We're Hiring: Finance Operations Analyst / Senior Analyst (SAGE ERP)!

We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytical Finance Operations Analyst or Senior Analyst with expertise in SAGE ERP to join our dynamic team.

The ideal candidate will possess strong financial acumen, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for optimizing finance operations.

Location: Work from anywhere.

Role: Finance Operations Analyst / Senior Analyst (SAGE ERP).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Close, Consolidation & Ledger Management:

- Month-End & Year-End Processing: Own and execute the general ledger (GL) close lifecycle according to strict monthly schedules.

- Intercompany & Adjustments: Manage intercompany account reconciliation, entity eliminations, and the generation of adjustment entries (accruals, prepayments, and structural provisions).

- Consolidation Support: Provide accurate sub-ledger data to support the structural consolidation of monthly and quarterly entity financials.

2. Fixed Assets & Complex Lease Accounting:

- Asset Lifecycle Management: Maintain the fixed asset register (FAR) including the accurate booking of capital expenditure (CapEx) additions, transfers, disposals, and monthly depreciation schedules.

- Lease Compliance: Support technical accounting workflows under FRS 116 / IFRS 16, ensuring accurate sub-ledger tracking, right-of-use (ROU) asset calculations, lease liability journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.

3. Transactional Operations (AR & AP):

- Revenue Operations: Oversee customer billing cycles, processing of accounts receivable (AR), cash applications, ageing analysis, and collections tracking.

- Expenditure Control: Manage the accounts payable (AP) pipeline by verifying and matching vendor invoices, processing systematic payment runs, and maintaining supplier reconciliations against internal control frameworks.

4. Tax, Statutory Audit & Reporting Compliance:

- Tax Documentation: Prepare clean, structured supporting workpapers for GST/VAT returns and corporate tax filings.

- Audit Readiness: Act as a direct point of contact for external auditors; draft transparent audit schedules, pulling system source documentation directly from SAGE ERP to accelerate statutory reporting timelines.

- Process Engineering: Continually audit financial processes within the ERP to identify automation opportunities, data bottlenecks, and system enhancements.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Core Sourcing Criteria (Must-Haves):

- Education: Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related business field.

- Core Systems: Mandatory, hands-on operational proficiency in SAGE ERP (e.g., Sage 300, Sage Intacct, or alternative Sage ecosystem products).

- Domain Expertise: 4 to 6 years of direct corporate experience handling General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Month-End closing cycles.

- Technical Compliance: Direct exposure to FRS 116 or IFRS 16 lease accounting frameworks alongside routine handling of transactional taxes (GST/VAT).

- Data Analysis: Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, advanced financial indexing formulas).

Preferred Skills (Nice-to-Haves):

- Prior experience helping a firm scale or set up a centralized or shared Finance Operations / Finance Shared Services hub.

- Professional certification pathway (e.g., partial or full ACCA, CPA, CA, or equivalent).

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and let's grow together!