Senior Business Analyst - Finance

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Sandton is seeking a Senior Business Analyst specializing in finance. The successful candidate will analyze and support the implementation of financial systems, leveraging considerable experience in SAP and financial modeling. Responsibilities include coordinating between IT and business teams, analyzing data, and ensuring optimal performance of the SAP Concur system. Ideal candidates will have a degree in finance and at least 5 years of experience within SAP environments.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in business analysis with SAP modules.
• At least 2 years of experience in a SAP environment.
• Experience as a member of a software development project team.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and support implementation of new systems.
• Coordinate development, testing, and implementation of solutions.
• Act as an interface between IT support and business.

Skills

Business process design

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

SAP certification in FI, CO, MM, or HR

Tools

SAP Concur

MS Office (Excel, Word)

Job description

About the job Senior Business Analyst - Finance

Key purpose:

As a Senior Business Analyst, you'll be responsible for analysing and supporting the implementation of new systems within our business. You will use your financial modelling experience to support strategic initiatives by understanding how these affect the overall performance of the business. You will analyse large volumes of data to understand where we are now and make recommendations on future areas that need attention.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Experience as a member of a project team pursuant to software development
• Coordinate development, testing and implementation of solution
• Interface between IT support team and Business
• Participate in Management meetings as system and business process representative
• Take ownership of any IT or system related issue that may threaten the SAP Concur system
• Join working teams (IT, Finance, HR, and PUD) as SAP Concur system representative
• Technical research of root cause of problems in SAP Concur and related business processes
• Development and thorough documentation of sustainable solution in a manner that it can be implemented and maintained

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelors degree in Finance or a related field required
• SAP certification in one of the following modules: FI, CO, MM, HR
• 5 years experience in business analysis with any of these modules
• At least 2 years of experience in business analysis in a SAP environment
• Proficiency in business process design and implementation
• Experience as a member of a project team pursuant to software development
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office usage (excel, Word etc.)