Senior Finance System Analyst

CA Financial Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

CA Financial Appointments in Cape Town seeks a SAP FI/CO Functional Leader to guide finance systems in a regulated, manufacturing-focused environment.

You will drive FI/CO and PP/MM integration, lead blueprinting, UAT, and data migration, collaborating with IT and supply chain. The role emphasizes continuous improvement, training, and audit readiness across SAP modules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Experience leading FI/CO in SAP environments.
• Strong understanding of SAP CO-PA, MM, SD, and PP interfaces.
• Proven track record in process improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimise core FI/CO processes.
• Drive end‑to‑end FI/CO improvements aligned with finance strategy.
• Design and maintain CO functionalities (cost centres, internal orders, product costing, variance analysis, month‑end).
• Ensure FI/CO integration with MM, SD, and PP modules.
• Support financial reporting, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Lead data migration for finance master and transactional data.
• Deliver training and drive change management.
• Manage FI/CO change requests and UAT.

Skills

SAP FI/CO expertise

Functional leadership

Financial reporting

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

SAP ERP

SAP FI/CO

Job description

Are you a SAP expert, been part of implentation projects or improvements and looking for a new challenge?

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