Financial Operations Analyst

Glencore; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global natural resource company in Johannesburg is seeking a Financial Operations Analyst to support the Financial Operations Manager. The role involves ensuring accurate settlements for all trading desks within the Oil Group, handling daily operational tasks, and building strong internal and external relationships. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and advanced Excel skills. A dynamic and detail-oriented approach is essential.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in accounting or internal control function.
• Ability to work well under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Advanced English language ability, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations and resolve operational issues effectively.
• Build relationships to facilitate business information flow.
• Monitor and resolve queries from external parties.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Initiative in problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Job highlights

Full time — Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa — Financial Operations

Job ID: R200001444

Closing date: 06/02/2026

Last Updated: 28/01/2026

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Overview

As a Financial Operations analyst, you will be accountable for supporting the Financial Operations Manager in ensuring a timely, accurate and complete end-to-end settlements process for all London Trading Desks within the Oil Group. You will support the team to ensure all settlements targets and KPI’s are met.

Responsibilities

• Completion of the day-to-day workload as prescribed by your manager


• Ensuring resolution of any day-to-day operational issues and escalating where appropriate


• Building relationships both internally and externally to create and support business information flow


• Liaising with internal desks/teams, in particular Treasury, operations and risk management, on the resolution of settlement disputes


• Monitor and resolve queries from external parties escalating where required


• Follow team processes to ensure all counterparty, billing and settlement information is in line with company policy and up to date


• Support and review regular updates of the internal processes within the FinOps area


• Proactively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the scope of Finance Operations, to drive efficiency and improved performance


• Meet KPI’s and performance targets allocated to your area


• Provide review and commentary to team reporting and analytics


• Support the manager with periodic and ad hoc management reporting


• Ad hoc duties as required

Qualifications and requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance; or similar

Our ideal candidate

• 3 to 5 years’ relevant experience in an accounting or internal control function, in a commodity trading environment is beneficial


• Ability to work well under pressure


• Good attention to detail (analytical, methodological and tenacious)


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Ability to prioritise and manage your workload effectively


• Willing to learn new subjects and acquire new skills


• Comfortable working in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment


• Resourceful and well-structured, demonstrating a positive and engaging outlook


• Takes initiative in resolving issues in a structured methodical manner


• Ability to organize tasks to meet business requirements


• Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools, especially Excel


• Advanced English language ability, both written and spoken, able to engage effectively with teams and various groups

How to apply

Please apply on the Careers Portal. Applications Close: 6th February 2026

https://www.glencore.com/careers/career-opportunities

This vacancy will be filled in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Glencore. By applying for this position, you consent to Glencore collecting, storing, using, destroying, and processing in any other manner personal information for purposes of attending to this advertisement, and/ or all matters relating thereto, including the disclosure to third parties of such personal information for purposes of confirming such personal information. In the event you do not hear from the Company within 21 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful. The CVs of unsuccessful candidates will not be returned.

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today. With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices. Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We have set targets to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by end of 2026, 25% by 2030, 50% by 2035 and aim for net zero by 2050, subject to policy. For more information see our 2024-2026 Climate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in our 2023 Annual Report, available on our website at glencore.com/publications. Note: All applications may be subject to background checks. You will be informed if this will be the case. Further information about the processing of your personal data will be made available during the application process. We will seek your explicit consent prior to processing the data.