Job Description

Job Profile

Vista Global, the global business aviation group, integrates a unique portfolio of companies offering asset-light services to cover all aspects of business aviation, through its brands. The group's mission is to lead the change to provide customers with the most advanced flying services and the very best value, anytime, anywhere around the world.

We are seeking highly motivated Financial Analyst to join our Finance Transformation team. The Financial Analyst will play a critical role as the data migration lead for finance transformation projects by managing and executing data migration strategies for the SAP and Netsuite implementation, ensuring data quality, consistency, and successful transition from legacy systems. They will collaborate with technical and finance teams to define migration requirements, develop ETL processes, and perform data validation and reconciliation.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial analysis, highly experienced in data transformation, and knowledgeable of ERP systems. This role is ideal for a self-motivated professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage multiple priorities simultaneously, and works effectively both independently and collaboratively. This role will have the opportunity to expand into the many diverse roles within finance transformation.

Your Responsibilities

Data Migration Strategy & Planning

• Define the data migration roadmap, including scope, approach, and timelines
• Identify data sources, dependencies, and risks associated with migration
• Develop data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) strategies

Data Extraction, Transformation & Loading (ETL)

• Oversee data extraction from legacy systems
• Design and implement data transformation processes/automation to align with the new system's structure for efficiency and scalability for future projects
• Lead the data mapping and cleansing process to improve accuracy
• Monitor and troubleshoot ETL processes to ensure successful data load ensuring optimization of data integrity

Data Validation & Testing

• Develop and execute data validation and reconciliation plans
• Work with business users to verify data integrity and completeness
• Conduct data migration test runs before the final cutover
• Identify and resolve data discrepancies or errors

Go Live & Post Migration Support

• Execute the final data migration cutover plan
• Provide support during and after go-live to resolve any data-related issues
• Document data migration processes and lessons learned for future reference

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with finance transformation, ERP consultants, and business finance users
• Coordinate with business owners to validate data requirements
• Communicate migration status, risks, and issues to project stakeholders

Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

Experience & Education

• Involvement in finance transformation or system implementation projects
• Strong understanding of financial processes, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and general ledger management
• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Professional certification (e.g., ACA or ACCA) is a plus

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, with the ability to perform analysis, transformation and reconciliation of large data sets
• Proficient in Excel macros
• Able to create working templates for data migration and period end reporting
• Strong financial background to understand double entries and impact to financial statements
• Experience with SAP, or other ERP
• Knowledge of SQL or data manipulation tools is a plus

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Strong organizational skills to efficiently manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and provide value-added financial analysis to support decision-making
• Passion for process streamline and efficiency
• Takes ownership of tasks and sees them through to completion with minimal supervision
• Adapts quickly to shifting priorities and business needs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of tasks