Purpose:
- The incumbent of this position fulfils the necessary requirements within the role to meet the department’s objectives with regards to the design, integration and implementation of ERP systems for Finance and Costing and on-going support thereof, ensuring interfaces between Local and Global Systems that have an impact on the Finance and Costing systems, maintenance of ERP systems for Finance and Costing, and managing projects dealing with Finance and Costing systems.
Key Performance Areas:
Act as advisor to the business on matters relating to Information Technology Innovation:
- Stay current on IT innovation, best practices, applications and trends.
- Promote opportunities to improve creativity and innovation across the organisation.
- Monitor government/regulatory changes impacting finance systems.
Clearly understanding business requirements for Toyota SA Motors (TSAM) systems solutions through thorough business analysis:
- Facilitate stakeholder interviews/workshops to elicit and clarify requirements.
- Analyse current processes, workflows and system functionality; assess change impacts.
- Validate and maintain Business Requirements Specifications with business owners.
Designing effective system solutions for work processes and tasks:
- Partner with business to prioritise needs and translate user requirements into solutions.
- Apply best practices to identify process gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Document current state and target state processes, roles, insights and requirements.
- Define and prioritise functional/technical requirements and integrations.
- Design and document solutions in functional and technical specifications.
Project manage system solution developments and changes to completion:
- Create delivery and deployment plans with clear milestones and timelines.
- Track progress and report status against milestones.
- Manage risks, deviations and escalations to remove delivery roadblocks.
Configuring system data structures, processes, and functionality according to specification:
- Configure data structures and system functionality in line with specifications.
- Brief and collaborate with developers for required code changes and enhancements.
- Ensure end-to-end integrations are specified, built and operational.
Deploying new systems solutions and system changes to users:
- Plan and execute testing for new/changed functionality, coordinate test team and results.
- Communicate release plans and deployment dates to impacted IT and business stakeholders.
- Prepare training material and enable end-users for go-live.
- Maintain SOX compliance throughout testing and deployment.
- Maintaining existing system solutions and operations:
- Operate and enhance existing solutions, communicating changes to stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot incidents and resolve system/transaction issues to ensure continuity.
- Monitor usage and propose improvements; support users via queries/helpdesk.
Engaging with relevant stakeholders:
- Engage users to align priorities, requirements and solution features.
- Manage vendor contributions and deliverables.
Acting as a responsible corporate citizen and a member of the team:
- Collaborate effectively by communicating expectations, progress, constraints and resolutions.
- Share knowledge and lessons learned to strengthen team capability.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Relevant NQF6 qualification (360 credits) in Information Technology, Information Sciences, Cost Accounting or Financial Accounting
- 5 - 7 years Information Technology or Finance Costing systems/solutions work experience
- SAP FI/CO Certification mandatory.
- Good knowledge of the following SAP Modules - FI, CO, MM, SD
- Basic knowledge of Local and Global Systems integration in
- Proficiency in Systems Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation
Competencies:
- Accurate information gathering and analysis
- Awareness and commitment to our mission
- Awareness of situations and decisiveness
- Communication and sharing of mid to long term plans.
- Creation of innovative vision
- Establishing frameworks and systems for organisational learning
- Feedback on evaluation results and long-term development of others
- Perseverance
- Strategic reallocation of resources and review of work methods
- Suitable assignment and objective performance review
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