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Senior Analyst - Finance Systems Implementation

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Gauteng Senior Analyst - Finance Systems Implementation Posted 24 Jul 2026

Overview

The Senior Analyst will serve as a functional-technical bridge between Finance, IT, and external implementation partners, focusing on strategic finance tools such as ERP, Procurement, and Financial Consolidation. This role involves technical guidance and collaboration throughout the design, build, testing, and deployment of financial systems to ensure effective implementation and data integrity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, IT / Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
  • 3+ years directly involved in finance system implementations (ERP, Procurement, or Consolidation), covering at least one full project phase (design, build, test, or deploy)
  • Proven experience bridging communications between business, IT, and consulting partners
  • Exposure to enterprise tools like SAP, Oracle, Sage, MS Dynamics (ERP); Coupa, Ariba, Ivalua (Procurement); or OneStream, Hyperion, SAP BPC/Group Reporting (Consolidation)
  • Prior experience with Big 4 or major systems implementation consulting partners
  • Exposure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) data architecture or functional exposure to Anaplan/Fluence (planning and consolidation)
  • Deep understanding of core processes (R2R, P2P, Consolidation, Reporting) within enterprise software
  • Ability to read architecture diagrams and trace data elements end-to-end

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary interface between implementation partners, internal IT, and finance users through design, build, test, and deployment phases
  • Convert business requirements into technical specs for partners/IT, and translate technical constraints into clear terms for business stakeholders
  • Review proposed architecture, designs, and data models to flag risks or misalignment before production
  • Facilitate trade-offs and escalate conflicts between technical feasibility and business needs
  • Maintain oversight of system architecture and end-to-end data flows to ensure data integrity
  • Partner with IT on integration design without coding them directly
  • Lead UAT and test planning by defining business scenarios, validating data outcomes, and coordinating key-user testing
  • Maintain complete, accessible functional specs, process flows, data dictionaries, and integration maps
  • Support training and change efforts to help users adapt to new system behaviors and processes
  • Track technical build risks/dependencies and support post-go-live hypercare, continuous improvement, and enhancement identification

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