Digital Transformation Reporting Accountant
REF: KK549
Market Related Salary
Kenilworth, Western Cape
The Digital Transformation Reporting Accountant (Financial Analyst) will be responsible for supporting and delivering the streamlining and automation of the reporting landscape across the Group.
The Digital accountant will be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes, digitising 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 organisation through the delivery of a strategic digital programme of change, with scope to make positive changes to our processes and ways of working.
REPORTING TO DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION LEAD, RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Driving digital transformation initiatives across the organisation, leveraging technology to enhance business strategy and processes
Deep diving into the finance processes within the Group’s business units to identify streamlining and automation requirements
Identifying 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
Translating and documenting the finance related digital needs of the business
Creating structured end-to-end roadmaps for implementation, including milestones and dependencies, and ensuring cohesive stakeholder management across the business
Being 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
Managing the governance of the finance master data hierarchies (profit centre and general ledger), access control and system packages
Performing impact analysis on reports for master data changes, testing and implementing reports
Documenting and driving the alignment of finance data definitions and data sets to be agreed with internal stakeholders (example, sales, gross margin)
Communicating complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating innovation and transformation across the organisation
REQUIREMENTS:
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
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
Highly motivated, results orientated and self-directed individual Ability to plan, effectively prioritise and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment