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Financial Data Analyst

Employer
Dimension Data
Location
Johannesburg Johannesburg Gauteng, South Africa
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 12, 2023

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Job Role
Other
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
As a Financial Data Analyst, you'll analyse data and develop analytical models to provide financial reporting, forecasts and risk management. You will have experience in either an analyst or senior role within the finance department of a large organisation. You should also be fluent in SQL and familiar with R programming language.

Requirements

Acquire data from legacy data sources, analyse patterns in line with desired outcomes and assist with translation / mapping to new solution utilising predefined mapping logic

Financial understanding a prerequisite for analysis of data as overall balancing and reconciliation is critical

Understand data available from product related legacy systems and how data fields can be combined to provide the required financial dimensions to support the SAP financial requirements

Work with business finance colleagues to understand the data from legacy financial system to new solution

Problem solving skills to troubleshoot misaligned information is required

Ability to utilise tools such as Advanced Excel, Power Query or SQL to simulate and manipulate large volumes of data

Design and participate in all levels of testing of the overall mapping effort to support the overall accuracy of the mapping and migration process

Responsibility for the migration of financial data and the ability to support queries from business as part of the process

Responsibility for the creation of new master data, adhering to the current business processes and master data principles

Support business on queries logged and month end processes with regards to financial data queries, including assisting with journals to correct data where required

Execute and support the data load requirement for (Historic data loads,Parallel Run data loads,Cutover data loads)

Performs financial and operations analysis to support the development and maintenance of enterprise architecture, business processes, and supply chain management

Analyzes data for trends, patterns, or anomalies to create customized solutions for clients in order to improve forecasting, reporting, and communication

Understands the challenges facing different users and how to organize analyses to meet those objectives

Monitors and analyzes external sources of information such as economic indicators, government reports, and local/regional news sources to provide direction to IT Financial Analysis activities

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business or a related field required

5 years of relevant work experience in a financial environment

5 years experience in accounting, financial analysis, and/or research preferred

Relevant experience with large data sets

Relevant experience in project delivery

Understanding of financial business processes

Excellent data skills

Solid financial background (Basic accounting principles - understanding of income statement and balance sheet)

Solid accounting knowledge

Must be familiar with the principles and techniques of accounting and finance

Experience in Excel and/or SQL

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PCSXR

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of financial reporting and data analysis in a company with financial responsibility needs; proficiency in Excel, Access, and other databases required

Experience as a financial analyst in a B2B environment

Experience with accounting systems and/or software packages such as Quickbooks, Sage 50, Xero, etc., is preferred

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