Applications Specialist – Accounts Payable Automation

TMF Group; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as an Applications Specialist in Accounts Payable Automation, where you will support a leading application used in finance. This role involves collaborating with global teams, enhancing user experiences, and ensuring seamless integration with other systems. You will leverage your expertise in accounts payable and automation technologies to drive solutions and improve service delivery. If you are passionate about finance and technology and enjoy working in a diverse environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in supporting Accounts Payable applications.
• Experience in application requirements gathering and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for the Medius application and its integrations.
• Assist in establishing new interfaces and user training.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Internal Finance

Treasury software applications

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Data analysis

Automation

Tools

Medius

Microsoft Excel

Alteryx

Power BI

SQL Server

Job description

Applications Specialist – Accounts Payable Automation

TMF Group City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

JOB PURPOSE

A member of a team of application specialists, primarily supporting the Medius Accounts Payable Automation application, used by TMF’s Global Funds and Capital Markets businesses. The team is collectively responsible for delivering BAU (business as usual) support to the application’s users, conforming to agreed internal SLAs, as well as supporting related change and deployment initiatives across the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be an active member of a global team, that provides day-to-day support of the Medius application, its processes and interfaces with other systems (ERP and Treasury) via the TMF Data Hub.
• Assist in establishing new interfaces (integrations) between Medius and other global strategic applications for straight-through-processing of payments and accounting data (as well as for reconciliation and reporting purposes), via TMF Data Hub.
• Closely interact with local business teams and global application owners on implementation - planning, requirements gathering, specification, solution design, testing and deployment.
• Interact with Medius (Vendor) Support and Professional Services to implement, problem solve, resolve user issues and enable new features.
• Continuously develop knowledge of Medius and international Accounts Payable practices.
• Assist in training users in TMF offices, which are onboarded to Medius. Provide the second-line support to the local super users.
• Prepare of process documentation and assist in annual ISAE3000/3402 audit exercises.
• Part of a global, virtual support team, working together to deliver a consistent service to end-users, irrespective of their location or time zone. Collaborate with sales and client servicing teams to ensure a consistent service delivery across TMF, towards our customers.
• Be comfortable working across a wide range of cultures and time zones.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

KEY BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

• Subject Matter Expert – Accounts Payable, Internal Finance or Treasury software applications.
• A familiarity with SWIFT payment and bank statement standards (ISO20022/MT messages).
• Some experience with business / finance software application design, configuration and resolution.
• Experience with formal change management processes, including clear requirements elicitation and specification documentation.
• Experienced in using Microsoft Excel for data analysis, validation and transformation.
• Experience with automation software, such as Alteryx is a plus.
• Experience with report writing tools such as PowerBI is a plus.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Minimum 3-6 years of experience in administrating and providing support to Accounts Payable, Internal Finance or Treasury applications.
• Experience in application requirements gathering, documentation, design and configuration.
• Interest and experience in automation and reporting, utilising technologies would be highly desirable (ie. Alteryx, Power BI).
• A keen problem-solver, with the ability to own tasks and drive solutions to completion, leveraging on the support of the team.
• An understanding of API technology, Data Intelligence and SQL Server querying is desirable.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.
• Professional written and spoken communication skills.

OTHER COMPETENCIES

Operational Excellence

• Demonstrates the ability to make decisions based on insight and knowledge that impact the team.
• Accountable for ensuring high standards of delivery towards clients.
• Actively engages with business users to understand needs and deliver high quality service.
• Prioritises clients’ issues and addresses them accordingly.
• Will keep up to date with business trends and changes in technologies.
• Understands TMF Groups' business lines and any relevant local regulatory requirements.
• To appreciate the impact of one’s actions on the quality of service provided to our end customers.

Leadership and resource management

• Plans, co-ordinates and manages internal and external resources to deliver results in a timely, accurate and professional manner.
• Will share knowledge to ensure team targets are met.

Interpersonal skills

• Manages internal and external stakeholders' expectations with regards to delivery and escalations.
• Builds credibility across all stakeholder groups.
• Sensitive to different cultures and working styles.
• Able to engage with individuals all areas of an organisation on area of specialism.
• Proactive in identifying opportunities and seeking solutions.
• Ensures relevant information is obtained and shared as needed.
• Takes responsibility for delivering superior products and services.
• Implements improvements to client service.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance