Finance Business Analyst: Shared Services (2 year Fixed Term Contract) - Corporate Placements

Trending Talent Solutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Trending Talent Solutions is seeking a Finance Business Analyst for a fixed term contract with our client, a leading NPO. Based in Cape Town, you will drive finance process design, requirements management and data reporting to support digital transformation.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, validate solutions, and help deliver the change roadmap while ensuring strong internal controls and month-end reporting alignment.

Qualifications

• Degree or professional qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business Analysis, Information Systems or related field with strong practical finance knowledge.
• Postgraduate study or relevant professional designation is advantageous.
• Minimum 5–8 years in finance, finance systems or finance analysis with hands-on process improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct business analysis and requirements management for finance processes.
• Design finance processes and validate solutions to meet business needs.
• Support data and reporting requirements, testing, adoption and benefits realization.

Skills

Excel

Data analysis

Finance knowledge

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business Analysis degree

Tools

Sage Intacct

Sage 300

Power BI

Job description

Our client, a leading NPO is seeking a Finance Business Analyst to join their team on a fixed term contract. You will be responsible for: business analysis and requirements management, finance process design and solution validation, wider finance improvements and future change roadmap, data and reporting requirements, testing, adoption and benefits etc.

Qualifications required:

• Relevant degree or professional qualification in Finance, Accounting, Business Analysis, Information Systems or a related field, supported by strong practical finance knowledge.
• Postgraduate study or a relevant professional designation is advantageous.

Experience required

• At least 5-8 years of relevant finance, finance systems or finance business analysis experience, including hands-on delivery of process improvements or digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills, with ERP and reporting experience.
• Exposure to Sage Intacct, Sage 300, Power BI or reconciliation platforms is advantageous; comparable finance systems experience is relevant
• Demonstrated ability to gather and document requirements, map processes, analyse finance data, and support testing, implementation and adoption.
• Sound understanding of finance operations, month-end reporting, reconciliations and internal controls.
• Experience in a shared services or multi-entity environment is advantageous.
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, priorities, dependencies and delivery actions.
• Available immediately

Cape Town

Published Date: 06 October 2026

Closing Date: 20 October 2026