SPECIFICATION
The successful candidate must have a proven track record and experience with Finance accounting processes to execute business strategy by acting as the interface between the Business, Finance, Group IT, Shared Services, and other information technology suppliers.
The candidate will have to ensure that Finance systems requirements are implemented by defining and analysing system problems, designing and testing standards and solutions, providing training and support to all business users of the Finance Systems. This role will also be a key individual for delivering the transition onto SAP.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES, NOT LIMITED TO:
- Responsible for developing and maintaining the management reporting templates, project manager/assist in projects that require new financial systems (including SAP) or changes to existing systems.
- Ensure the transition of the finance team onto the SAP system and support with onsite SAP FI/CO support.
- Highlight potential cross-functional risks and opportunities to the Finance Teams and suggest initiatives to mitigate risks and capitalise on opportunities – including identifying and implementing process improvements.
- Facilitate working sessions and workshops between finance, operations, and shared services teams to ascertain and document business requirements.
- System enhancements:
- Defines application problems by conferring with clients, evaluating processes and procedures.
- Proposals and implementing enhancements or changes to the system.
- Ensuring that the system is upgraded on a regular basis, and results are validated by testing programs.
- Develops solution by preparing and evaluating alternative workflow solutions.
- Controls solution by establishing specifications, co-ordinating production with programmers/business analysts and third-party suppliers.
- Maintain and build new templates for the management reporting system (Finnivo)
- User Support, by ensuring operational implementation by training all super users and providing support.
INHERENT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE):
- Minimum of a BCom Degree with Accounting.
- Minimum of 3-4 years’ experience as a Finance Business Analyst, Business Partner or Super User / Subject Matter Expert (SME) with at least 2 years within a Retail Environment.
- Must be highly proficient in the latest versions of MS Office/Google Suite: including Word/Docs at and advanced level in Excel/Sheets at an advanced level.
- Be highly proficient in testing methodology.
- Business Analyst exposure: system analysis; business process development, including the facilitation of workshops; preparing documentation; Coordination of quality assurance and testing.
- Writing business requirements, system requirements and functional specifications.
- Experience with Finance monthly processes.
- Experience with SAP FINANCE system advantageous.
- System support exposure: maintaining an incident management process; analysing the nature of incidents; liaising with system developers to resolve incidents.
Experience in:
- Providing user support.
- Analysing business processes.
- Data analyst experience (as an example, during a systems migration project).
- A thorough understanding and working of financial business fundamentals.
- A strong logical thinking and analytical ability with excellent numerical skills.
- The ability to be accurate and pay attention to detail.
- Excellent planning, organizing and time management skills.
- Ability to multi-task and to deal with complexities, use initiative to solve problems.
- Ability to work independently, as well as be a team player.
- Ability to implement business solutions and provide the necessary change management
- Experience in project Management advantageous
- Exposure to successful technology implementation and process projects advantageous
Desired Skills:
- SAP
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree