Senior Finance System Analyst

CA Financial Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 850 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consultancy is seeking an SAP expert in Cape Town to lead the optimization of SAP FI/CO processes and manage cross-functional integration within finance and production. The ideal candidate will have experience in SAP implementation projects and strong leadership skills. This role offers the opportunity to drive impactful improvements in a purpose-driven organization focused on healthcare advancements.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP FI/CO implementation and improvements.
• Ability to lead and manage financial processes.
• Familiarity with integration across SAP modules (MM, SD, PP).

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimise FI/CO business processes.
• Drive successful integration of finance and production planning.
• Manage stakeholder engagement for project leadership.

Skills

SAP FI/CO expertise

Leadership

Financial integration

Process optimisation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP

Job description

Are you a SAP expert, been part of implentation projects or improvements and looking for a new challenge? Then please do reach out to me!

Why join this team?

• Join a purpose‑driven organisation committed to advancing healthcare and protecting lives
• Work within a highly skilled finance team driving system optimisation and business process excellence
• Contribute to impactful projects in a regulated, manufacturing‑focused environment
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to enhance SAP processes and support continuous improvement across the business

What you will be doing:

SAP FI/CO Functional Leadership

• Lead and optimise core FI/CO business processes
• Drive end‑to‑end SAP FI/CO improvements aligned with finance strategy
• Design, implement, and maintain key CO functionalities (cost centres, internal orders, product costing, variance analysis, month‑end processes)
• Ensure accurate integration of FI/CO with MM, SD, and PP modules
• Support financial reporting, compliance, and audit readiness

Production Planning & MRP Integration

• Collaborate with IT, PP, and Supply Chain to optimise integration across FI/CO and PP/MM
• Lead product cost planning, cost estimates, and production order costing
• Define business rules for MRP‑driven procurement and inventory transactions
• Support Material Ledger, actual costing, batch costing, and production variance analysis

Sales & Distribution (SD) Integration

• Ensure financial integration of SD processes with FI/CO
• Validate financial flows for invoicing, revenue recognition, billing, and CO‑PA
• Ensure accurate postings of revenue, COGS, and receivables
• Validate pricing procedures and compliance‑aligned order‑to‑cash controls

Project Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Facilitate fit‑gap analysis, blueprinting, and solution design workshops
• Manage FI/CO change requests, UAT, and post‑implementation support
• Lead data migration for finance and controlling master/transactional data
• Deliver training, support change management, and drive continuous improvement

Additional Responsibilities

• Support business planning and forecasting
• Produce management and financial reporting
• Track KPIs and ensure adherence
• Conduct product costing and reporting
• Support business intelligence and insights reporting