Junior Business Analyst; IT : Finance

Junior Business Analyst (IT Applications: Finance)

Overview We are a Supply Chain and Sales & Merchandising partner adding value to your business through a fully integrated, temperature-controlled network in Southern Africa.

Permanent Midrand

Vector’s vehicle fleet includes a food industry first in ‘multi-temperature’ vehicles enabling the company to service business across frozen, chilled and ambient temperature zones on a single delivery.

Job Purpose

• To work in conjunction with the Business to identify, design and specify application solutions that meet the Business requirements and achieve the Business benefit; and to facilitate the implementation of identified solutions utilizing recognised project management methodologies.
• To provide key support to the business and extract maximum value from the information technology platform, specifically its SAP system and 3rd Party Applications.
• Execute tasks that are diversified and follow a wide range of complex procedures.
• Resolve operational issues and user queries related to Finance applications.
• Analyze data generally applied to the solution of specific and complex problems.
• Lead projects from pre-initiation to closure delivering the business value proposition.

Key Responsibilities

SAP End-User Support

• Assist end users to resolve SAP (FI) related issues across the Vector Business.
• Provide clear problem definition and liaise with necessary technical experts/external consultants to resolve technical SAP issues related to the Finance (FI) module.
• Create and maintain user training manuals and e-learning material in conjunction with the business (super users) and learning team.
• Support the business after hours as and when required in order to maintain systems, meet operational and project requirements.
• Demonstrate working knowledge and a good understanding of how to set up config and understand the FI process within SAP (Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Assets and Month end closing).
• Experience and knowledge working with SAP FI and SAP BW.

System Opportunity Identification

• Support the Applications Manager and the Business in identifying IT application solutions to address key Business requirements within FI.
• Quantify savings and efficiencies related to these opportunities and draw up Business Case documentation for submission to the Application Manager.

Application Development, Enhancement and Implementation

• Serve as a liaison between the Business and technical consultants to ensure the implementation of identified system enhancements for FI.
• Execute on small Business projects requiring IT systems implementation.
• Meet with relevant Business representatives to establish, understand and document detailed Business requirements to be met by the project.
• Compile and agree a scope definition document as well as functional specification document and ensure that full sign off is achieved prior to implementation.
• Assist with the calculation of the business case and return on investment with relevant Business users and stakeholders.
• Plan for project-related hardware and software requirements by liaising on an on-going basis with the infrastructure team and external software supplier(s).

SAP User Profile Maintenance

• Communicate with Authorizations team to assist with creation and maintenance of user profiles in SAP in keeping with risk and audit standards.
• Authorize user access for new and existing users via the User Authorization Request (UAR) workflow.
• Assist with resolving user profile audit queries.

System Auditing

• Conduct regular system compliance audits for the FI module.
• Report on system non-compliance by users to the Applications Manager.
• Identify and highlight business risk to the Applications Manager as a result of non-compliance.
• Recommend compensating controls to the Applications Manager.

Reporting

• Develop appropriate reports for the SAP FI module as requested by the Business.
• Maintain and proactively enhance reports.
• Run reports in the system as required by the Business.

Technical Expertise

• Provide ongoing advice and support on best practice to ensure continuous improvement within Business systems and applications.
• Develop specialist knowledge of the SAP FI module,…