Job Description

Job Summary:

Participates in finance system improvement and contributes actively to the success of the finance initiative and project. Provide SAP business support, user access / role matrix maintenance and master data maintenance. 

Business Accountabilities

Application Management

• Responsible to assess system enhancement to ensure compliance with Group Finance policy and local requirement.
• Responsible to analysis incident raised by user, including root cause analysis and remediation plans.
• Responsible to provide regular status reporting to local management on implementation progress and issues arising.
• Responsible to support in development of SAP BW Reporting and track implementation progress.
• Responsible to analysis business requirement and masterdata requirement from local and Group.
• Responsible to maintain close liaison and engagement with SAP Technical Support team for update, best practices and new requirements for implementation at local level.
• Responsible to track, monitor and close change request or incident created.

Masterdata Management:

• Responsible to maintain one or more ledger categories/chart of accounts as a regular part of daily work
• Responsible to ensure mater data requirement from Business Unit is align with Group standard policies.
• Responsible to liase with Group IT on creation and maintenance of master data or dimension

Access Matrix:

• Responsible to develop and maintain user access
• Accountable to assess role matrix of user to ensure segregation of duties and comply with local requirement.

Power Platform Management:

• Design, develop and maintain applications using the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, etc) to meet specific business needs
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including (e.g. business analysts, end-users, etc) to bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions
• Gather requirements, conduct workshops, and provide technical guidance
• Troubleshoot issues related to app deployment and access

Chart of Account (COA) & Finance Policies Management:

• Responsible to review changes of COA published by Group and highlight the changes to the impacted Finance Team
• Responsible to ensure Finance Policy Owner make changes of the policy, if any before arranging for yearly Board Approval for Finance Policies

Training & Process:

• Responsible to plan and coordinate training relates to new implementation and changes from local or Group Finance.
• Responsible to notify Process SME on potential changes to process and ensure documentation is updated by owner.

Qualifications/ Experience

Qualifications:

• University degree or degree in business administration or degree in finance/accounting, or professional qualification in accountancy

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years practical experience in SAP FICO accounting system (supporting role would be an added advantage)
• 2 to 3 years practical experience in Microsoft Power Platform
• 2 to 3 years working experience within insurance industry, preferable within a multinational company

Knowledge:

• IFRS/GAAP/Statutory accounting
• Insurance industry practices or financial services industry
• Basic understanding of IT platforms, applications and related technology (esp SAP & Microsoft Power Platform)
• Project management would be an added advantage
• Advance in written and spoken English
• Auditing principles & standards

Job Requirements