements in healthcare in our lifetimes, today millions of people in the UK still live in poor health as they get older. Diseases like cancer, dementia, diabetes and heart disease affect the lives of many people in our communities. Our goal is to create a world-leading resource for health research, improving our understanding of how and why common diseases develop so that treatments can begin sooner and be more effective.

Our Future Health is the UK's largest ever health research programme, bringing people together to develop new ways to detect, prevent and treat diseases. We are a charity, supported by the UK Government, in partnership with charities and industry. We work closely with the NHS and public authorities across all nations and regions of the UK.

What you'll be doing
As the Systems Implementation Accountant, you'll play a key role in delivering one of the organisation's most significant transformation programmes. Working closely with colleagues across multiple functions, you'll help ensure our new finance system delivers improved reporting, stronger controls and more efficient ways of working.

Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the finance workstream for the implementation of a new finance system from selection through to successful go-live.
- Working collaboratively with Finance, IT, People & Culture, Business Development and external implementation partners throughout the project.
- Gathering and translating business requirements into functional system requirements.
- Supporting system selection, procurement activities and implementation partner appointments.
- Presenting recommendations, risks and progress updates to senior leaders and project governance groups.
- Overseeing data cleansing, mapping and migration to ensure financial data integrity.
- Supporting configuration reviews, user acceptance testing and go-live activities.
- Helping design efficient finance processes, workflows and internal controls within the new system.
- Improving financial reporting capabilities and identifying opportunities for automation and continuous improvement.
- Working across the organisation to support integration between the finance system and other business systems, including HR and CRM platforms.
- Leading finance readiness activities, delivering training and supporting colleagues through the transition to new ways of working.
- Producing user documentation and supporting ongoing system adoption.

Experience
- Significant experience leading finance system implementation or finance transformation projects.
- Experience implementing integrations between finance systems and other organisational software.
- Strong knowledge of finance processes, financial controls and accounting principles.
- Experience improving finance processes through automation or systems enhancement.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across technical and non-technical teams.
- Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

About you
We are looking for someone who combines strong finance expertise with experience delivering finance systems change. You will be comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and able to balance technical knowledge with a practical, collaborative approach.

It would be a bonus if you have any of the following:
- Experience working in a growing organisation or an environment where priorities evolve quickly.
- Experience within healthcare, life sciences or scientific research.

Qualifications
A recognised accounting qualification (CCAB or equivalent) is required.