Satic - Senior Finance Manager

Pwc Careers Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 650 000 - 850 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Johannesburg is seeking a Finance Officer who will support operational efficiency and transformation through financial reporting and insight generation. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, strong data analytics skills, and familiarity with business intelligence tools such as PowerBI. This full-time role requires collaboration with various teams and managing junior finance officers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience leading finance teams.
• Strong ability to interpret large financial data volumes.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial reporting tasks and solve queries.
• Collaborate with teams to provide financial insights.
• Develop and maintain dashboards for reporting.

Skills

Data analytics capability

Leadership

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Tools

PowerBI

Alteryx

Job description

South Africa Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is PwC's latest hub within the global technology delivery network, enabling transformation through human-led and tech-powered solutions.

As a Finance Officer, you will play a critical role in supporting operational efficiency, highlighting areas of cost improvement initiatives, and enabling client delivery through robust financial reporting, insight generation, and improved process design.

We are looking for a dynamic and resilient individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is eager to contribute to public sector and private sector transformation, and who sees finance as a strategic lever to deliver sustainable value.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for tasks, processes or entities in the area of Financial Reporting which includes solving problems and responding to ad hoc queries for assigned areas.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external client-facing teams to provide financial insight for operational restructuring and transformation programmes.
• Develop and assist in the setup and maintenance of dashboards and reporting mechanisms.
• Identify and establish key lines of enquiry for drivers of the position independently.
• Lead and manage finance managers and junior finance officers.
• Develop change initiatives with financial insights, helping to shape cost optimisation and workforce planning programmes.
• Work collaboratively to drive ideas/solutions with peers and managers which will improve Client and PwC's efficiency.
• Develop close relationships with key stakeholders.
• Manage your own workload, including reporting on progress and issues.
• Develop the ability to be agile and support a range of client/projects.
• Implement and adapt to new or changing processes quickly.
• Build relationships with all team members within PwC including engagement with client teams as well as customers of our clients.

Experience required

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience leading and managing Finance Managers and Junior Finance Officers.
• Strong data analytics capability – ability to interpret large volumes of financial data to generate meaningful insights.
• Familiarity with business intelligence tools such as PowerBI and Alteryx for dashboarding, automation, and reporting.
• Understanding of cost transformation levers such as procurement optimisation and workforce efficiency.
• Organised, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a high‑paced and ambiguous environment.
• Knowledge or an interest in the Health Industry.

Job function: Consulting, Finance, and Accounting / Auditing

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time