Finance Systems Analyst at Twining

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