Senior Financial Systems Analyst
Boardroom Appointments
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Improve, enhance and maintain Operating Financial Systems
- Configure, implement, maintain, and customise the systems that store and process financial data.
- Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to determine primary needs and goals and create solutions to meet those objectives.
- They work closely with the IT unit to implement and support Finance-related technology projects and initiatives.
- Configure systems, perform data migration, oversee the implementation of workflow processes, assist with user access and permissions, and perform ongoing troubleshooting.
- Prepare reports and create a variety of other materials including training documentation and department procedures.
- Ensure efficient collection, retrieval, accessibility, and utilization of financial data to facilitate departmental planning and activities.
- Actively participating in system and process re-engineering efforts, they evaluate the impact of process changes within the organisation.
- Perform data analysis using various techniques.
- Analysing data to provide detailed information to senior management regarding the firms financial performance, strategic plans, and significant financial management issues.
- Bachelors degree in information technology
- Minimum Qualification - IT Certification.
- Knowledge of Oracle and Java (Advantageous).
- 5 years + experience in development or business system knowledge
- Hands-on Software Development experience.
- Understanding of Object-Oriented analysis and design using common patterns.
- Familiarity with the Spring Framework.
- Must have knowledge of finance environment i.e understand financial systems (loans management system).
- General Ledger reporting and balancing.
- Must understand and be able to read code (Java). ·
- Data Analysis experience. (Advantageous) ·
- Knowledge of Oracle and Java (Advantageous).
- Knowledge of financial / mathematical calculations (Advantageous)
- Data analytics to find financial bugs.
- Financial testing.
- Build Excel spreadsheets to proof financial calculations.
- Sit with BAs to document financial requirements.
- Detailed understanding of all IFRS requirements to ensure correct financial reporting.
- Close to all NCA queries.
- Detailed involvement in audit queries.
- Work very close with financial managers and CFOs
- Excellent understanding of financial / mathematical calculation