Job Vacancies at Ackermans

Job Advert    

• Ackermans has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Administrator. This position will be a Fixed-Term Contract ending 15 February 2024). The role entails being responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient operation of all financial systems in order to have accurate, valid & complete financial data. The successful candidate will report directly to the System Analyst and will be part of a structured Finance team.

Qualifications    
Essential:

• A Grade 12 Certificate/Matric

Preferred:

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification (Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree) in Finance or Information systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
KNOWLEDGE required:

• Knowledge of GL account structures and systems (Masterdata)
• Knowledge of Information systems and basic accounting
• Proficiency in the latest M365 packages (Word, Excel, Power Point, Sharepoint & Outlook) is essential

SKILLS required:

• A strong systems orientation together with good numeracy skills, financial acumen and the ability to apply financial principles to solve issues effectively.
• High levels of drive and initiative and the ability to work to deadlines and deal effectively with numerous issues and priorities.
• A structured work approach, be accurate and thorough with excellent attention to detail.
• Good time management skills and the ability to cope with pressure

EXPERIENCE required:

Essential:

• 2 years experience in SAP systems administration.

Preferred:

• Exposure in the retail industry and previous Financial Systems Administration experience.

Key Responsibilities    

• Provide first line of support for all Finance System users
• Systems Administration: Perform user password re-set
• Procurement: Cancel Purchase orders
• Assist users with system navigation queries
• SAP user onboarding / role amendments (Gather information, Complete CoE form, Log Solman incident, action in SAP)

To Manage and Maintain SAP Masterdata:

• Debtors & Suppliers
• Cost centres and profit centres (Gather information, Complete CoE form, Log Solman incident, action in SAP)
• GL accounts (Gather information, Complete CoE form & log a Solman incident for CoE Team to action on SAP)
• New Merchandise Categories (Gather information, Complete the CoE form & log a Solman incident for CoE Team to assist)
• SAP Procurement approval group requests

Finnivo: Create and Maintain 

• User Profiles
• GL Accounts
• Cost centres

Finnivo: Monthly activities

• Update Default month
• Share the rent reports to Pepkor Properties before and after accruals

TravelIT / WeExpense

• Create and Maintain
• User Profiles
• GL Accounts
• Cost centres
• Password resets
• User queries
• ukusa: Weekly Closure
• WS02 finance interface – Stand in support for Fin Systems Analyst
• To execute the various SAP modules monthly & financial year-end close off, including the roll over to the new financial year
• To broadcast Finance Systems User Communication (Monthly deadlines, year-end, systems maintenance communication)

Closing Date: 2023/05/02

go to method of application »

Qualifications    
Essential:

• A Grade 12 certificate is an essential requirement

Preferred:

• A tertiary qualification in Retail, Administration, Marketing, or Buying would be beneficial

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    
SKILLS required:

• Proficiency in the latest Microsoft applications(Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Excellent planning, organising & time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills
• High energy level, is performance-driven and deadline-orientated
• Enthusiastic self-starter
• Strong sense of integrity
• Service-orientation
• Strong detail-orientation
• Emotional maturity
• Sense of urgency
• Reliable

The ability to:

• be highly assertive
• be resilient and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure
• positively influence others
• be resourceful
• work independently, as well as be a team player
• be proactive
• be flexible, function under pressure and adapt to change
• to keep one’s self motivated and to maintain a positive attitude and work performance in a variety of circumstances

EXPERIENCE required:

• Previous experience (at least 2 years) in an administrative and/or coordinating role within a retail/ buying/ marketing environment.

Key Responsibilities    

• To ensure all marketing activities and initiatives, planned and ad-hoc, are aligned with the signed-off seasonal strategy

To coordinate & deliver agreed/signed off input for the following processes:

• Merchandise lists and product samples to the VM and/or Marketing teams
• For the Monthly Promotions Manual to the VM and/or Marketing teams as requested by the Buying Manager
• For Editorial requests to Marketing teams
• For Digital requests to the digital team
• To support the departments in the tracking and monitoring of the inflow of promotions
• To link promotions on the relevant systems
• To prepare monthly marketing tracking sheets
• To collate, coordinate & obtain sign off for the seasonal look
• VM (Store communication)
• Marketing (Queries)

Closing Date    
2023/05/08