Job Description

Position summaryIndustry: Auditing/AccountingJob category: Other: Banking, Finance, Insurance, StockbrokingLocation: Cape TownContract: PermanentEE position: NoIntroductionTo provide the business with quality financial reports that are accurate, timeous and relevant using latest decision support technologies (e.g Cognos, Excel, Hyperion, Qlikview, FR, Smartview and Essbase) with further training extended to Onestream. To support the Finance business unit with the objective of producing effective, reliable, and timely financial performance management information that is aligned with the company wide financial goals and balanced scorecard. To ensure that there is financial integrity across the financial planning and reporting systems for management and financial reporting and to provide input into financial system design to ensure that the finance objectives control objectives are achieved.Job descriptionxc2xb7 Ensuring the financial data integrity of the reporting environment across the various financial reporting systems, including Onestream (training provided)xc2xb7 Ensuring the non-financial and statistical data integrity, received from multiple business sources

• Apply constant innovation in the process of report production - making information easier to produce, greater accuracy and quicker delivery
• Managing the financial data integrity checking process and providing resolution

xc2xb7 Supports the month-end reporting period close processxc2xb7 Supports the annual and quarterly financial planning process through budget loads and financial system checksxc2xb7 Co-ordination and integration with ITS to facilitate financial systems requests, data integrity and issue resolutionxc2xb7 Workshop complex processes with cross-functional stakeholders to understand and communicate finance's business requirement across multiple departments/divisionsxc2xb7 Preparing adhoc business requirement specifications for new reporting standards and business initiatives, and project managing financial process system enhancements and resolution of system defectsxc2xb7 Continuously identify opportunities to improve and streamline finance system processes across the finance communityMinimum requirementsxc2xb7 Personal effectiveness and time management to be able to deliver to strict deadlinesxc2xb7 Excellent numerical, analytical, and interpretive ability with a passion for business analytics.TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONALxc2xb7 Able to develop and use financial reporting modelsxc2xb7 Good communication skills - able to explain financial models to line managementxc2xb7 Good problem resolution abilityxc2xb7 Able to develop and produce clear financial management informationxc2xb7 Able to analyze financial information and make recommendations for improvementxc2xb7 Able to effectively use latest decision support systems and other technologies (e.g Cognos, Excel, Hyperion, Qlikview, FR, Smartview and Essbase)xc2xb7 Open to learning new system/ ways of working.Behavioural Skillsxc2xb7 Knowledge of Business IT systemsxc2xb7 Analytical skillsxc2xb7 Problem solving abilityxc2xb7 Understanding of Finance processesxc2xb7 Process thinking abilityxc2xb7 Computer Literacy, including general Microsoft Office skillsxc2xb7 Business analyst skillsxc2xb7 Process design and documentation skillsTERTIARY REQUIREMENTxc2xb7 Relevant Financial qualification - B CommEXPERIENCE REQUIREDxc2xb7 B Comm - 1-3 years' experience within a retail (or similar) environment

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