Financial Systems Product Owner
Salary: £34,398 - £36,965 per annum plus excellent benefits
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Contract: Full Time, 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 12 September 2024
Interview Date: TBC
We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Systems Product Owner. In this role, you will develop whg's financial systems and promote their usage across the Group, working alongside the Financial Systems Transformation Manager to deliver systems and processes which are efficient, effective and in line with best practice.
Main job responsibilities:
- To proactively manage the effective day-to-day operation of all Financial Systems
- To be an expert system owner providing support to users by providing training for new starters, those changing roles, and refresher training as required.
- Promote and expand the use of financial systems across the business.
- To proactively identify opportunities for process improvement, by gathering and analysing business requirements, translating them into user stories and recommending appropriate solutions
- To evaluate enhancements, upgrades to functionality and system capabilities and recommend those that maximise the delivery of corporate and departmental objectives.
- To be responsible for reviewing, setting, prioritising the delivery of the Finance Systems roadmap.
- Assist in defining the vision and strategy for financial systems
We're looking for someone who has:
- Graduate in a related technical discipline (such as IT, Finance, etc.) or demonstrably qualified by experience.
- Experience of developing accounting and business systems in a comparable organization.
- Experience of implementing process and change control.
- Experience of being part of projects to deliver systems and process enhancements.
What's in it for you?
In return, you will receive a competitive salary, 27 days annual leave (plus Christmas shut down), a defined benefit pension scheme, health cash plan, a range of shopping and leisure discounts.
We are output focused and flexible and believe in giving colleagues the right balance of autonomy and support to enable them to work to their full potential. Despite the high expectation for performance and delivery, we are committed to ensuring colleagues have a healthy work-life balance and able to work in agile ways which support them.
About us
As a proud member of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, we are committed to creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace culture. Our dedication to excellence extends beyond providing quality housing solutions; we strive to empower our employees to make a meaningful impact in our communities.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
It is important to us that we have a diverse workforce, representative of the communities we serve. Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to us means colleagues living our values, dedicated to doing the right thing and exercising good judgement. This will encourage a culture where all can thrive, acknowledging that everyone is different; what matters to us is that everyone can come to work and feel comfortable to be themselves.
We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer and ensure that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations while working with us. We want to make it clear that we welcome disabled applicants for all our roles. If in doubt look out for the Disability Confident logo.
We will ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we will interview applicants with a disability if they meet the essential criteria for a role. We will also support existing colleagues with a disability or long-term health condition enabling them to stay in work, making reasonable adjustments if necessary.
For more information, read the full job description, visit www.whg.uk.com and read Our 2030 Plan.