Financial Planning Analyst

Professional Recruitment Network; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in their field seeks a Financial Planning Analyst for a 5-month maternity cover contract in Cape Town. The successful candidate will assist in financial planning and budgeting, providing crucial insights to leadership to aid strategic decision-making. Candidates should have a B.Com Honours degree and relevant experience in financial analysis and reporting, with a strong proficiency in MS Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and budgeting.
• Proficient in Microsoft office, especially high proficiency in MS Excel.
• Advanced accounting and finance skills.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Communicating insights to senior management.
• Producing models to project long-term growth.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial Reporting

Forecasting

Financial Modelling

Data Analytics

Strategic Thinking

Critical Thinking

Education

B.Com Honours degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Excel

Job description

Our client, a leader in their field, is looking for a Financial Planning Analyst to join them on a 5 month maternity cover contract.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting with the financial planning, budgeting and financial forecasting processes and helping leadership make important business decisions through data insights.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with Business Unit heads to build their annual budgets and forecasts
• Producing models to project long term growth and determine the impacting business factors
• Analysing financial and operational results to better understand company performance
• Utilising BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance
• Communicating to senior management the reasons behind performance and results
• Providing detailed analysis and commentary on cost centre results
• Reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost saving initiatives
• Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts
• Evaluating previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
• Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations

Requirements:

• B.Com Honours degree
• Experience in planning and budgeting
• Financial reporting skills
• Forecasting and modelling skills
• Proficient in Microsoft office, high proficiency in MS Excel
• Advanced accounting and finance skills
• Strategic and critical thinking
• High level of data analytics
• Must be available to start immediately

Desired Skills:

• Budgeting
• Financial Reporting
• Forecasting
• Financial Modelling