South Africa: Sage X3 Business Systems Expert posted by Employment Solutions

• Review and validation of data accuracy and integrity from internal and external data sources.
• Co-ordination and implementation of integrated data intelligence with business requirements.
• Provide input in budgeting and forecasting for sales, marketing and business planning to achieve organizational objectives.
• Interpret data and construct insights trough statistical modelling and trend analysis and be able to share insights at cross functional meetings.
• Analyze sales and marketing reports and suggest strategies for improving business performance.
• Supporting commercial decisions through financial modelling, scenario planning and forecasting techniques.
• Perform strategic analysis and prepare financial models to support strategic planning activities.
• Coordinate with finance team to streamline and channel efforts to improve financial performance of the organization.
• Analyse and review reports on commercial data, such as sales trends, and create and provide proactive recommendations.
• Provide training to newly recruited team members, as applicable, and ensure and monitor their performance and contribution to the commercial analytics team.
• Evaluate and implement sales systems, tools, and technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the chosen routes.
• Collaborate with the IT department to ensure seamless integration of sales systems.
• Assist with automating all manual processes by using BI knowledge to create meaningful reports with dashboards to fulfill user requirements
• Define, develop, enhance and track metrics via PowerBI Dashboards and automated Excel
• Fully support Sage X3 and resolve all issues speedily
• Maintain Masterdata accuracy and that GL integrations are properly configured to ensure that the GL always equals the sub-ledgers and that all processes are followed through so that Accrual accounts are always cleared
• Check batch logs regularly and correct any posting issues
• Check that configure GL accounts for matching so that majority of the entries will auto-match

Requirements:

• A Bachelors degree a must; Accounting/Finance, Statistics, or Economics preferred
• 5+ years of experience in a Business or Commercial Analyst role
• Knowledge of basic data analysis tools like MS Excel
• Ability to understand and apply statistical concepts to derive insights from financial data
• Experience with business intelligence tools like Tableau and Power BI
• Strong BI knowledge with the capability to quickly learn new BI platforms.
• SQL Query, general SQL usage is a key skill used daily
• Industry Knowledge (FMCG)
• Strong Sage X3 and Financial knowledge.
• Python scripting is highly valued.

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