Junior Operations Analyst

Stage Zero; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 223,200 - 334,800; Part time

Job summary

Stage Zero in Cape Town is looking for a finance support professional to assist with various financial and operational tasks. This temporary role requires a tertiary qualification or current studies in Finance, Accounting, or similar, along with 2–5 years’ experience in finance or data analytics. Key responsibilities include preparing reports for senior management, supporting stock reconciliations, and reviewing documentation. Strong Excel skills and attention to detail are essential. The position is onsite in Parow and offers potential for extension beyond the initial 3 months.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ experience in finance, accounting support, or data/operations analytics preferred.
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles, stock control, and reconciliation process.

Responsibilities

• Review outstanding documentation for municipal registration applications.
• Support warehouse and finance teams with stock reconciliations.
• Prepare operational and financial reports for CFO & COO.
• Assist with reconciling system information for financial year-end.
• Review source documents for accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain logs of reconciliations, submissions, and corrective actions.
• Perform ad-hoc finance/analytics tasks as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Communication

Organizational skills

Team player

Education

Tertiary qualification or currently studying in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics

Tools

Excel

ERP systems (e.g., Pastel, SAP Business One, QuickBooks)

Job description

Start: ASAP

Location: Parow, Cape Town (onsite)

Reporting to: CFO & COO

Duration: Temporary (immediate start) — 3 months preferred, with possible extension.

Key Responsibilities

• Review outstanding documentation for municipal registration applications; collate and assemble submission packs for review and action.
• Support warehouse and finance teams with stock reconciliations; investigate variances and propose systematic movements to align physical stock with system balances.
• Prepare basic operational and financial reports/dashboards for CFO & COO highlighting variances, trends and recommended corrective actions.
• Assist with reconciling system information in preparation for financial year-end.
• Review source documents against system records for completeness, accuracy and compliance; flag missing/incorrect items and follow up to resolution.
• Maintain accurate logs and documentation of reconciliations, submissions and corrective actions taken.
• Ad-hoc finance/analytics tasks as assigned by CFO or COO.

Required qualifications & experience

• Tertiary qualification or currently studying in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or similar.
• 2–5 years’ practical experience in finance, accounting support, inventory/warehouse reconciliation or data/operations analytics preferred.
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles, stock control and reconciliation processes.
• Experience with Excel essential (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables, basic formulas). Exposure to accounting/ERP systems (e.g., Pastel, SAP Business One, QuickBooks, or similar) is advantageous.

Skills & attributes

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Analytical mindset with ability to identify causes of variances and propose practical corrective steps.
• Good written and verbal communication; ability to present findings clearly to senior leaders.
• Organised, reliable, able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Team player, proactive, willing to learn and work onsite in Parow.