About this role
The successful candidate will act as the interface between the Systems Teams, Business, PIT and other 3rd Parties, through a set of tasks and techniques, to recommend solutions (New and or improved business process, information systems, software applications) that enable the Functional Department/s and Business to achieve its goals.
We're a fully in-office team. This role is based at our Support Centre in Kuils River, Cape Town.
Finance & systems experience required
Essential
Proven experience in a Finance environment
Exposure to Financial Systems and processes
Proven experience of business processes flowing into journal entries & finance reporting
Business Analyst exposure: system analysis; business process development, including the facilitation of workshops, stakeholder management
Finance System support exposure: maintaining an incident management process; analysing the nature of incidents; liaising with system developers in order to resolve incidents.
Co-ordination of quality assurance and testing
Preferred
Experience in online commerce (finance team), mobile industry, finance revenue, cash & banking reconciliation
An understanding of in-store & website transactional messaging environment
Finance inventory / finance treasury / revenue / cash reconciliation experience
Previous experience as a Business Analyst / Systems Business Analyst will be an advantage but not a necessity
Thorough grasp of business fundamentals and strategic priorities from a financial perspective
Understanding of writing business requirements, system requirements and functional specifications
Project Management responsibilities
Exposure to successful technology implementation and process projects
SAP Finance
Business Analyst/Business Partners/SME’s (Subject Matter Expert)
Qualification required
Essential
▪ Grade 12 Certificate/Matric
▪ A relevant Degree and or Higher National Diploma (Information Technology, Computer Science, System Design, Management Science, Business studies, Information Systems, Business Analyst)
Preferred
▪ Project Management Diploma/Certificate
Knowledge & Skills required
Knowledge required:
▪ Waterfall and Agile working methodologies and principles.
▪ Working knowledge of implementing and maintaining systems/services/applications.
▪ Knowledge of PMBOK and BABOK management principles
▪ Ability to compile quantitative and or qualitative information/reporting
▪ MS Suite Intermediate - Advanced user
▪ System integration (environment/area specific)
▪ Knowledge of Personal Data Protection – POPIA
▪ Working knowledge of:
o Cloud based (SaaS) software applications that can enable services.
o Hardware and Software lifecycle management
o SDLC
o Change Control governance principles and Defect management.
o Fit for purpose system integration in an ERP- and non-ERP environment.
o Utilising various modelling techniques
o UI / UX
o Process Mapping tools (Draw.io, etc)
Skills required:
Planning
Analytical
Critical thinking
Multi project/activity management
Prioritisation of projects/activity/resources
Requirement’s elicitation
Risk management
Facilitation
Communication