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Job description / Role
The Role:
The Financial Systems Assistant Manager is responsible for a team of 2 System Specialists and has overall accountability for supporting and optimising the functionality of financial systems within the business, including analysing business needs, evaluating financial applications, recommending process and systems changes, providing systems training to users. The main application supported is Oracle Financials, modules including: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash Managing.
Specific Responsibilities:
* Supervise a team of 2 Specialists, providing guidance and direction to them while maintaining a hands on role.
* Be the first point of contact regarding system problems; provide technical assistance and support to system users.
* Analyse and troubleshoot routine system problems and identify proposed solutions.
* Perform system analysis and business processes reviews, recommending best practice business and system improvements.
* Assist in routine system testing, user documentation, and implementation of added systems features.
* Perform routine procedural audits and identify areas to be considered for improved efficiency, configuring and modifing the development server and test on the test and production servers.
* Track and document changes for functional and business specifications and write procedures for record and use in training.
Qualifications and Experience:
* A minimum of 5 years' working with Oracle Financials Software from a technical perspective
* Some supervisory or team lead experience
* Strong knowledge of account key principals and processes
* Ability to provide customer focused support to system users
* Candiates should be degree educated in either finance, accounting or an IT related discipline.
M.H. Alshaya Co. is a leading international franchise operator for over 70 of the world's most recognised retail brands including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang's, The Cheesecake Factory, Victoria's Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn and KidZania. The company operates over 2,600 stores across diverse customer sectors: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings and Leisure & Entertainment.
Alshaya's stores can be found in markets across the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, Turkey and Europe and the company employs more than 40,000 people from over 110 nationalities.
Requirements
* A minimum of 5 years' working with Oracle Financials Software from a technical perspective.
* Some supervisory or team lead experience.
* Strong knowledge of account key principals and processes.
* Ability to provide customer focused support to system users.
* Candidates should be degree educated in either finance, accounting or an IT related discipline.
About the Company
As a leading international franchise operator, with nearly 90 of the world’s most recognised brands in its portfolio, Alshaya Group brings great shopping, dining, leisure and hospitality experiences to millions of customers across the Middle East & North Africa, Russia, Turkey, Europe and beyond.
Alshaya Group is a dynamic multinational business and family owned enterprise with a consistent record of growth and innovation. For 35 years, Alshaya has been a pioneering force in brand franchising, using its exceptional knowledge and experience to expand at pace.
Our portfolio of well-loved international brands includes Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle Outfitters, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, The Body Shop, M.A.C, Victoria’s Secret, Boots, Pottery Barn, KidZania and, coming soon, Hampton by Hilton.
From one retail franchise store opened in Kuwait in 1983, Alshaya Group has consistently grown and diversified and today offers customers an unparalleled choice of brands across multiple sectors; Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food, Optics, Pharmacy, Home Furnishings, Leisure & Entertainment, and Hotels. A diverse, skilled team of 53,000 people from 120 nationalities support more than 4,000 stores, cafes, restaurants and leisure destinations, a growing online business and a commitment to delivering great customer experiences.