Data & Automation Specialist Full Time

If you have a passion for transforming complex data into seamless symphonies of efficiency, we want to hear from you! We are looking for a Data and Automation Specialist to provide comprehensive financial and system support to users by managing and maintaining various financial systems, data and automation.

What We Can Offer You

• Salary: Up to £28,512 base plus a generous annual leave allowance and benefits.
• Location: The role will be based at our Worksop Office with some flexibility for working from home. You will be required to attend the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

About The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive financial and system support to users by managing and maintaining various financial systems and data. This role ensures data accuracy, compliance, and efficient operations by responding to user requests, troubleshooting issues, and implementing necessary changes across multiple platforms. You will be working with both our onshore and offshore teams, supporting with designing and optimising scripts using Google Apps Script to keep our Financial Shared Services operations running like clockwork.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Automation & Scripting: Sole responsibility and lead the design, development, and optimisation of automation solutions using Google Apps Script (JavaScript), Google Forms, and Google Sheets to streamline FSSC workflows.
• System & Administration: Act as the sole and technical administrator for a multi-platform environment, including SAP S4HANA, Blackline, iTop, and Great Plains, ensuring seamless data flow between systems.
• Incident Engineering: Proactively troubleshoot and perform root-cause analysis on script failures or data discrepancies, ensuring minimal downtime for critical financial month-end processes.
• MI & Business Intelligence: Extract, manipulate, and visualise complex datasets to provide the business with high-quality MI reports and dashboards (using Looker and advanced Sheets/Excel).
• Process Engineering: Identify systemic inefficiencies and “challenge the status quo” by proposing and implementing automated alternatives to manual data entry and reconciliation.
• Documentation & Governance: Maintain high-standard technical documentation and schematics for all scripts and system integrations, ensuring business continuity and compliance with financial controls.
• Project Delivery: Lead smaller-scale automation projects from requirement gathering to deployment, while supporting the R2R Lead on large-scale ERP migrations or system upgrades.
• Oversight of the offshore external provider (TCS), in their use of the products and processes and giving them guidance.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Skills

We are searching for someone with an “Automation Mindset” a person who naturally seeks a better way and has the technical tenacity to build it. You’ll need analytical rigour to ensure 100% data accuracy and the communication skills to translate “script-speak” into plain language for our finance stakeholders. You will hold the following skills:

• Automation: Google Apps Script (Advanced JavaScript-based scripting)
• ERP Systems: SAP S4 Hana :(Data extraction & Finance modules)
• Data & MI: Advanced Data Manipulation (Complex formulas, Querying)
• Finance: Solid understanding of R2R processes & Financial Controls
• Workflow: Blackline (Admin) & iTop (Service Management)

Additional Desirable Skills

• Automation: API Integrations (REST/JSON)
• ERP Systems: Great Plains, SAP BPC (EPM, Blackline)
• Data & MI: Google Looker / Data Studio or similar
• Finance: Knowledge of SOX or Audit requirements
• Workflow: Project Management methodology (Agile/Lean)

The successful candidate will be required to provide original documentation for detailed screening and vetting processes. These documents may include your passport, driver’s license, utility bill (dated in the last 3 months), HMRC letter, original bank statements, an original payslip, your birth certificate, or a valid share code.

In 2021, G4S, a London-based global security company, was acquired by Allied Universal®, a leading security and facility services company that provides proactive security services and cutting-edge smart technology to deliver tailored, integrated security solutions. This acquisition expanded Allied Universal’s footprint and infrastructure on a global and local level. Through a global workforce of approximately 800,000 people*, we leverage best practices in communities all over the world. With revenue of approximately $20 billion, we have the resources to deploy efficient processes and systems to help deliver our promise locally: keeping people safe so our communities can thrive. In the UK, we have an extensive network of offices and more than 32,000 employees to support our local communities and customers. We believe there is no greater purpose than serving and safeguarding customers, communities and people in today’s world. Allied Universal is There for you™. For more information, please visit www.g4s.com or www.aus.com. *Total workforce includes employees and subcontractors.

G4S Regional Management (UK&I) Limited is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees feel respected and able to give their best and is proud to be an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of age, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the hiring process, please do not hesitate to contact us. If this opportunity is of interest then we want to hear from you. Please click the “Apply Now” button to submit your formal application.