Senior SAP Grc Analyst - Cape Town, South Africa - 5th Dimension Consulting

5th Dimension Consulting

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Cape Town, South Africa

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Jun 6, 2023 | Information Technology (IT), SAP

Job Role
The Finance Services function is responsible for delivering the following services to the entity, as well as other Clusters within the Group that make use of SAP S/4 HANA and related Finance systems:

The execution of shared financial transactions through the Finance Shared Services Centre.
Drive operational excellence and efficiency through Finance process and Technology optimisation.
Delivering an efficient financial Control and Compliance environment for SAP S/4HANA and related finance systems.
Delivering on the consolidated financial reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

Responsible for supporting the Head of the Governance Risk and Controls centre of excellence (GRC CoE) in managing and delivering an efficient financial control and compliance environment for SAP S/4HANA and related finance systems, with a focus on centralisation, standardisation, automation, and optimisation of financial control compliance processes.
The GRC CoE acts as a second line of defence in support of Business Units' own financial control and compliance environments.
Partner with the Head of GRC and Business Unit Heads to promote adherence to agree upon financial control compliance processes.
Support for the identification and reporting of noncompliance and recommendations on how this can be addressed.

GRC Strategy Development

Support the Head of GRC CoE in the development of the GRC strategy to ensure greater compliance to required standards.
Support various strategic initiatives ensuring greater compliance and awareness in support of realising the GRC strategy.

Support SAP GRC Solution

Contribute to SAP GRC technology and business roadmap to drive efficiencies in management and monitoring of controls.
Drive innovation in governance, risk and compliance processes using SAP GRC and SAP Fiori technologies.
Maintenance and Innovation of SAP Access Control Processes and Technical Design:
Risk and Control master data processes
Maintenance and creation of new automated business rules (CCM)
Manual control performance (MCP)
Tests of effectiveness (ToE)
Standard and custom GRC Fiori apps and reports.
Maintenance of all SAP GRC design documentation.
Support the SAP Security team in analysis of access risk analysis reports to remediate access risk violations.
Maintenance of Access Control custom ruleset at conceptual and permission/action level
SAP Access Request administration activities.
Deliver on SAP Access Control and Process Control reporting requirements from stakeholders.
Resolve SAP Access Control and SAP Process Control incidents alongside SAP IT function.
Liaise with the IT function for the maintenance and support of the SAP GRC solution.
Maintenance of Access Control custom ruleset at conceptual and permission/action level

Run and interpret Access Risk Analysis reports and provide assistance to identify remedial actions.
Document and maintain the risks, controls and control owners in the repository (Process Control).
Creation/Testing of new automated business rules and assignment to controls.
Monitor dashboards and reports and investigate control deficiencies.
Actively monitor control deficiencies and remediation plans providing assistance to control owners.
Maintain and create standard operating procedures and training material.
Provide training for control performer and control owners in SAP Process Control.

Financial Risk and Controls Support

Act as Second line of defence in the design, implementation and management of control processes and documentation by:
Supporting management in the identification, design and implementation of financial risk and controls through normal business as usual (BAU) operations and transformation initiatives (change in people/process/technology).
Documenting identified financial risks and controls in a risk and control matrix.
Defining and maintaining standards used to document financial risks and controls.
Assist control owners and control performers in business and IT with walkthroughs of controls.
Performing tests of effectiveness for key controls.
Creation of test plans for key controls.
Support internal and external auditors with requests during audit cycles.
Support the preparation of IFC monthly report which entails capturing all control deficiencies and remediation plans. Distribution of report to governance stakeholders, being CFO's and heads of finance and IT executives.

Requirements:

_Qualifications_

A bachelors Degree in Risk and Compliance Management, Finance, Audit or relevant field from a recognised institution.
Professionally accredited from a recognised industry body as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) or a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) is an added advantage.
SAP Certification is an added advantage.

_Experience_