Functional Analyst and performance controller (Finance)

at  Spektrum

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.
We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.
Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

WHO WE ARE SUPPORTING

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO’s member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO’s communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO’s military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO’s mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO’s information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO’s communication and information technology capabilities.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

To succeed in this role the candidate needs to :

• Possess an analytical way of thinking to be able to pick up (complex) concepts
• Have the ability to work in a team and to learn and execute specific recurring tasks related to reporting and analysis
• Be capable of documenting processes and functional requirements, described by non-technical users, and translate them in BI concepts – user stories for developers
• Have the ability to work independently, to take the initiative to organize meetings when needed…
• Be able to analyse data processes, define the right source data and describe the transformations to be done
• Be able to describe reporting needs from different business areas and consolidate and structure these
• Be able to deliver support in the creation of presentations
• Have experience in testing the results delivered through BI development
• Be an advanced user in data analysis tools
• Strong interpersonal skills

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in Oracle ERP and Oracle Analytics
• Experience of OBIA
• Experience in Access database

ROLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under lead of Corporate Reporting Branch head, but acting largely on its own initiative:

• Develop Key performance Indicators based on business reporting requirements collected
• Translate Business reporting requirements into functional requirements to implement on the BI systems
• Contribute to various steps of requirements development into BI environment: user stories definition, support to development into the BI environment, user acceptance testing, requirements documentation

To succeed in this role the candidate needs to :

• Possess an analytical way of thinking to be able to pick up (complex) concepts
• Have the ability to work in a team and to learn and execute specific recurring tasks related to reporting and analysis
• Be capable of documenting processes and functional requirements, described by non-technical users, and translate them in BI concepts – user stories for developers
• Have the ability to work independently, to take the initiative to organize meetings when needed…
• Be able to analyse data processes, define the right source data and describe the transformations to be done
• Be able to describe reporting needs from different business areas and consolidate and structure these
• Be able to deliver support in the creation of presentations
• Have experience in testing the results delivered through BI development
• Be an advanced user in data analysis tools
• Strong interpersonal skill