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The Management Reporting Hub Team (MRHT), part of the Global Finance Services (GFS) organisation is seeking a Data Integrity Lead to oversee the data integrity for our Finance Data Hub.

This is an opportunity for you, an ambitious and driven Finance professional with an excellent understanding of systems and data integrity frameworks to join the Management Reporting Hub Team, which is part of the dynamic Global Finance Services (GFS) team based in Cambridge.

We aim to drive standardization and simplification in our processes and global reporting whilst remaining focused to meet the changing needs of business.

Your main role is to ensure that the MRHT delivers accurate management reporting by ensuring that the integrity of the financial data is maintained throughout the system landscape. This will ensure that the internal AZ customer base has access to quality information in timely manner to allow further data analysis and business decisions.

This role will give you experience in internal AZ management reporting with focus on system architecture, data transfers, task support, account management, strategic thinking, transition work and trouble shooting.

You will provide leadership, guidance and business insight to the IT support teams regarding continuous improvement of the system, management of tasks and issues and project management.

You will be responsible for following areas:

• Data Integrity processes across SET areas to support WD Calendar activities to ensure accurate data in preparation for MRH Reporting deadlines

• Understand and enforce the Data Integrity Standards, ensuring each Data Transfer Points (DTP’s) meets these, so the data moves from ‘Source to Target’ accurately and any differences are captured and rectified at source – Enterprise and Non-Enterprise systems.

• Understand the process for each DTP’s, ETL’s and File Transfers.

• Building System Reconciliations in conjunction with Data Engineers/Architects to perform data Verification checks.

• Support issue resolution

• Project manage continuous improvement projects

• Identify areas for continuous improvement

Success will depend on building strong relationships an effective liaison with the MRHT Reporting Leads, Group Business Performance and IT support teams, ensuring that issues are identified and resolved efficiently. 

Candidate knowledge, skills and experience

The candidate should:

• Qualified Accountant, preferably ACA, ACCA or CIMA.

• Microsoft office skills are prerequisite.

• Extensive experience of Management / Internal Reporting processes and systems who can demonstrate the appropriate leadership capabilities.

• Analytical and attention to detail when addressing issues / data quality issues.

• Experience of reporting for Group consolidations in a large group or shared service centre using a major ERP system and a consolidation toolkit such as Hyperion. SAP experience is preferable.

• Excellent communication skills with ability to reflect the style according to the audience.

• Strong coordination skills with ability to get into the detail when required.

• Experience of combining process development with focus on business needs.

• Problem solving skills.

• Project Management experience.

Desirable:

• Existing relationships and knowledge of Regions/Marketing Areas or Ability to build strong relationships quickly

• SAP & Oracle experience is preferable.

• SOAR experience.

• Hyperion experience.

• Experience working in AZ, with knowledge of current management reporting hierarchy processes, timelines and customers.

• SQL writing skills desirable and ability to understand database structure working with large datasets

Competitive rates of pay apply
Opening date: 9th August

Closing date: 29th Aug

Date Posted

09-Aug-2021

Closing Date

29-Aug-2021

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