FP&A Analyst

PayProp South Africa; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 350 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A property technology company in Stellenbosch seeks an FP&A Analyst to join their dynamic team. The role requires expertise in financial modelling and reporting, with a strong emphasis on analytical skills and attention to detail. Ideal candidates will have a finance-related degree and relevant experience. The position offers a flexible work policy and a competitive salary along with attractive benefits, including pension contributions and annual leave.

Benefits

Company pension contributions

20 days holiday

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in planning, financial modelling, or valuations.
• Highly skilled in MS Excel with strong 3-Statement model building experience.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Create and refine financial models for forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Generate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Monitor budget performance and identify risks.

Skills

MS Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Accounting

Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CA(SA), CFA, FMVA)

Tools

Power Pivot

Power Query

BQ SQL

Job description

PayProp and Reapit – Who are we?

PayProp, a Reapit company, offers a tech platform for letting agents that lets them automate every part of the rental transaction. PayProp is easier to use and more powerful than solutions by banks and traditional software vendors.

We’re a seasoned team of professionals with expertise in property, banking, finance, risk management and technology, as well as building and managing highly secure cloud-based Web applications.

Worldwide, Reapit technology is used by over 78,000 agents in more than 15,000 branches, with over a million properties under management; enabling them to run their businesses, identify opportunities for growth, manage their properties, collect rent, communicate with their clients, and deliver an outstanding customer experience, every time.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Head of FP&A you’ll be involved in:

• Create and refine financial models for forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Deliver high quality outputs/models to specified deadlines
• Back testing budgets, forecasts to actuals explaining variances
• Reviewing financial models, data, spreadsheets, budgets and reports, and translating quantitative information into easily communicable findings or implications
• Collaborate with Regional Financial Officers to create accurate and achievable budgets and forecasts.
• Generate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, offering clear insights into performance against goals.
• Monitor budget performance, explaining deviations and identifying risks and opportunities.
• Create dashboards and visualizations to present complex financial data.
• Assist with input for strategic initiatives, including investments, cost-saving opportunities, and growth strategies.
• Assist with ad hoc analyses to evaluate business opportunities or address specific operational challenges.
• Cleaning of data using Power Pivot, Power Query, modelling tools
• Identify opportunities to simplify and automate processes
• Strong output will result in more responsibility

Who we’re looking for

At PayProp, we prioritise hiring individuals who share our values and possess the right attitudes and behaviours for success. Whilst some of the listed requirements may be important, don’t worry if you don’t meet all of them, we’d still like to hear from you.

• Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Accounting.
• Completed a professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CA(SA), CFA, FMVA).
• 2+ Years' experience working in a planning, financial modelling or valuations team
• Highly skilled in MS Excel with strong 3-Statement model building experience
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using different coding languages is desirable, such as BQ SQL

What your impact and success looks like

As a FP&A Analyst we expect your success and impact in the early stages of your career with us to look something like this:

Within 1 month:

• Understand company operations, 3-statement modelling processes, and business systems.
• Maintain revenue, balance sheet, and cash flow models.
• Build strong relationships with regional finance officers.

Within 3 months:

• Take full responsibility for the revenue model partnering with regional finance officers.
• Take full responsibility for balance sheet and cash flow forecasting.
• Refine, simplify and automate financial models and processes

What’s in it for you?

We operate a Flexible Working Policy and we would like for you to work from our office or your home location.

We’re offering the chance to really make a difference here at PayProp and the opportunity for personal growth is very real. You’ll feel part of a special team. You can expect a highly competitive salary and some great benefits, including:

• Company pension contributions
• 20 days holiday

Don’t tick all the boxes? Neither do we

We care about our industry and want it to become a more inclusive and diverse place to work. So, we’re driven by hiring not only by experience and relevance for the role but by sharing our values and the right attitudes and behaviours for success.

We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity through attracting and retaining a complementary team of employees and building an inclusive environment for all.

Preference will be given to applicants from previously disadvantaged groups as PayProp is an inclusive equal opportunity employer.

We feel we have an empowering environment where everyone is supported and respected, and we want you to feel this too. We welcome new ideas, thinking and approaches, whilst listening to all our employees.