Junior Finance Advisor

Shell; South Africa; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Shell as a Business Finance Advisor in South Africa, where you will contribute to financial analysis and provide decision support across the Downstream business. This junior role involves various responsibilities, including financial performance review, reporting, and project support, offering ample opportunities for growth within a leading global company.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in Oil & Gas, FMCG, or similar industries.
• Experience in Accounting is a plus.
• Awareness of Management Information and margin analysis.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing financial performance and correcting reporting errors.
• Supporting business goals while managing profitability and risks.
• Providing consistent business analysis for decision-making.

Skills

Financial modelling skills

Analytical mindset

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

Are you an aspiring Business Finance Advisor with an interest in financial analysis and accounting? Here’s a chance to join the SDSA Finance team in a role where you’ll have every opportunity to grow your professional experience and make your mark. You’ll grow within a supportive, global company powering the lives of millions of people daily.

Where you fit in?

This exciting role reports to the South Africa Business Finance Manager and is a junior role in the Finance pool responsible for contributing to and delivering Finance support across the Downstream business in South Africa.

The Shell World Class Finance ethos of allocating resources based on value and risk will allow the successful candidate to leverage & showcase their strengths while giving them the opportunity to sharpen their development areas by working with other experts in both local and regional projects. The role will have exposure to the Downstream business, and involves attending and contributing to team meetings, developing a deep understanding of the business, and using Management Information (MI) to provide business insights to support decision making. There will also be opportunities for the successful candidate to drive an end-to-end mindset in all decisions by providing relevant financial information and business insight to multiple stakeholders.

What’s the role?

As a Business Finance Advisor, your role includes reviewing the appropriate business control framework, management information, business analysis, and decision support as well as involvement in a wide range of projects that can only be found in a large multinational company (e.g., trading, FMCG, retail, and logistics). The role will form a key part of the Finance skill pool and will expose the successful candidate to a wide range of challenges and learning opportunities across the Downstream business to develop a well-rounded finance professional.

Furthermore, your specific duties include:

• Understanding financial performance and ensuring errors in reporting are rectified by the responsible parties.
• Being a strong business partner, supporting business goals while providing challenge from a profitability, risk, and compliance perspective.
• Promoting a mindset of integrated value and trade-offs in the business to deliver maximum value to the enterprise.
• Challenging for continuous improvement on cost management through flawless performance and regional challenge.
• Providing finance input and support for projects to ensure value growth aligned with business strategy and goals.
• Supporting trading deals, local investment proposals, and focusing on operational excellence.
• Providing clear and consistent business analysis for timely decision-making in South Africa.
• Participating in the planning process, especially on operationalizing the agreed plan at the local level.

What we need from you?

We’d hope to see as many of the following as possible on your CV:

• At least 3 years of experience in Oil & Gas, FMCG, or similar industries.
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably BCom/BBusSci in Finance or Engineering with some experience in Accounting.
• Financial modelling skills are essential.
• Awareness of Management Information and reporting for business & margin analysis.
• Proficiency in SAP, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of planning, target setting, and budgeting.
• Understanding of performance management, appraisal, stock, and credit management.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build confidence with internal and external stakeholders by understanding business drivers, value, and risk.
• Problem-solving mindset with the courage to ensure financial rigor in decision-making and risk management, bringing analytics and insights to the table.
• Flexibility to support multiple activities/assets.
• Ability to quickly understand the specific business or function context related to the activities in the pool.

Additional Information

Shell does not request monetary payments for employment. All official applications should be submitted through www.shell.com/careers. Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer and promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace.