Purpose of the job
To ensure Finance systems and business processes incorporate industry standards and best practices; and to provide business process and technology support to users to enable scalable robust solutions
Key Responsibilities
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System Improvement delivery / Project delivery
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Focus on initiatives to address non-stable / scalable areas in the financial space
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Understand and draft the ask of the BRD and translate to Functional Requirements Document (FRD), engage and facilitate questions with business owners to resolve, to get to FRD
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Receive and suggest System Improvement (SI)/Project from the Business and gather business requirements from Users (business owners) / Business requirements and needs will be facilitated
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Discusses specifications with PIT or 3’rd party in order to ensure correct understanding of business need
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Provide a Support service to the business to assist with any system queries/problem (technical and non-technical)
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Training /Knowledge acquisition and transfer within the team and business
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Ad Hoc queries and tasks
Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
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A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Information Systems
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5 years or more experience in a similar role
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Experience within a Business systems analysis / Finance management environment
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Experience with test-driven development
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Strong finance knowledge
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Experience improving financial solution (integration, recon, accuracy, scalable, robust)
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Experience to collaborate and facilitate
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SQL, JIRA, SAP
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Reconart
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Google Cloud Platform
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Apply agile or waterfall methodology to take a BRD to a FRD level
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Project exposure to implement and design solution in business
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Facilitate training sessions/presentations
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Above average computer literacy - MS Office & MS Project / Google
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Project management skills
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Presentation and facilitation skills
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Hands on experience with software development and documentation
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Able to explain technical details
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Solid information of business systems
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Able to take responsibility and be self motivated
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Able to develop ideas and share them clearly (in non-technical terms when required)
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Able to explain solution trade-offs (in non-technical terms when required)
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Able to work within a team
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Analytical mindset and good problem-solving skills.
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Will respond in a supportive and patient and friendly / approachable manner (passionate)
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Can support more than one process business in a system or one process over more than 1 system
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Be able to configure on application back end or front end (not develop)
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Competencies: Performing under pressure, Listening skills, Service oriented, Initiative, Innovating, Helicopter view.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.
PEP strives for equal opportunity in terms of its employment equity guidelines.
