Commercial Finance Analysts

Stratlab; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst in Gauteng, South Africa. This role focuses on management accounting, providing commercial insights, and partnering with operations. Ideal candidates will have strong accounting fundamentals and the ability to translate finance into understandable terms for non-finance professionals. Join this dynamic team to make impactful financial decisions and improve business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• Ability to partner with operations and provide insights.
• Willingness to challenge budgets and forecasts positively.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts that are accessible and actionable.
• Analyze margins and profitability to inform decisions.
• Provide budgets and forecasts for operational insight.
• Engage closely with operations rather than merely reporting.

Skills

Accounting fundamentals

Commercial curiosity

Explaining finance to non-finance humans

Job description

Stratlab – Where Talent Meets Its People. We connect brilliant minds with companies that actually get them. Serious about growth, light on the drama. We're currently looking for a Commercial Finance Analyst – a role for someone who thrives in management accounting, commercial insight, business partnering, and wants to make a real difference. At Stratlab, we focus on culture fit, long-term impact, and building relationships that last – because great work happens when people belong.

Think this is you? Let's make it happen.

We're recruiting Commercial Finance Analysts with solid accounting experience who want their work to influence decisions, not gather dust in a shared drive called "FINAL_v7". This is finance with a pulse. You'll sit close to the business, close to the numbers that matter, and close enough to leadership that your insights actually change outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Management accounts that people actually read.
• Margins, costing, and profitability that drive decisions.
• Budgets and forecasts that get challenged (in a good way).
• Partnering with operations, not just reporting on them.

Qualifications & Desired Attributes

• Strong on accounting fundamentals.
• Commercially curious and not afraid to ask "why".
• Comfortable explaining finance to non-finance humans.
• Slightly bored where you are and ready for more.

Apply via the link below before someone smarter than you does.