Employment Type
Full-time
EXPAT OPPORTUNITY! Our client in Tanzania (a Sugar Manufacturer based at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro), is looking for a seasoned Business and Systems Analyst who is particularly strong with process analysis and design, to spearhead a move into digitization transformation.
Take ownership and accountability for the project, working closely with the CFO and CEO (reporting into the CFO).
Roles And Responsibilities
- Manages Digitisation and Finance Transformation Projects of the company including control over related budgets for such projects
- Designs new computer programs by analyzing user requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications.
- Improves systems by studying current practices; designing modifications.
- Recommends controls by identifying problems; writing improved procedures.
- Identify business processes that may benefit from digitisation
- Defines project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget.
- Monitors project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions.
- Maintains system protocols by writing and updating procedures.
- Maintains user access rights to various systems based on an intimate knowledge of user responsibilities and requirements and seniority level.
- Provides references for users by writing and maintaining user documentation; providing help desk support; training users.
- Maintains user confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Prepares technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
Qualifications And Education
- Relevant IT and Programming degrees in Computer Science, Management Information
- Systems that cover;
- Data science exposure
- Software Design, Software Documentation, Software Development Process, Software
- Requirements,
- Analyzing Information,
- Software Maintenance,
- Promoting Process Improvement
Technical Skills
- As above
- Has to be willing and able to do significant development of some projects him/herself as
- well as oversee technical aspects on those projects where technical development will be done
- by consultants.
- Some financial and business acumen highly desirable.
Soft Skills
- Strong ability to interact (communicate and listen) with business users throughout organisation
- Attention to detail
- High Energy levels with can-do attitude
