25/09/2020
The role of the business process specialist is pivotal in automating datasets, supporting the automation of business process, systems rules and developing the reporting solutions used by the information services team and the wider organization. Key benefits include greater accountability, fact-based decision making and increase productivity. The post holder will lead the development of integrated information reporting, apply specialist knowledge and experience to develop high-quality information requirements. The Business Systems Specialist will play a crucial role in helping the company to achieve its strategic objectives. Over the next few years TOKS will grow its business systems process for the company and for the customers. This can be achieved through creativity, innovation and acquiring solutions from other key systems. In addition the post requires strong information-analytical skills to meet the reporting of the organization. The post will require operational working knowledge across the company. The permanent base will be Pretoria or Johannesburg but the post holder will be required to visit other sites in Cape Town, Durban and Richards bay as and when required. The successful candidate will work closely with the Director: Strategy & Development who is responsible for provision of strategic, tactical and operational information data management and reporting across the company in line with national and international organizational objectives, goals and targets.
Hours of Work:
Normal hours of work are from 08:00 am to 16:00 pm Monday to Friday based in Gauteng Pretoria or Johannesburg. However, you may be required to work flexibly and remotely around these core hours as necessary in order to meet the demands of the business.
Job Description Main Purpose:
The successful candidate will be responsible for the continual development of maintenance of business process solutions, ensuring the organization has access to reports, dashboards and published data cubes that meet the business needs of the company.
Providing relevant information, brochures, and publications (guides, local customs, maps, regulations, events, etc ) to customers;
This role requires close working with systems development team, I T Services, Planning team and will act as a lead liaison to the systems development team
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop the company data quality reporting suite incorporating DQ for all main systems
Responsible for the development/enhancement using a wide range of datasets, and ongoing maintenance of current reports improving efficiency and presentation. Ensuring the reports deliver accurate and useful information
Responsible for creating and updati designs and solutions in line with implementation plans, and produce relevant guidance material to support new developments including business rules applied
Maintain technical documentation detailing business rules processing using standardized documentation formats, including change requests
Create,review,evaluate and test SQL scripts, Data cube, SSRS reports, Power BI reports
Lead monitoring and maintaining existing processes to ensure that the organization delivers business process solutions services to its customers in line with service level agreements and all other contracts
Support testing of BI-related internally developed and 3rd party software through numerous permutations & configurations throughout the processes
Undertake SQL Server tasks including setting security, creating views and stored procedures, linking with the systems development team in relation to data warehouse management and cube development
In collaboration with systems development team assist with the design and development of the BI staging area, BI data warehouse and ETL processes in line with business priorities
Responsible for supporting elements of Microsoft SQL Technology stack, in particular SSAS,SSRS and SSIS
Using specialist knowledge, judgment & weighing up many factors, proposing changes to working practices and procedures in own and other functional departments. i.e advising on and implementing these alternative technologies
Keeping abreast of I T and cybersecurity developments, awareness of emerging technologies and new software versions. Ensuring an excellent knowledge base for evaluating choice for the company
Responsible for the day to day management of teams including allocation of work packages and identifying and fulfilling training needs
Ensuring progress reports, variance analysis and benefits realization summaries are produced for the Director
Documentation to support training, including written instructions, to other departments in the use of applications and software tools designed and built in-house
Provide expertise to support the implementation of new systems based on business cases, options appraisals and specifications.