Senior Business Analyst

Company Description
We are SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 98,000 employees operate a network of 2,650 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

We are hiring a Senior Business Analyst to join our Finance team in Dubai. We welcome curious, passionate and dedicated people who are ready to collaborate and go the extra mile.

Job Description

• Lead the digital finance team and ensure Finance IT solutions are effectively implemented, maintained, and upgraded for the Middle East region.
• Accelerate and automate internal financial reporting, connecting available databases and ensuring transparency, integrity, and right access to the data (including access rights and SOD).
• Assist with our Group financial reporting for the Middle East and Business Manager to streamline their digital process when required.
• Maintain and develop the most adequate Financial IT landscape for the Middle East region, ensuring financial tools are maintained, updated, and efficiently interfaced. This includes implementation of any new tools and acting potentially as project manager.
• Manage various Middle East Applications e.g., Sun Systems ERP, Odoo, Hyperion, Sun COLLECT, etc.
• Promote, develop and maintain Microsoft power tools (Power BI, Power Automate, SharePoint) in order to accelerate financial processes aligning business needs and best practices.
• Ensure the access rights are regularly reviewed, documented and any SOD violation identified and mitigated.
• Develop procedures to adhere to group principles and mitigate associated risk.
• Liaise with Group and Regional IT teams and business teams when required, sharing, and learning best practices.
• Good accounting knowledge to assist the financial team with various financial requirements.

Qualifications

• University degree in Data Science, IT or computer science with great appetite for new technology (Automation, digitalization and Artificial intelligence).
• At least 5 years previous experience in managing and/or implementation of applications.
• Solid understanding of databases, data structures, ability to work with various database management systems and good knowledge of programming languages such as Python.
• Candidate should be proficient in SQL.
• Proficient user of Microsoft 365 system (Power BI, Power Automate & SharePoint).
• Ideally exposure to Oracle, Odoo, Sun system and Hyperion.
• Accounting and reporting experience is desirable.
• Fluent in English, an additional language would be an advantage.
• Ability to deal with multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong project management and Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Conscientiousness and reliability in delivering according to strict deadlines.
• Ability to identify deficiencies and suggest the appropriate solutions.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills to present to management and/or stakeholders.
• Ability to share knowledge and work in a team environment.