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Systems Accountant and Financial Modeller

WM Trains Limited Birmingham, United KingdomHybridFull Time

Key Notes

CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualification and finance-systems experience are required for this hybrid Birmingham role. Salary is up to £70,000 depending on experience. You will combine systems expertise with financial modelling and business analysis, including Oracle EPBCS. The employer requires a minimum fourteen months in post after achieving competence.

What You'll Work On

  • Support finance systems and integrations, resolving operational issues and leading technical improvements with finance colleagues and external service providers.
  • Develop financial models and reporting tools, maintaining Oracle EPBCS planning capability for budgeting, forecasts and analytical work across the business.
  • Lead finance-system projects and process automation, explaining technical financial matters and modelling outputs to budget owners and senior stakeholders.

Why This Role Matters

  • WM Trains’ budgets and forecasts draw on finance-system data, making model integrity and planning-system integration part of the evidence used for business decisions.
  • Finance teams depend on working systems and repeatable reporting processes, with automation and issue resolution addressing manual effort and interruptions in financial analysis.

What They Are Looking For

  • Qualification: Relevant qualifications include CIMA, ACA or ACCA.
  • Experience: Relevant experience includes finance systems, financial modelling and commercial or analytical finance.
  • Technical: Relevant technical capabilities include advanced Excel and complex model development.
  • Stakeholder: Explain financial matters to senior and non-financial colleagues.

WM Trains Limited

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WM Trains Limited operates the West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway brands across the Midlands and into London. The company operates through DfT Operator, owned by the UK Department for Transport, and provides station services, ticketing, live information and passenger assistance.

Sector
Public Transport Systems
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Founded
2020
Operating Regions
Europe
Employees
1,001-5,000

Frequently Asked Questions

  • This role is Hybrid, based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

  • Yes, this is a Full-time position.