About the Private Infrastructure Development Group

At the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), we get infrastructure finance moving and multiplying – accelerating climate action and sustainable development where most urgently needed. We work with public and private partners to bridge financing gaps, directing capital and expertise into projects that promote climate resilience and sustainable growth. Working throughout the project lifecycle, we reduce financial risk, transform markets, and build local capacity, creating a deep and lasting impact.
We work to improve lives throughout south and south-east Asia and Africa. Active since 2002, more than 50% of our investments have been either in countries classified as Least Developed Countries or Fragile and Conflict Affected States. These are the countries where infrastructure gaps are the largest and most urgent and where the population is youngest and growing fastest. These are also the countries that contributed the least to climate change and yet are suffering the worse impacts, in some of the regions with the richest biodiversity left on the planet, which is quickly being depleted.
Building on a pioneering track record of integrating climate and inclusion considerations in infrastructure investment, we launched our 2030 strategy in 2023, which makes action on climate and nature, together with sustainable development through new and improved infrastructure, the central purpose of all we do.

About the role

This role resides within PIDG’s Financial Control function, reporting to the Global Financial Controller and is responsible for the maintenance, integrity, and change management of the accounting systems (SAP S/4 Hana, Analytics Cloud, and Concur packages) employed across multiple territories.

The Financial Systems Manager is a key point of contact for all Financial Control and FP&A staff regarding maintenance/change requests in the accounting system, management of SAP projects internally, as well as to internal and external auditors reviewing the IT control environment.

The Financial Systems Manager will act as an ambassador of PIDG, displaying and demonstrating the highest ethical and moral standards, while effectively managing and controlling budgets and expenditure in accordance with the Group’s policies and procedures.

Role and responsibilities

Manage User Roles and Permissions:

• Administer user access and permissions within SAP systems according to organisational roles and responsibilities, regularly review and update user roles to ensure appropriate access levels and security settings.
• Define role-based access controls (RBAC) to enforce segregation of duties and prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data/transactions.
• Maintain role hierarchies within SAP to reflect organisational structure and reporting relationships.
• Use SAP’s audit trail and activity monitoring features to track user actions, system changes and security events, conduct periodic access reviews to validate user access rights, identify dormant accounts and remove unnecessary privileges.
• Conduct periodic reviews of user activity logs and audit trails to identify potential security risks, anomalies or compliance violations.
• Enforce compliance with security policies, data protection regulations and industry standards (e.g., GDPR) by configuring role-based permissions and access controls.
• Collaborate with business integrity, HR, IT operations, and internal audit to ensure SAP configurations align with regulatory requirements and internal security standards.
• Work with Global CFO and Global Financial Controller to review and approve access requests, ensuring compliance with least privilege principles and business needs.
• Manage data integration processes and data uploads between accounting systems as well as external sources (e.g. foreign exchange (FX) rates).
• Ensuring that SAC runs efficiently in accordance with SAP’s guidance, optimising its performance and functionality to meet the business financial planning and reporting needs

Document and Standardise Processes:

• Document key business processes, accounting policies and internal controls within SAP, including workflow diagrams, process narratives and control matrices.
• Establish, implement and oversee processes and protocols for new GL codes and/or cost centres.
• Maintenance of cost approval matrix within S/4 Hana to ensure clear audit trail and adherence to Delegated Authority Matric (DAM) and segregation of duties principles.

Configuration and Customisation:

• Responsible for the administration and configuration of SAC to support financial planning, budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into SAP configurations.
• Customise SAP fields and records to align with business processes and data management needs.
• Implement custom workflows, scripts and automation to streamline business operations and improve efficiency.
• Utilise existing tools to create custom dashboards, reports and saved searches tailored to specific user needs.
• Develop and maintain custom scripts, workflows and reports in SAP Analytics Clouds.
• Stay updated on new SAP features, releases and industry best practices, to recommend and implement improvements.

Technical Support and Training:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for end-user support, troubleshooting system issues, and resolving technical queries.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops to educate users on NetSuite functionality, best practices and new features.
• Create user documentation, training materials and knowledge base articles to facilitate self-service support and user adoption of best practice.

Qualifications and education requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Management of Information Systems or similar preferred) or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
• Highly desirable are SAP certification, particularly Administrator.

Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and find effective solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong appreciation and passion for PIDG with a strong work ethic.

Experience:

• 3+ years’ experience with financials systems, preferably with SAP Financial applications (S/4Hana and SAC), SAP Concur Expense and/or custom financial systems.
• Experience of SAP Analytics Cloud or , in relation to its use for financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, to support decision-making and business performance analysis.
• Previous experience in financial reporting, IFRS and multi-currency consolidations is essential.

Applications close on 28 February 2025

PIDG is an equal opportunities employer and values the diversity of all its employees, associates, owners, service providers and customers