Senior Specialist: ERP & Revenue Management at Vodacom

• To provide strategic and technical direction for ERP and Revenue management, to ensure that key initiatives are developed, implemented and operate as expected:
• To manage, support, develop ETL (Data stage) processes reporting at Vodacom Services Company
• To facilitate and execute all requirements on the processes brought onto Datastage.
• Supervise staff in the Datastage team Management team
• Ensure that functionality developed and deployed fulfils the business requirement, is delivered on time and does not negatively affect production operations.
• Ensure compliance to regulatory and governance requirements
• To Run Production Processes on time and ensure that they are executed 100%
• To strive for continual process improvements on all production activities within the departments
• To monitor and correct data incongruences that could directly impact the quality and accuracy of production processes
• To develop and carry out system wide reconciliations to support various managed services provided.
• To provide the necessary support to the billing operations to ensure accurate billing.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Conduct strategic and tactical planning, business analysis, and high-level requirements determination
• Technically Supervise Manage a team of specialist providing mentorship towards enhancing competencies.
• Ensure that all processes, governance and regulatory requirements are met
• Support implemented BI solutions through monitoring and tuning queries and data loads, addressing user questions concerning data integrity, monitoring performance and communicating functional and technical issues.
• Correctly define policies and procedures for internal controls
• Ensure all controls are executed within SOX and audit requirements
• Supervise and review stages of ETL run to ensure compliance for all aspects of pipeline
• Monitor and advise on any potential risks or breaches in segregation of duties
• Facilitate the creation of business requirements specification from department requiring changes
• Liaise with the outsourced supplier to ensure correct delivery of changes
• Understand and recommend most efficient approach to requirements
• Consider any related impact on the business or otherwise in implementation of requirements
• Communicate progress and update stakeholders on estimated completion of requirements

The Ideal Candidate For This Role Will Have

Matric essential

• Relevant IT Degree or Commercial Degree (essential)
• Post Grad Degree or Professional Qualification (desirable)
• Minimum of 5 – 8 years IT and ETL experience (essential)

Minimum Of 5 – 8 Years Relevant Management Experience (essential)

• People Leadership capabilities - Experience in leading teams of highly skilled business and technical resources and collating information from various business and technical stakeholder groups.
• Flexible: able to adjust easily to rapid change, a strong sense of urgency and able to work well under pressure
• Obsessed about client service and satisfaction
• The dynamic individual that is willing to work extended hours when
• required and that are results-driven in all aspects.
• Effective Planning and Organising
• Business writing & reporting
• Strong Interpersonal capabilities
• Strong Problem-solving capabilities
• Presentation and facilitation capabilities
• Sound knowledge of business and financial processes.
• Sound knowledge of ERP systems
• Sound knowledge and experience in ETL (Datastage an advantage)
• Creative Thinking an Innovation
• Effective resource utilization and supervision.
• Commitment