Financial Systems Manager

SUMMARY:
Financial Systems Manager

POSITION INFO:

The vacancy for a Financial Systems Manager in the Finance portfolio. The incumbent will support the business Strategy by advising the Financial System Owner on all financial system related matters and lead the development, implementation, support and administration of the organization''''s financial systems. S/he will research financial record-keeping and reporting
requirements and ensures that systems are modified to meet these requirements. This position is based in Pretoria East

• Provide financial systems advice to support strategic decision making
• Establish best practices for financial systems use, ensure that these   
   practices are used throughout the organization and provide training on 
   Financial systems for all users
• Represent the Finance portfolio at the business Executive and Operational
   committee meetings and present monthly and Finance portfolio results and
   performance relevant to matters of financial systems
• Identify new administration tasks required when systems are implemented
  or upgraded and ensure direct reports are trained in new tasks;
• Ensure all interfaces between financial systems and other systems are
   appropriate and optimal and run as intended
• Manage relationships with users and technical support staff and external
   consultants
• Develop policies and procedures that govern financial system support,
   administration, enhancements and reporting
• Lead and drive business requirement analysis, project management and
   financial systems testing
• Lead and mentor finance systems team to build a high performing culture

Qualifications, skills and experience:
• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with post graduate certificates
  in project management, database design, database implementation, ERP
  specific administration OR A bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or IT
  related degree with post graduate certificates in financial management and 
  project management
• Internal / External Audit experience and fifteen years post-article experience
  including:
o Three years management level experience in a financial department

o Two years working experience as domain specialist or system administrator
   of financial ERP, imaging, workflow and reporting applications.
o Working experience on Oracle and PeopleSoft will be advantageous
o Two years working experience on advanced level of Microsoft suite
o Two years’ experience managing financial system projects or similar projects

• Very good knowledge of relational database design principals;
• Good programming knowledge i.e. VBA, html, sql;
• Excellent knowledge of how policies, business processes and practices
   impact system and control environment
• Advanced knowledge of the functionality of the systems, the
   interdependencies and the interfaces
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation requirements that might have
   an impact on financial applications.

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