Systems Accountant
Examine financial systems and business processes of a company or organisation.
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What's it like to be a Systems Accountant?
Systems Accountants are finance professionals who design, analyse and review the financial systems, business processes and related policies of an organisation. Systems Accountants are responsible for examining the complete financial systems of a company or organisation and determining their efficiency. Systems Accountants need to be analytical individuals with excellent communication skills and advanced computer software skills including Excel and accounting packages.
Tasks and duties
- Scope, review and improve financial systems practice and performance by designing and implementing internal system controls.
- Design, document and embed coherent financial systems, and build templates to meet the organisation’s reporting requirements.
- Review, update and maintain financial systems policies and procedures, and resolve financial system problems.
How to become a Systems Accountant
To work as a Systems Accountant, a bachelor degree in the field of accounting is required. A Chartered Accountant (CA) or Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) qualification is also desirable.
- Complete a bachelor degree in the field of accounting. This could be a Bachelor of Accounting or a Bachelor of Business (majoring in Accounting). These are usually three year courses and are open to anyone who is 17 years of age or older and has completed year 12 with the necessary Universities Admission Index.
- Gather professional experience in systems accounting, being sure to undertake professional development activities each year.
- Complete a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting (GradDip CA) or a CPA program. There are different career progression opportunities for systems accountants with experience including becoming a financial systems manager or finance manager.
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Latest Systems Accountant reviews
Oct 2018
Reviewer's Qualification
Bachelor of Business
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
Specialisation
Finance Systems
The good things
Add value to a quality solution delivered to end users
The challenges
Work on critical path with already tight timelines
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Oct 2018
Reviewer's Qualification
Graduate Diploma Systems Analysis
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
Specialisation
Finance
The good things
Good variety in the role. You need to like problem solving and you are not hooked into the Accountant's usual monthly routine.
The challenges
You need to be deeply interested in systems. The more general IT knowledge the better as you need to work with IT people a lot. You also need good knowledge of all accounting principles and areas suc...
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