Job Description
Job Description
- The Finance Systems Analyst takes responsibility for the maintenance of our financial systems and support change projects that optimise our financial processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Keep inventory and manage finance systems applications to support Twinings Ovaltine Nigeria processes while adhering to Financial Controls Framework and IT controls for change management
- Identify severe functional issues and follow through with relevant global support functions for timely resolution
- Provide work around solution for functional systems applications issues undergoing resolution and follow through the implementation
- Manage system upgrades, ensure a seamless implementation, data migration and knowledge transfer.
- Conduct quality review of finance processes and document gaps, improvements areas and recommendations.
- Redesign processes, document to-be processes, identify automation and system improvement opportunities.
- Liaise with owners to Implement new processes, conduct knowledge transfer and provide change management support for implementation.
- Responsible for the improvement and operation of financial systems connected to the collection, retrieval, accessibility, and usage of financial data to facilitate planning and activities
- Understand impact of process changes recommended and how to translate them into technical requirements
- Propose, document, and help implement new processes to improve efficiency of department and the broader business
- Contribute to pre-testing phase of new solution design on SAP by evaluating change requests in order to identify potential problem areas and make appropriate recommendations
- Conduct assessment on software and hardware needs and design new or modified systems to meet changing demands
- Manage the delivery of Finance projects, adhering to our methodologies
- Provide functional support to end users on SAP, PAL and other supporting systems.
- Provide functional support for period end activities and ensure that all transactions are properly accounted for on SAP
- Engage with stakeholders regarding their business strategy and objectives for automating and optimizing financial processes.
- Meet regularly with business partners to ensure that the financial applications are functioning as designed and supporting their needs.
Skills, Knowledge And Expertise
- A minimum of 3 years of experience as an accountant, financial Analyst or similar role
- Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Economics or any other financial related courses
- Relevant accounting certification, such as CAN/ACA/ACCA
- Training and certification in SQL, Data Analysis, FICO etc. would be advantageous
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial and system information clearly and simply
- Ability to build strong working relationships, internal and external to the organisation
- The ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently using exceptional logical reasoning skills
- Strong organisational, problem-solving skills and the ability to multi-task while retaining high levels of attention to detail
- Ability to work under strong pressure of time, prioritising tasks and meet requested deadlines.
- Excellent analytical skills
- Confidentiality in handing sensitive financial information with integrity
- Experience of working flexibly and contributing to continuous change, including business improvement.
- Experience of managing, improving and maintaining financial reporting solutions
- Experience of implementing improvements in systems and migrations