SA
(1432) ERP Functional Specialist - FSD
full-time•Pretoria
About this role
Brief description
The main purpose of this position is to provide functional support within the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Business Solutions Section in the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Financial Services Department, with a strong focus on leading the design, implementation and ongoing support of Supply Chain Management (SCM).
Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Lead a team providing functional support to SARB users on the allocated SCM modules ‒ iProc, Purchasing, Sourcing, Inventory, Order Management, iSupplier, Contract Management Software (CMS) and Supplier Life Cycle Management ‒ with a focus on testing, business analysis, configuration and general support.
- Drive business analysis initiatives and lead a team of ERP business analysts or a cross-functional team on multiyear ERP projects with significant solution complexity.
- Partner with business owners and engage with clients independently to define future business requirements, identify opportunities for optimisation, and propose and develop solutions.
- Manage relationships with business customers or clients, overseeing the business analysis and optimisation stream within the ERP domain.
- Support business architects in defining, analysing and developing business architecture, reference models, frameworks and implementation roadmaps to enable the ERP strategy.
- Contribute substantively to ERP support disciplines, such as systems development, project management and change management.
- Perform quality assurance by reviewing the work and outputs of other ERP business analysts.
- Apply industry best practices to re-engineer business processes for greater effectiveness and efficiency.
- Participate in external industry forums and help develop the ERP business analyst body of knowledge.
- Plan and coordinate user acceptance testing and configure system processes to deliver improved and specialised functional support.
- Develop training manuals and plans and deliver training sessions to support new implementations.
- Identify and register risks within their ERP functional streams.
- Lead the analysis and solution life cycle for initiatives, from problem identification and change management to training delivery.
About SARB
Primary mandate of the SARB
Section 224 of the Constitution of South Africa states the mandate of the SARB as follows:
The primary object of the South African Reserve Bank is to protect the value of the currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic.
The South African Reserve Bank, in support of its primary objective, must perform its functions independently and without fear, favour or prejudice.
WHAT WE DO
Monetary Policy
The Constitution gives the SARB the mandate to protect the value of the rand. We use interest rates to keep inflation low and steady.
Financial Stability
The SARB has a mandate to protect and enhance financial stability. We identify and mitigate systemic risks that might disrupt the financial system.
Prudential Regulation
The Prudential Authority regulates financial institutions and market infrastructures to promote and enhance their safety and soundness, and support financial stability.
Financial Markets
Open market operations are the main tool we use to implement monetary policy. We manage South Africa’s gold and foreign exchange reserves.
Financial Surveillance
The SARB is responsible for regulating cross-border transactions, preventing the abuse of the financial system and supporting the regulation of financial institutions.
Payments and Settlements
The SARB is responsible for ensuring the safety and soundness of the national payment system, which is the backbone of South Africa’s modern financial system.
Statistics
The SARB provides important economic and financial statistics that present an overview of the economic situation in South Africa.
Research
Research conducted by the SARB focuses on economics, financial stability, banking and emerging trends in finance. Our research supports policy decision-making.
Banknotes and Coin
The SARB has the sole right to make, issue and destroy banknotes and coin in South Africa.
What you'll do
- The successful candidate will lead a team providing functional support on various Supply Chain Management modules and drive business analysis initiatives for ERP projects. They will also manage relationships with business customers and contribute to ERP support disciplines.
About South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank (the SARB) is the central bank of the Republic of South Africa. It regards its primary goal in the South African economic system as "the achievement and maintenance of price stability".
The South African Reserve Bank maintains that South Africa has a growing economy based on the principles of a market system, private and social initiative, effective competition and social fairness. It recognises, in the performance of its duties, the need to pursue balanced economic development and growth.
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As a (1432) ERP Functional Specialist - FSD at South African Reserve Bank, you will: the successful candidate will lead a team providing functional support on various Supply Chain Management modules and drive business analysis initiatives for ERP projects. They will also manage relationships with business customers and contribute to ERP support disciplines..
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