Our client is a leading player within the financial services and technology space, operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where innovation, data, and transformation drive decision-making.
This FP&A Analyst role forms part of the Group Finance function and plays a key role in supporting financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis across a complex, multi-entity environment.
The current landscape is highly data-intensive and evolving meaning you’ll be at the forefront of improving reporting accuracy, enhancing processes, and supporting the transition from manual workarounds to a more automated, data-driven future.
If you enjoy working with large datasets, optimizing models, and being the person who asks, “but what is the data actually telling us?”,you’ll fit right in.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes across multiple business units
- Consolidate financial data and perform variance analysis against budgets and forecasts
- Prepare and enhance monthly management reporting packs and financial models
- Analyze financial performance and provide insight into trends and key drivers
- Work extensively with large and complex datasets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and integrity
- Improve and automate reporting processes using advanced Excel tools (Macros/VBA, Power Query)
- Support financial system implementation, including data mapping, testing, and validation
- Assist with financial modelling, scenario analysis, and business case development
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to drive data-driven decision-making
Job Experience and Skills Required:
- Qualified CA(SA)
- 1–3 years’ post-articles experience in FP&A, management accounting, or financial analysis
- Strong data experience (this is non-negotiable, you should be comfortable working with large datasets and transforming them into insight)
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data models and yes, we will ask about them)
- Experience with automation tools (Macros/VBA, Power Query)
- Exposure to financial modelling and reporting
- High attention to detail and strong analytical ability
- Big 4 Articles with 1st time board exam passes.
Advantageous:- Power BI or other reporting/BI tools
- Basic SQL knowledge
- Experience in system implementations or multi-entity environments
Competency Requirements:
- Strong analytical thinking and curiosity
- Ability to translate data into meaningful insights
- Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement
- High level of accountability and attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- A healthy respect (and perhaps slight obsession) with clean, reliable data
Apply now.For more exciting opportunities in Finance, Engineering, IT, Supply Chain, Commercial, and C-Suite roles, visit:
https://www.networkrecruitmentinternational.com/
Specialist recruitment areas include:- Financial Managers
- Financial Accountants
- Financial Controllers
- Chartered Accountants
- Group Reporting & Consolidations
- Commercial Finance and FP&A
If you have not received feedback within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will, however, be retained for future suitable opportunities.
For more information, contact:Ulrike Groenewald
Recruitment Consultant
ugroenewald@networkfinance.co.za
