About the position
We're looking for a Principal Functional Specialist to join a high-performing environment where technology, data, and business operations meet. This is a pivotal role for someone who enjoys optimising complex financial systems, ensuring accuracy across multiple data sources, and shaping process improvements that drive measurable results.
You'll be joining an organisation that values innovation, structure, and accountability - where your input genuinely influences how systems evolve. Expect a culture that encourages ownership, collaboration, and growth, with leadership that trusts specialists to make an impact.
Key Focus Areas
- Analyse and refine financial and operational workflows to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Identify, document, and manage system enhancements and configuration updates.
- Co-ordinate testing, user acceptance, and change control for new features or process updates.
- Conduct data reconciliations across multiple platforms and ensure reporting accuracy.
- Develop documentation, guides, and training materials for end-users and support teams.
- Represent your function in incident and problem management
- Champion process optimisation and continuous improvement.
Requirements (Qualifications, Experience and Skills) :
Qualifications required:
- Honours degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or similar.
- Postgraduate diploma or certifications in business or systems analysis, Oracle Cloud Finance, or Advanced Excel - advantageous.
Experience required:
- 5 to 10 years in functional or business systems analysis, ideally in complex data-driven environments.
- Proven experience with Oracle Cloud Finance (OCF) or equivalent ERP systems.
- Strong exposure to data reconciliation, configuration, and process mapping.
- Track record of cross-functional collaboration between business and IT teams.
- Experience with testing, releases, and integration projects is beneficial.
Skills required:
- Skilled in analysing cross-system data flows and identifying integration points.
- Strong with Excel, data validation, and error tracking.
- Excellent communicator with a knack for translating technical detail into practical insights.
- Analytical, proactive, and comfortable working in structured but fast-evolving settings.
Desired Skills:
- Oracle Cloud Finance
- OCF
- Functional Analysis
- System Integration
- Data Reconciliation
- Business Analysis
- Process Optimisation
- Configuration Management
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