Finance & Planning Controller

CA Financial Appointments; Wes-Kaap; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established business in Cape Town as a Financial Analyst, bridging strategic planning and hands-on finance. This new role offers exposure to local and European markets, emphasizing financial performance and process improvements within a growing team. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and relevant financial qualifications.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Cross-border exposure

Contribution to a new department

Qualifications

• Relevant degree and strong analytical exposure essential.
• Post-articles experience desired.
• Strong financial acumen with finance business partnering background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance & Planning with financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting.
• Consolidate financial data to identify trends and drivers.
• Own budgeting and forecasting cycles for both South Africa and Europe.

Skills

Financial analysis

Reporting

Forecasting

Analytical exposure

Attention to detail

Education

Relevant degree with CIMA, CA(SA) or CFA

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP

Job description

If you're passionate about finance, crave high-level insight, and love bringing structure to strategy—this one’s for you.

Join a well-established, globally connected business making exciting internal moves to build out its controlling function. This is a newly created role where you’ll be the bridge between strategic planning and hands-on finance, partnering with senior leaders and European counterparts to drive performance, insight, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support the Finance & Planning function with high-impact financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting
• Consolidate and interpret financial data across business units, identifying trends and key business drivers
• Build and maintain tools (think Power BI, Excel) to streamline reporting and visualize performance
• Own budgeting and forecasting cycles for both the South African market and European regional office
• Contribute to business reviews and help drive process innovation and efficiency improvements

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant degree with CIMA, CA(SA) or CFA preferred; post-articles experience or strong analytical exposure essential
• Strong financial acumen with a background in FP&A, business analysis, or finance business partnering
• Advanced Excel and reporting tool skills (Power BI, SAP, etc.)
• Hands-on attitude with an appetite for detail and a genuine interest in how business functions tie together
• Experience in FMCG, engineering, or project-driven industries is a plus

Why this role is exciting:

• Hybrid working model from a Cape Town CBD HQ, with local and cross-border exposure
• Join a stable and growing company where your work has real influence
• Work with experienced professionals in a tight-knit, high-performing team
• Contribute to a brand-new department and shape its long-term success

Let’s chat if this sounds like your kind of challenge!

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