Data Driven Business Partner

Bebeecareer; Durban; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Durban is seeking a Decision Support Professional to work closely with commercial, marketing, and operational teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a proven ability to translate data into actionable insights. Responsibilities include leading budgeting and forecasting processes, delivering performance analysis, and supporting commercial decision-making through scenario modeling and KPI creation. This position offers a vital role in ensuring strategic financial decisions are made effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance business partnerships.
• Proven track record in budgeting and forecasting.
• Ability to deliver insightful performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted finance business partnership to teams.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
• Deliver insightful monthly performance analysis.
• Support scenario modelling and pricing analysis.
• Create dashboards and decision support tools.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Ability to translate data into actionable insights

Job description

Decision Support Professional

This role involves working closely with commercial, marketing, and operational leaders to support decision‑making.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.

About the Role

• Provide trusted finance business partnership to commercial and operational teams.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes.
• Deliver insightful monthly performance analysis highlighting key trends, risks, opportunities.
• Support scenario modelling, pricing analysis, investment appraisals for commercial decisions.
• Create dashboards, KPIs, decision support tools for improved visibility and control.