Finance Analyst

Smartwyre; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

A leading SaaS company in the agriculture sector is seeking a Finance Analyst with advanced analytical skills and Excel proficiency. This contractor role requires at least 3 years of experience in an international environment, focusing on budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate must thrive in fast-paced settings, enhancing reporting frameworks to drive improvements. Join a dynamic team to empower the agricultural supply chain with innovative financial insights and strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in an international SaaS or technology company.
• Demonstrated success in fast-paced work environments.
• Experience in financial modelling and scenario analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop budgets and provide regular forecasts with variance analysis.
• Prepare company-wide reports and key metrics routinely.
• Analyze plan variances to inform action plans.

Skills

Advanced analytical capabilities

Proficiency in Excel

Process optimization

Financial reporting

Scenario analysis

Tools

NetSuite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Founded in 2018, Smartwyre is a venture-financed SaaS business delivering enterprise software to large agricultural businesses, operating in a $400 billion global industry. With an estimated 5 million farmers and over 5,000 distributors globally, Smartwyre works across the agricultural supply chain, from large corporations to local farms. Presently, we work from the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and South America.

We are building a B2B SaaS platform to network together the commercial operations of the companies that supply the world’s farmers with seeds, fertilizer, chemicals, and services, with their target markets being the United States, Europe, and LatinAmerica. Weaim to first offer SaaS applications to solve key commercial pain points (pricing, costing, quoting), then network these companies using a common data platform (transactional data exchange, product information publication, people networking, and user analytics), and finally empower the network to facilitate new business model amongst network participants.

About the role

Smartwyre, a rapidly expanding SaaS organization, is seeking a Finance Analyst with advanced analytical capabilities and meticulous attention to detail. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to uphold high standards while actively identifying areas for improvement. Prior experience in a dynamic SaaS environment, robust proficiency in Excel, and involvement in process optimization, financial reporting, modelling, and scenario analysis are essential.

This is a contractor role and w e are looking for an analyst for a minimum of 6 hours per day, or 30 hours per week.

What you'll do

• Developing budgets and providing regular forecasts with comprehensive variance analysis
• Effectively navigating complex financial spreadsheets
• Preparing companywide reports and key metrics on a routine basis
• Analyzing plan variances to deliver insights that inform action plans and strategic decisions
• Assessing cost and revenue data to identify opportunities, risks, and trends affecting business performance
• Producing monthly management packs, investor reports, and Board presentations
• Creating both short-term and long-term financial forecasts
• Supporting the team with ad hoc analyses and customized reporting
• Enhancing the reporting framework to drive continuous improvement
• Promoting NetSuite adoption across the organization

Experience

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in an international SaaS or technology company
• Proficiency in Excel and all other Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrated success in fast-paced work environments
• Experience in delivering In-depth financial modelling and scenario analysis
• Experience with collaborating with investment bankers and senior stakeholders
• Experience in supporting due diligence processes