Senior Business Analyst - Finance

Boardroom Appointments; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Business Analyst - Finance. This role involves analyzing and implementing new systems, using financial modelling experience to support strategic initiatives, and working within a project team. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, relevant SAP certification, and at least 5 years of experience in business analysis, particularly in a SAP environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in business analysis with FI, CO, MM, HR modules.
• At least 2 years experience in a SAP environment.
• Experience as a member of a project team concerning software development.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Analyze and support implementation of new systems.
• Coordinate development, testing and implementation of solutions.
• Interface between IT support team and Business.
• Coordinate development, testing and implementation of IT solutions.
• Interface between IT support and the business; participate in management meetings.

Skills

Financial modelling

Business process design

Intermediate MS Office proficiency

SAP Concur knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

SAP certification in FI, CO, MM, HR modules

Tools

SAP Concur

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.)