Overview of the role:

This role is to develop and maintain the functional aspects of the Automotive SAC system to be used for driver-based planning and management reporting. The role resides withing the Divisional FP&A/Corporate finance team and will act as a liaison with IT, Group Finance and various BU’s.

What you will do:

Application Management

• To work with BU’s and COE’s to develop a centralised planning and reporting solution to be used across the Auto Division
• To manage, consult, teach, troubleshoot, setup and maintain respective Automotive SAC solutions.
• Investigates and develops specifications for system changes to handle workloads and high availability.
• Develops and maintains documentation for Technical solution modifications.
• Liaise with software suppliers and the Change Management team for problem resolution and deployment of system changes.
• Ensure compliance with IT Policies, Security Standards and strengthen internal controls.

Solution Delivery

• Work with internal and external implementation team members and partners to contribute to the development, testing and deployment of solutions.
• Adheres to software development and maintenance standards by maintaining a comprehensive knowledge of internal and external development best practices.
• Estimate and deliver Automotive project assignments and system change requests as per agreed resourcing and timelines with the required quality.

Other Key Responsibilities

• To liaise with relevant managers and stakeholders to ensure full collaboration and understanding on critical topics.
• Contribute to the improvement of the solutions and business processes.
• Maintains and upgrades professional knowledge, management skills and domain expertise by using continuous learning & development tools.

Skills

Required Skills to be successful:

• Certified and expert in SAC
• Qualified finance certificate ACCA, CMA
• Strong personality & Excellent communication skills 

About the Team:

You will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment, reporting directly to the Sr. Financial Controller

What equips you for the role:

• College or University degree in Commerce. (Professional qualification preferred e.g. ACCA, CIMA etc)
• Knowledge of ETL methods
• Experience in developing Driver-based planning solutions, preferably within SAP SAC
• Exposure to reporting cubes using models and dimensions
• 5 years in an Accountant role, preferably Systems Accountant
• Expert in working with SAP SAC
• Extensive use of Excel
• Automotive experience is a plus