Senior Financial Systems Engineer

Recruiter:

PlaceTalent

Job Ref:

JHB000458/Casey

Date posted:

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

1 000 000 Annually

SUMMARY:
A dynamic and fast-growing organisation based in Johannesburg North is seeking a Senior Financial Systems Engineer to join its Information Technology team. This hybrid role offers a combination of office-based and remote work while supporting a global financial systems environment.

The successful candidate will provide advanced functional and technical expertise in supporting and enhancing Oracle E-Business Suite financial applications. This role plays a key part in troubleshooting complex system issues, improving IT processes, and partnering with business stakeholders to optimise financial ERP systems.

This position requires strong analytical abilities, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities

Provide Level 3 support for Oracle E-Business Suite applications including Financials, Inventory, Projects, Purchasing, and iProcurement.
Perform root cause analysis for production issues and ensure timely resolution of system incidents.
Monitor and manage system tickets through ServiceNow, ensuring prompt triage and resolution.
Work closely with Oracle Support and internal IT teams to resolve technical issues and maintain system stability.
Support month-end financial close processes across subledgers and general ledger systems.
Analyse Oracle patches, coordinate regression testing, and support production deployments.
Participate in system upgrades, rollouts, and new releases, including UAT support and post-implementation troubleshooting.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiencies and system processes.
Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders regarding the effective use of financial systems.
Document best practices and support procedures.
Mentor junior system engineers and collaborate across IT teams including QA, development, business analysts, and database administrators.
Manage small process improvement projects when required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
Minimum 7 years’ experience supporting Oracle E-Business Suite applications.
Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills.
Experience working with SQL queries and relational databases (TOAD or similar tools).
Understanding of finance and accounting processes is advantageous.
Experience supporting ERP systems in a global environment.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

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