Key skills
AWSCloudCognosERPETLPythonSQLAnalyticsSaaSLeadershipBudgetingMentoring
About this role
Role Overview
- Manage a team including recruitment, performance appraisals, allocation of duties and day‑to‑day leadership
- Engage with business stakeholders on a technical level to understand requirements and drive solutions
- Ensure adherence to change‑management processes and SOX controls across all team activities
- Collaborate closely with product owners, the tech lead and DevOps to ensure full coverage and delivery of software product requirements
- Develop team capability on both business and technical fronts, supporting growth at individual and collective levels
- Create personalised career growth plans for each team member using the skills‑assessment framework
- Represent the team and take accountability for overall delivery and outcomes
- Integrate ERP and finance data into databases, TM1 cubes, and downstream reporting platforms to support financial reporting, planning and publishing of results
- Design and build complex cubes, dimensions, and TurboIntegrator ETL processes for data integration
- Write advanced TM1 Rules to develop complex financial logic and business calculations
- Create reports using PAfE (Planning Analytics for Excel), PAW (Workspace), and TM1 Web
- Lead IBM Planning Analytics on Cloud with AWS discovery and implementation
- Lead and contribute to end‑to‑end data migration initiatives, ensuring data quality, performance, auditability and business continuity
- Automate data extracts and controls required for SOX and audit compliance, with robust logging, monitoring and reconciliation
- Continuously analyse and improve data pipelines, reporting processes and performance across the TM1 estate
- Work closely with Project Managers, Product Owners and Finance stakeholders to deliver agreed outcomes within timelines and scope
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members and support the uplift of data literacy within Finance
Requirements
- 2 years+ leadership experience
- A relevant degree or diploma in IT or Finance (or equivalent relevant practical experience)
- Min 3 years of technical experience in Cognos TM1 / IBM Planning Analytics
- Deep expertise in TM1 rules, feeders, and TurboIntegrator scripting
- Experience with TM1py (Python library) to leverage REST APIs for cloud integrations
- Strong skills in MDX and SQL
- Understanding of cloud-specific environments, such as IBM SaaS or 3rd party cloud providers and experience in handling data integration from cloud sources
- Familiarity with financial processes such as budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation
- Ability to produce accurate technical estimates and design scalable solutions based on business requirements
- Demonstrated ability to mentor others and contribute to technical standards and best practice
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Cloud
- Cognos
- ERP
- ETL
- Python
- SQL
Benefits
- Supergrowth is real here. Our learning and development programmes give you the tools, training and opportunities to level up fast.
- Your progress matters. Our Performance tool ensures you get meaningful feedback to support your development and superdrive your career.
- Support that has your back. Our Employee Assistance Programme offers resources for you and your family.
- Group Life Cover
- Funeral Fund Benefit
- Income Continuation Benefit
- Medical Aid Subsidy
- Retirement Annuity Subsidy