Financial Analyst

Collinson Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Collinson Group in Cape Town is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Technology Finance function. You will manage data capture, consolidation and reporting, bridging technology and finance to track time, costs and capitalisation.

You will build automated dashboards, provide forecasts, support month-end closes and assist budgeting for tech projects. The role requires 1–3 years in corporate finance or data analytics, advanced Excel and BI skills, and strong communication with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related quantitative discipline.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in corporate finance, project accounting or data analytics.
• Baseline understanding of asset capitalisation concepts.
• Advanced Excel skills and ability to build BI-style dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with delivery managers and technology stakeholders to capture time spent on business initiatives.
• Ensure inputs are accurate for financial tracking.
• Support asset capitalisation compliance per guidelines.
• Transform data into structured cost models for tracking.
• Create automated dashboards and reports for project spend.

Skills

Excel & data manipulation

Data analysis

BI reporting

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

SQL (basic)

Job description

and details on how your personal data is processed, please review our .Financial Analyst page is loaded## Financial Analystremote type: Hybridlocations: Cape Towntime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR000307# **Job Description****The Role**The Financial Analyst supports the Technology Finance function by managing data capture, consolidation and report building. The role bridges Technology and Finance by working directly with stakeholders to accurately capture time spent on technology initiatives, validate operational inputs, model project costs and support accurate software capitalisation compliance. The role provides reliable allocation models, automated dashboards and forward-looking project forecasts that enable precise cost tracking, project reporting and informed decision-making.**Key Responsibilities*** Collaborate with delivery managers and technology stakeholders to capture time spent on business initiatives.* Ensure inputs are submitted on time, are accurate and are suitable for financial tracking purposes.* Support the identification of activities that qualify for financial capitalisation in line with internal guidelines.* Validate operational inputs to ensure alignment with corporate governance rules.* Transform raw and disparate time-tracking data into structured, functional data models for cost tracking.* Enable accurate allocation of technology costs and internal labour assets across projects.* Create and maintain interactive financial dashboards and visual reporting tools.* Translate consolidated financial datasets into clear reports showing spending trends, project status and budget variances.* Provide management with transparent reporting on actual technology expenditure.* Monitor rolling technology expenditure against approved budgets and corporate commitment logs.* Perform regular variance analysis to identify material differences between actual spend and financial plans.* Highlight root operational causes of variances and support corrective action discussions.* Streamline month-end reporting by building and maintaining automated project reports.* Support month-end project forecasts and related reporting control activities.* Improve reporting consistency, reduce manual effort and strengthen data accuracy.* Provide support to wider budgeting and forecasting cycles for technology projects.* Maintain routine updates comparing monthly actuals against targets and latest forecasts.* Support the production of forward-looking project financial reporting packs.* Produce clean, reconciled time-tracking and cost-allocation datasets each month.* Maintain allocation models as the single source of truth for distributing technology expenses and booking capitalised assets.* Deliver automated visual reporting packages and dashboards that track project spend.* Simplify complex financial data and spending trends for non-finance stakeholders and leadership audiences.* Provide routine financial updates and automated forward-looking project forecasts.* Compare actual monthly spend against targets and explain the operational drivers of variances.**Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours**Essential* Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related quantitative discipline.* 1 to 3 years of experience in corporate finance, project accounting or data analytics.* Baseline understanding of asset capitalisation concepts.* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to manipulate large datasets.* Experience connecting data, writing formulas and designing clean visual presentations in BI software.* Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.* Ability to partner with and challenge non-finance stakeholders to secure accurate information.* Strong communication skills and ability to turn financial data into clear business insight.Desirable* Experience with Microsoft Dynamics (MSD).We want our people to feel recognised, supported and able to thrive both at work and beyond it.We offer a competitive reward package designed to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing, alongside opportunities to learn, develop and be recognised for the contribution you make. Benefits vary by role and location, and full details will be shared as part of the application process.# **Equal opportunities: Our commitment to inclusion**Collinson Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, and believe that different perspectives make our business stronger.Collinson Group is powered by a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity. Our employee experience brings together everything that makes us unique: our strong values, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programmes, and our inclusive culture. Most importantly, it's our people who make the difference. At Collinson Group, we're curious, hardworking, humble, and focused on creating impact together, which is why we're proud to be recognised as a top workplace.**Better journeys start here - including your own.**Join a growing global business where you can solve meaningful challenges, collaborate with talented people around the world and help shape the future of travel, loyalty and customer experience.Bring your perspective, grow beyond your role and make an impact that reaches beyond profit.**Your next journey could start here**We are always interested in meeting talented people who share our ambition. Join our talent community and tell us more about your experience, interests and aspirations. Our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch when an opportunity matches your skills.**Join our talent community**