Overview

Position Title: POracle Financials System

Company: Primark

Location: Wick, United Kingdom

Job Description:

Oracle Financials Systems Accountant responsible for ensuring the Oracle Financials system is fit for purpose in terms of accounting functionality and security, in line with best practices.

Responsibilities: 

  • Setup and maintenance of Flex Values, Attributes & Keys across our Chart of Accounts Segments including Business Units, GL Codes, Cost Centres, Locations and Projects
  • Set up Cashflow Mappings and Bank Transaction Codes to support the Cash Management team
    Work closely with the different Finance teams and Technology to investigate and resolve system accounting issues covering like Period Close support, Journal Approval maintenance and Create Accounting job failures.
  • Financial systems.
  • Maintain an Action Log of changes applied to the system.
  • Responsible for General Ledger Configuration including:
  • Maintenance of mappings between Primary & Secondary Ledgers.
  • Intervention to manage the creation and closure of CCIDs where necessary
  • Act as the liaison between the Finance team and our Support Partner which supply functional and DBA resources (based on-shore and off-shore) on day-to-day matters.
  • Process User Access requests ensuring they are consistent with our Segregation of Duties Matrix
  • Set up Fixed Asset Calendars, Asset Books, Asset Categories and Asset Keys to support the Fixed Asset Team.
  • and conduct quarterly User Access Reviews to satisfy audit requirements.
  • Ensure relevant Policy and Procedure documents are reviewed and kept up to date.

Reqirements:

  • Ideally be a qualified accountant or a part-qualified accountant with a good working knowledge of the different areas of Finance.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • A knowledge of More4Apps is desirable.
  • Oracle Financials experience with at least two years working in a Systems Accountant role with Master Data Management Unit responsibility is required.
  • A knowledge of Excel4Apps which is used for reporting and journal entry is desirable.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and an ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Web ADI setup and support knowledge.
  • An understanding of how SQL Server Master Data Services works is desirable.
  • A knowledge of the Oracle Financials schema to underpin the generation of data extracts using SQL Developer.
  • AGIS setup and support knowledge desirable.
  • A knowledge of ConfigSnapshot is desirable.

About Primark

Primark is an international clothing retailer employing more than 65,000 colleagues across 14 countries in Europe and the US. Founded in Ireland in 1969 under the Penneys brand, Primark aims to provide affordable choices for everyone, from great quality everyday essentials to stand-out style across women’s, men’s and kid’s, as well as beauty, homeware and accessories. With a focus on creating great retail experiences in-store, Primark continues to expand across new and existing markets with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026, including upcoming new markets of Romania and Slovakia.