Financial Planning Analyst

TotalEnergies; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Financial Planning Analyst, responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Your role involves collaborating with management teams, ensuring reliable financial forecasts, and maintaining Capex controls. Bring your postgraduate financial degree and expertise in Excel and Power BI to this challenging position in Johannesburg.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years related business experience and in-depth knowledge of industry.
• Comprehensive understanding of functional interactions across the entire company.
• Good accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver annual Long-term plan & Budget packages and conduct variance analysis.
• Facilitate Capex controlling and produce monthly Capex reporting pack.
• Ensure compliance with all HSE Policies and manage HSE risk within responsibility area.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Education

Financial degree (Postgraduate)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Context & Environment

Complex regulatory framework within the petroleum industry with ongoing changes over the years

Low profitability culture across the organisation, resulting in poor variance analysis in the different business

Activities

As a Financial Planning Analyst you would be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Deliver an annual Long-term plan & Budget packages in line with the group instruction and ensure the consistency of information captured in the pack is line with management decisions & business expectations.
• Collaborate with Management and Strategy teams to align financial strategies with overall business objectives. Provide recommendations based on financial analysis. Develop scenario analysis capability for multi business stream activity.
• Variance Analysis: Conduct in-depth variance analysis to explain discrepancies between actual results, budget, and forecasts. Recommend corrective actions if necessary.
• Assist with the evaluation of company performance by analysing financial and operational data, including the performance of ad hoc analysis
• Forecast Accuracy: Ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial forecasts and models, support the continuous development of financial models and data analytics tools.

CAPEX

• Facilitate the implementation of Capex controlling practices and policies across TMSA and NBE in accordance to Group policies.
• Create and maintain investment structure for affiliates and load budget on SAP as per approved Formal Commitment of Authority (FCA) and manage the 10% tolerance adjustments.
• Assist in the preparation of both the annual Capex budget and rolling long-term plan (LTP.)
• Produce the monthly Capex reporting pack - with clear, concise and meaningful reporting and analysis; communicate appropriate explanation for variances - for Board, MANCOM and Head Office.
• Generate Power BI reports to provide insights into project spending, supporting the planning of the business units to enhance Capex control and time tracking.

HSEQ

• To effectively manage and minimize HSE risk within area of responsibility by ensuring:
• Compliance with all HSE Policies, rules, guideline and legal requirements
• Promotion of safe working environment and positively contributing to the company HSE KPIs and risk reduction strategies
• That HSE competency requirements are identified & enforced within area of responsibility

Candidate Profile

A Financial Planning Analyst would possess for the following:
• Financial degree (Postgraduate) plus 5 to 7 years related business experience, and in-depth knowledge of industry
• Comprehensive understanding of functional interactions across the entire company
• Good accounting knowledge
• Knowledge of TotalEnergies Group reporting rules
• Very good personal computer skills (Excel, advanced database skills ( and Financial modelling ability )
• Key competencies include good interpersonal skills, ability to work under pressure and meet deadline, analytical and attention to detail
• English is the working language

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

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TotalEnergies is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants that meet the specified criteria will receive consideration for employment without discriminating unfairly on any arbitrary ground, including but not limited to race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious conscience belief, political opinion, culture, language, marital status, or family responsibi lity

• City of Johannesburg Rural, South Africa
• City of Johannesburg Rural, South Africa