Junior Financial and BI Manager

Job Description

• Communication and stakeholder management
• Technical proficiency across BI platforms, financial systems, and data technologies (e.g. SQL, C#, Python)
• Strategic problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Presentation and data storytelling
• High motivation and execution focus
• Accountability and ownership
• Stakeholder-oriented mindset with a focus on service quality
• Coaching and team development
• Proactive leadership
• Adaptability and resilience
• Data governance and compliance awareness
• Financial literacy with the ability to interpret and validate outputs against expected accounting behaviour
• Change management
• Process improvement
• Innovation and continuous learning

Responsibilities
Strategy, objectives and execution

• Lead and support analytical tasks including data mining, trend analysis, and predictive modeling to uncover business insights and inform financial decision-making.
• Ensure that all delivered BI solutions fully meet the defined requirements, are technically sound, and have undergone thorough validation and testing.
• Establish and promote testing protocols and quality assurance practices within the team to uphold solution reliability and accuracy.
• Develop and oversee in-depth reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to deliver stakeholders with timely, relevant, and precise information.
• Design and maintain detailed reports, dashboards, and visualizations that provide stakeholders with timely, relevant, and actionable financial and operational information.
• Collaborate with internal teams to plan and deliver BI and financial system solutions, contributing to roadmaps, documentation, and project execution strategies.
• Leverage deep understanding of financial systems to identify gaps, propose improvements, and support the implementation of more robust, scalable solutions.
• Contribute to the achievement of team objectives by setting clear, measurable targets aligned with broader business goals.
• Support the development of long-term strategies, including demand forecasting and capacity planning for finance and data projects.
• Use key data metrics and insights to drive informed, evidence-based decisions; identify patterns and anomalies to support continuous improvement.
• Apply financial understanding to assess the integrity of outputs, ensuring results align with expected accounting and reporting principles.
• Partner with Senior and Financial BI Accountants to ensure all solutions align with application requirements and performance expectations.
• Maintain close collaboration with the BI and Information Manager (Internal Control) to ensure integration of BI initiatives with overall data and financial strategy.

Knowledge Management

• Drives innovation by identifying strategic data opportunities across BI and finance domains, challenging assumptions, and guiding the team toward forward-looking, high-impact solutions — while ensuring alignment with the strategic direction set by the BI and Information Manager (Internal Control).
• Distils complex financial and technical insights into clear solution recommendations, providing leadership with input that informs decision-making and remains aligned with the broader BI and financial strategy.
• Drives the technical delivery and contributes to the continuous improvement of BI and financial data architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable, efficient, and aligned with the enterprise data strategy as defined by the BI and Information Manager (Internal Control).
• Coordinates change initiatives across BI systems and workflows, helping the team adapt to evolving business logic, system upgrades, and restructured processes, while escalating key impacts for leadership guidance.
• Acts as a key technical authority on BI platforms and finance-related data models, guiding implementation standards, promoting architectural consistency, and representing the team in cross-functional initiatives.
• Enforces data governance and compliance standards within the team, ensuring all solutions meet internal controls, industry regulations, and audit requirements, in alignment with frameworks set by senior leadership.
• Applies solid financial acumen to design and implement data-driven solutions that enhance operational performance and align with broader organizational goals.

Coaching and Mentoring

• Provides hands-on leadership and technical direction to team members, fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment focused on continuous improvement.
• Supports team development by identifying learning opportunities and providing coaching that strengthens both technical capability and financial literacy, in alignment with team priorities set by the BI and Information Manager (Internal Control).
• Designs and delivers practical training sessions, walkthroughs, and knowledge-sharing initiatives that deepen understanding of BI tools, financial data structures, and internal processes.
• Contributes to the development and execution of training plans and capability uplift strategies in alignment with the objectives set by the BI and Information Manager (Internal Control).

Initiative and Innovation

• Demonstrates ownership in resolving complex, high-impact technical issues, including time-sensitive situations, to ensure operational continuity and minimal business disruption.
• Anticipates interdependencies and technical constraints early in delivery cycles, addressing them proactively to preserve solution integrity and maintain momentum.
• Identifies and implements process improvements that drive greater efficiency, improve data accuracy, and support more effective financial and operational outcomes.
• Proactively flags potential risks or delivery blockers, collaborating with leadership to address root causes before they escalate into delays or rework.
• Explores and evaluates emerging tools, technologies, and practices, sharing relevant insights with the team and applying selected innovations to strengthen solution design, performance, and scalability — in alignment with the BI and Information Manager's (Internal Control) strategic vision.

Qualifications

• Completed Bachelor's' Degree in Finance, Computer Science or a related field
• Completed Matric with English and Mathematics
• Computer literate
• Valid driver's license
• Own Transport
• 3+ years' experience in a technical role (e.g., BI development, data analysis, data engineering, or solution delivery)
• 1+ years' experience in a Finance role ( Advantageous)
• 2+ years' Sage Evolution knowledge with the Software Development Kit (SDK) ( Advantageous)