Finance Business Partner Costing and Enablement

PayInc group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

PayInc is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner – Costing and Enablement in Rosebank, Johannesburg. You will lead costing models, analyse margins, and drive cost transparency to support strategic decisions and value creation.

You will manage the Shared Services team, engage with senior stakeholders, and deliver insightful reporting, budgeting, and governance to strengthen financial discipline.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or CIMA qualification required or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in finance and commercial functions.
• Experience in finance business partnering and influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead costing models (standard/ABC/hybrid) and ensure accurate product/service costing.
• Analyse margins, variances, and cost movements; propose corrective actions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning with cost/margin insights.

Skills

Costing & profitability analysis

Financial modelling

Cost management

Stakeholder partnering

Forecasting & budgeting

Education

CA(SA) /CIMA

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

IBM Analytics

Job description

Finance Business Partner Costing and Enablement - (771)

Job Title

Finance Business Partner Costing and Enablement

Location

Rosebank - Johannesburg, 2196 ZA (Primary)

Occupational Level

Senior Management

Job Category

Finance

Job Type

Permanent

Description

PayInc is a purpose-driven payments provider building on over 50 years of trusted history in South Africa’s payments ecosystem. Our mission is to connect people, businesses, and economies through secure, efficient and inclusive digital payments infrastructure and be a catalyst for financial inclusion and economic growth. From EFTs and cards to PayShap, PayInc provides the backbone that enables money to move safely across the economy. At our core, we exist to make great connections, empowering participation, enabling growth, and ensuring no one is left behind.

PURPOSE

The Senior Finance Business Partner – Costing is responsible for providing strategic financial insight, leadership, and decision support through robust costing, margin, and profitability analysis. The role partners closely with operational and commercial stakeholders to ensure accurate product and service costing, improved cost transparency, and optimization of cost structures to support sustainable business performance and value creation. The role includes leading the Shared Services team and overseeing Executive relationships and support.
The role acts as a trusted adviser, influencing strategic and operational decisions by translating complex financial data into actionable insights, driving cost efficiency initiatives, and strengthening financial governance across the end-to-end value chain.

You will engage with the following stakeholders:

• Product Managers
• Senior Executives
• Senior Heads of BUs

Your key responsibilities include:
Strategic Business Partnering

• Partner with senior operational and commercial leaders to support strategic planning, pricing, product mix, and investment decisions.
• Provide insight into cost drivers, margins, and profitability to influence business decisions and performance outcomes.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and provide thought leadership on cost management and efficiency opportunities.

Costing & Margin Management

• Lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of costing models (e.g. standard costing, activity-based costing, or hybrid approaches).
• Ensure accurate product, service, and customer costing to support pricing, tendering, and contract negotiations.
• Monitor and analyse margins, variances, and cost movements, recommending corrective actions where required.

Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes with detailed cost and margin analysis.
• Provide timely, accurate, and insightful management reports focused on cost performance, profitability, and key value drivers.
• Develop dashboards and analysis to improve cost transparency and decision support.

Cost Optimisation & Performance Improvement

• Identify, quantify, and track cost-saving and efficiency initiatives across the value chain.
• Support operational excellence initiatives by embedding financial discipline and performance measurement.
• Evaluate business cases for process improvements, capital expenditure, and strategic initiatives.

Governance, Controls & Compliance

• Ensure strong financial governance, internal controls, and compliance with accounting standards and company policies related to costing.
• Support audits and reviews by providing clear documentation, explanations, and analysis of cost structures and methodologies.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Provide functional leadership, coaching, and guidance to finance team members involved in costing and analysis.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Contribute to the development of finance capability, tools, and best practices.

Training and Knowledge Development

• Engage in training programs to develop modelling skills.
• Learn from senior managers about best practices in costing and product profitability.

Month end support

• Construct and maintain the financial profitability model in support of revenue and cost tracking.
• Prepare adhoc analysis as required by our stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE

• CA(SA) /CIMA
• MS Office (Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint required)
• IBM Analytics

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 7 years’ experience in Finance and Commercial functions
• Experience working in a medium to large organisation
• Hands-on experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting
• Experience in Finance Business Partnering, including collaboration with senior stakeholders to influence business outcomes
• Exposure to strategic decision support including scenario planning, investment appraisal, and business case development
• Strong understanding of cost allocation methods, cost efficiency drivers, and product/channel profitability analysis
• Familiarity with pricing strategy, revenue modelling, and commercial analysis across multiple products or channels
• Knowledge of compliance, risk identification, and financial policy development within a regulated environment

SKILLS

• Strong expertise in costing, margin analysis, and profitability management
• Advanced financial analysis and business modelling capability
• Solid understanding of financial accounting, planning, and management reporting
• Strong business partnering and influencing skills
• Strategic thinking with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• High levels of integrity, resilience, and accountability