Business Analyst & System Specialist (Fixed Term)
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Te Tūranga - The Role
We're seeking an experienced Business Analyst & Systems Specialist (BASS) to join our Finance team on a 12-month parental leave contract. Reporting to the Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting and enhancing our SAP finance environment while partnering with Finance, ICT, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.
This is a varied role that combines SAP functional expertise, business analysis, financial process improvement, and reporting. You'll help optimise systems and processes, support business transformation initiatives, and deliver insights that enable better business decision-making across a global organisation.
Key Responsibilities include:
Support, maintain, and continuously improve SAP financial systems.
Gather, analyse, and document business requirements and translate them into effective solutions.
Contribute to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementations, upgrades, and enhancements.
Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, improve efficiency, and reduce costs.
Develop business cases, functional specifications, and process documentation.
Analyse financial and operational data to deliver meaningful business insights.
Design and maintain reporting solutions using SAP and business intelligence tools.
Support user adoption through training, testing and stakeholder engagement.
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Ō pūkenga - About You
You are an experienced Business Analyst with strong SAP Finance knowledge and a proven ability to bridge the gap between business needs and technology solutions. You're comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and thrive in environments focused on continuous improvement and change.
With a curious mindset and strong analytical skills, you're able to simplify complex information, identify opportunities for improvement, and deliver practical solutions that create real business value.
To be successful in this role, you will:
Have S/4HANA FICO functional expertise
Previous Business Analyst experience within an ICT or technology-enabled environment.
Experience defining, documenting, and implementing business and system requirements.
Strong process improvement and problem-solving capabilities.
Proven experience supporting or delivering finance systems projects.
Ability to analyse complex financial and operational data.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and facilitation skills.
Ngā painga - What’s in it for you?
We are an employer that is committed to making a difference for families and communities and supporting people to build rewarding careers. We achieve this through employing people who connect with our Values (Commitment to listen. Courage to Act and Integrity to Deliver) that underpin our way of working together. We are committed to investing in our people, developing both individuals and teams to support a high-performance culture.
We prioritise your wellbeing through health insurance, annual flu vaccinations and extra sick leave in your first year.
We provide a comfortable work environment through modern office facilities with free onsite parking, gym, and café.
We recognise your commitment through long service benefits.
We balance work with fun through our active social club!
About Us
For more than 50 years, Tait Communications has been designing, delivering, and supporting critical communications networks for public safety, transportation and utility customers around the world. Founded in Christchurch by Sir Angus Tait, we now have a network of customers and offices that spans the globe.
Our employees value being part of a creative team committed to providing technological solutions that make a real difference to the communities we support. By joining Tait, you'll be joining a community of people with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, who care deeply about their work and the genuine impact it has for our customers, and who support each other to grow and develop.
Diversity & Inclusion Statement
Tait Communications is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed.
We are encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply.
How to Apply
Sound like your kind of role? If you are looking to take the next step in your career and are ready to work for a high performing organization, alongside talented people, please submit your application with CV and cover letter via our online careers site. Only applications submitted through the official application process will be considered.
Applications will be assessed as they are received, and your CV will be held unless you contact us to request this to be removed.
For more information about the company, our products and solutions offered to our customers, please visit our website: www.taitcommunications.com
We encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply.