Job Description

Finance Business Systems Analyst - N-Subs, CT (SA) HYBRIDHighly Competitive Package on Offer with Benefits and Lucrative Bonus Structure!Our Client, an astute and large Global player is currently expanding their Centre of Excellence team in CT, SA!One would describe you as being a highly ambitious and motivated professional who has strong financial acumen together with solid business systems insights. You are a highly effective communicator and problem solver who is tech savvy, innovative and decisive!Main Purpose of the Role:The Finance Business / Systems Analyst for ERP will drive the implementation of sound financial systems to produce effective, reliable and timely performance management information.You will be responsible for translating finance business requirements into quality finance solutions that support better decision making. One will develop or have a deep understanding of financial systems and processes, and gains insights into how key operating levers impact financial performance.Be responsible for developing critical business processes, functions or methodologies that once defined and designed will be handed over to finance to execute. Further to this, be responsible for maintaining the current finance systems and streamlining processes for a world class finance function.This role will have high engagement with the Finance Centre's of Excellence, Business Partners, Finance Shared Services and the Company IT Services team.Key Performance Areas:

• Conduct research, analysis and business requirements
• Consult with the business to gain an understanding of their strategic financial objectives, identify business problems and opportunities
• Conduct research to identify key financial trends, best practices and investigate tools to enable technological advancement and continuous improvement
• Analyze the needs of the business and translate the business requirements into business requirements definition and functional specifications, including the documentation of the to-be business processes.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve and streamline finance system, formulating the suggested changes to business processes resulting in improved efficiencies
• Seek out opportunities for automation through review and redesign of existing processes in collaboration with stakeholders
• Proposal of effective solutions including the preparation of the business case and ROI
• Assist The Companies IT team with technology design and solutions, and provide insights to steer the selection of the right solution for the business or the problem at hand
• Ensure strategic and project objectives are met by validating that the requirements and solutions will deliver on the agreed objectives
• Troubleshoot integration issues, trace the root cause, and identify improvements Develop finance and information technology strategy implementation plan
• Build the finance solutions roadmap by engaging with business stakeholders to identify business needs and prioritise projects and initiatives
• Drive the implementation the financial information technology strategy within business;
• Develop the finance capability models to support the roadmap and prioritisation
• Evaluating data management, integration technologies and standards and make recommendations. Conduct system maintenance, security and UAT
• Review the requirements for the system maintenance checks
• Create a plan for routine maintenance and document the list of proposed changes;
• Develop effective and efficient test plans
• Conduct the user acceptance testing and identify errors within the system; and provide feedback to the Companies IT team
• Assist with reviewing risk and impact of testing defects, and assist with fixing where necessary
• Assist super users in testing System support, troubleshooting and training
• Develop and maintain the user guides and manuals for financial systems (Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs);
• Support of financial systems users with the current business processes
• Ability to effectively analyze root cause of system errors
• Ensure the training of all financial systems users.
• Engage with end-users to ensure full uptake of new systems Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
• Professional engagement and collaboration with internal stakeholders on the design and development of the solutions
• Evaluate the impact of business process changes, and ensure all risks are mitigated
• Work with the businesses to ensure readiness for the future state from a process, people and technology perspective;
• Communicate with various internal and external stakeholders to apprise them of 'what is changing' and build awareness on the 'To-Be' state. Experience

• Honours Degree in Finance / Accounting / Business / Mathematics
• CA / CIMA / ASSSA is desirable
• SAP experience is ideal and / or ERP experience is essential!
• Minimum 5-8 years

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