Our client based in Modderfontein, Gauteng; offering comprehensive solutions to customers in the Public water, Industrial and Mining sectors, is seeking a Master Data Analyst to ensure all finance related master data is accurate, complete and valid for the various entities, aligned to the strategy of the organisational data, systems and process architecture.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain Master Data (Customers, Vendors, GL, Fixed Assets, transport rates)
- Master data governance
- Maintain Internal Controls and Delegation of Authority
- Execute all regular transaction processes necessary to maintain operations records and databases
- Perform extracting, importing, and exporting of data in various database applications
- Assist in implementation, testing, and validating of data in software systems
- Perform data analysis of key problem areas to assist in root cause analysis
- Audit data on a regular basis to ensure data integrity and quality
- Perform data reconciliations to identify data anomalies
- Escalate data issues needing process re-engineering
- Perform data quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Participate in projects to address data requirements or manage data projects within the organisation
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders to gather and document the detailed data requirements for SAP
- Engage in discussions with development and business teams regarding design of financial data processes and associated changes/ improvements
- Collaborate with data stewards, data owners and stakeholders to establish the data requirements for master data
- Provide positive and professional guidance, advice and support to staff within FSSC and across the organisation
- Assist with identifying internal control weaknesses and develop and implement improvement opportunities
- Adhere to SLA criteria (specific to area of responsibility)
- Comply with Safety, Health and Environment standards
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Matric
- Qualification in Computer Science, Information Science, Data Science or similar 1-2 years’ financial processing or similar environment with supervisory/ management experience
- 3-5 years’ data management or similar
- SQL experience in a business environment
- Data integration experience (advantageous)
- Knowledge of an ERP system, preferably SAP (ECC/S4 HANA)
- Sound knowledge of Data management, warehousing and processing policies and procedures
- Understanding of data security best practice
- Knowledge of the regulatory, statutory and compliance frameworks affecting area of responsibility.
Desired Skills:
- SAP
- master data
- ERP
- SQL
- Data Management
- data warehousing
- Data analysis