Financial Analyst

6 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Flash Full time

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Strategy support and tracking
- Strategy into measurable goals and objectives
- Lead divisional annual budgeting and planning process, monitor progress, and update forecasts
- Prepare and present investment cases and product viabilities to GM and Exo
- Modelling Commercial agreements down to a granular level

Performance Management
- Setting Division KPIs with GM
- Monitor and report on Divisional financial and operational performance
- Identify opportunities for efficiency and bottom line improvements Drive performance by actively seeking opportunities to improve commercial outcomes
- Deep dive available data to bring new insights to management and put these insights into action

Data Custodian
- Develop, maintain and monitor reports to measure performance (Power BI)
- Ensure accuracy of dashboards and reporting
- Democratise the divisional data to ensure team members have access to the reports and dashboards they need.

Culture
- Foster a culture of accountability and improvement in the division
- Act as back up for DFM
- Working with DFM to find Root cause analysis of exceptions detected

**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS**:

- Graduate with a commerce degree (CA or CIMA beneficial), minimum of 3 years post qualification experience.
- Management Accounting, Financial or Commercial experience will be an advantage.

**BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES**:

- Financial Analysis: In depth financial analysis to identify growth opportunities, cost -saving measures and potential risks.
- Budgeting and forecasting: Prepare budgets and forecasts for the division
- Commercial Acumen
- Data Modelling
- Advanced financial analysis skills
- Forecasting and budgeting
- Financial modelling proficiency
- Data interpretation and presentation
- Advances excel skills for complex data analysis
- Basic knowledge of financial software for reporting & Analysis
- Great attention to detail, with ability to bring things together holistically.
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Commercial Modelling
- Experience with Power BI advantageous
- Data visualization tools
- Adaptability
- Detail orientated
- Analytical mindset
- Ability to work independently on complex analyses.
- Effective communication skills for presenting insights.
- Collaborative and able to work in cross-functional teams.
- Continuous Improvement
- Hands on approach
- Exceptional written & verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex data and information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including executives & technical/non-technical leaders.
- Very proactive, thorough, detailed, decisive and flexible.
- Proficient in strategic, long-term, analytical, and critical thinking
- Very strong EQ, thoughtful and commercial business acumen
- The ability to work within teams and manage those relationship.
- Accountability.
- Excellent Time management skills

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