Job Details

• The jobholder would be responsible for the coordination and governance of controls used when change related to interfaces of various source systems feeding into GL occurs.
• Would be responsible for finding linkages between processes and various SOPs, which require studying all the current SOPs, brainstorm with team members and update SOPs on regular basis.
• Supporting Finance users at month ends to insure integrity of the data being reported for the month.
• The position can also lead to the candidate taking the lead in projects which have to be implemented within tight timescales and budgets
• Support the Project Team in documentation of current / upcoming projects.
• Assist in the functional design and development of systems solutions
• Documentation and presentation of business requirements to IT
• The jobholder would be responsible for understanding existing process controls implemented and devise new controls for the processes.
• Directly lead and manage the team to ensure the delivery is in line with onshore requirements
• Responsible for the intellectual ownership of reference data including mappings in the FTP platform
• In-depth understanding of process/systems flow of maintenance of rules and reference data that facilitates various reporting streams
• Understand statutory and regulatory requirements for data purposes and systems
• Understand changes in accounting policy and accounting flow and analyse the impacts from system perspective
• Responsible for approving reference data change requests applying group views and impact under global FTP platform
• Creation and maintenance of mappings and applicable reference data
• Liaise with line finance, operations/business areas, IT during change management
• Responsible for setting up processes for all activities and create procedure documents
• Maintain activity schedules, control charts, focal activities of the week, etc
• Build and maintain good working relationships with user Finance and non-Finance areas, internal teams in the region.
• Ensure readiness of FTP GL
• Handle User queries on FTP Gl
• Issue Help Desk Tickets to users and rightly assign these to SMEs
• Co-ordinate with technology and Batch processing team on various issues.
• Helpdesk Metrics (MI - Daily)
• Incidents and Defect logging
• Quality Centre updates on the Portal Log
• Follow up on issues and updates to users
• EMQ Performance Issues tracking
• Review age of tickets and escalate those close to SLA
• Manage all critical communications to the users

The position comprises a series of responsibilities including but not restricted to;

• Providing consultancy and advice to the team members on implementation of control points and control process.
• Provide business analysis on the impact of the changes to a range of stakeholders.
• Risk Analysis on test results to ensure change control is properly implemented in accordance with the Risk Based Project Management Guidelines.
• To prepare a procedure to check the TAT based on the helpdesk tracker, which needs to be in coherence with the KPIs.
• Ensure proper Governance is implemented around the controls especially around BAU activities.
• Post implementation review of control points and documentation of all the controls.
• Liaison with other teams such as Finance Transformation Project, Finance and IT amongst others.

• Accounting / Finance Graduate / Semi qualified accountant 8- 9 years of experience
• Understanding of basic concepts of accounting
• Experience of Finance Systems preferably within the Financial Services Industry.
• Good understanding of financial architect, data flow, interfaces, upstream/downstream systems impacts and UAT experience on Finance Systems.
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication, organisation, and documentation skills
• Good collaborative team skills
• Ability to link Finance Systems Process with other verticals (Reporting & Accounting)
• Project management experience
• Ability to work and deliver under pressure of tight and challenging deadlines
• Should be a self-starter and have ability to work independently
• Must have uncompromising standards of quality in performing functions, an eye for detail, and a strong focus on delivery
• Should be able to co-ordinate with Line finance users, operations and IT
• 4-5 years of people management experience