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Job title : Digital Transformation Analyst
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : November 07, 2024
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- The Digital Transformation Reporting Accountant (Financial Analyst), reporting to the Digital Transformation Lead, will be responsible for supporting and delivering the streamlining and automation of the reporting landscape across the Pick n Pay Group. The Digital accountant is responsible for identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes, digitise reports (management accounts, budgets and forecasts) in a way that creates value for the stakeholders, working closely with the Group’s IT teams as well as core business finance functions.
- This role will help to implement a new and ambitious digital roadmap within the organization through the delivery of a strategic digital programme of change, with scope to make positive changes to our processes and ways of working.
- Finance related discipline / CA (SA), with IT / computer science
- 1-3 years post-qualification experience and proven track record in the implementation of Digitisation Initiatives and Streamlining
- Strong understanding of financial systems and reporting tools
- 1-3 years Retail industry knowledge
- Technology knowledge, e.g. SharePoint, Power BI, Power automate, Tableau, Excel/VBA advantageous
COMPETENCIES
- Business Acumen
- Strong communication skills (written & verbal) and ability to convey complex technical concepts in a simple and understandable manner
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills – must have the ability to manage and influence teams, even when they do not report to him / her, conflict resolution skills, collaboration
- Highly motivated, results orientated and self-directed individual
- Ability to plan, effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Process improvement
Drive digital transformation initiatives across the organisation, leveraging technology to enhance business strategy and processes by;
- Deep diving into the finance processes within the Group’s business units to identify streamlining and automation requirements
- Identify opportunities for improvement of data accessibility, limiting manual processes, adopting best-practice, and ensuring alignment across the organisation
- Unlocking value from reporting systems and improving customer experience
- Digitisation of management reports, planning and forecasting processes and the underlying processes supporting these functions.
- Ability to translate and document the finance related digital needs of the business.
- Create structured end-to-end roadmaps for implementation, including milestones and dependencies, and ensure cohesive stakeholder management across the business.
- Be part of the project team, implementing new digital tools and platforms including the overall change management process of communication, adoption and support of these new technologies.
- Manage the governance of the finance master data hierarchies (profit centre and general ledger), access control and system packages.
- Perform impact analysis on reports for master data changes, testing and implementing reports.
- Document and drive the alignment of finance data definitions and data sets to be agreed with internal stakeholders (example, sales, gross margin).
- Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating innovation and transformation across the organisation.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement.
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