Systems and Controls Accountant in Birmingham

Job description

Join OneAdvanced

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.

What You Will Do

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

What You Will Have

• 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

What We Do For You

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
  
  
  

Who We Are

OneAdvanced is one of the UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to power the world of work and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.

We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.

To learn more about working at OneAdvanced please click here

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Birmingham

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

10-12-2025

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English