XP&A Consultant

Decision Inc.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Decision Inc. is seeking a Senior FP&A Consultant to design and implement planning and analysis solutions aligned with client goals. You will tailor FP&A models, facilitate workshops, and ensure seamless data integration to support budgeting and forecasting.

You will mentor junior team members, own project delivery, and drive high-quality outcomes across engagements while collaborating with clients and internal teams to optimize financial systems and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, informatics or computer science.
• 7+ years FP&A or EPM experience with multiple full lifecycle implementations.
• Strong FP&A knowledge from both functional and technical perspectives.
• Advanced Excel skills; VBA experience is an advantage.
• SQL experience for data manipulation and modeling.
• Leadership and mentorship capabilities with client-facing delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define functional and technical requirements and design planning models.
• Facilitate client workshops to gather requirements and craft a solution blueprint.
• Define data integration processes ensuring seamless data flow from sources.
• Implement, test, and optimize FP&A models for budgeting and reporting.
• Produce documentation including specifications, blueprints, tests and training materials.
• Conduct QA testing on solutions to ensure governance and standards.
• Communicate with technology and service managers about client issues.
• Collaborate with project management to plan, track, and assess risks.
• Utilize data modelling to create effective financial reporting tools.
• Lead setup, configuration, prototyping, and testing of FP&A systems.
• Mentor junior team members and ensure high-quality delivery as solution owner.

Skills

FP&A Expertise

Leadership & Ownership

Advanced Excel

SQL Skills

Communication & Stakeholder Mgmt

Mentorship

Learnability

Work Under Pressure

Data Modelling & Structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Informatics/CS

Tools

Excel VBA

Job description

Decision Inc. is at the forefront of helping businesses make data-driven decisions through innovative technology. We're seeking a Senior FP&A Consultant to design and implement financial planning and analysis solutions that align with our clients' strategic goals.

In this role, you'll work closely with clients to define functional and technical requirements, develop planning models, and ensure seamless integration of data from various sources to support effective budgeting and forecasting. You'll also mentor junior team members and ensure high-quality project delivery.

This role is ideal for a professional with strong FP&A expertise and the ability to design and optimize financial systems to enhance decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• The Senior FP&A Consultant partners with the client to define both functional and technical requirements, ensuring the design and delivery of planning models that align with their strategic financial goals.
• Facilitate client workshops to gather functional requirements, translate these into technical designs, and develop a comprehensive solution blueprint.
• Define and develop system integration processes, ensuring seamless data flow from various source systems as per client requirements.
• Implement, test, and optimize FP&A models to support business planning, budgeting, and reporting in line with the agreed solution design.
• Compile all relevant documentation, including functional and technical specifications, blueprints, test cases (Unit and UAT), functional and technical design specifications, and training materials for the implemented solution.
• Conduct quality assurance testing on solutions developed by other consultants to ensure adherence to project governance and standards.
• Communicate effectively with technology and service managers, keeping them informed of key client issues, and working to identify and resolve potential problems.
• Collaborate with project management to create project plans, track project status, identify issues, and assess risks and benefits.
• Utilize your expertise in data modelling and structures to create effective financial reporting and analysis tools that address client KPIs.
• Lead the setup, configuration, prototyping, and testing of FP&A systems, ensuring they meet the defined solution design.
• Manage and mentor junior team members, providing technical guidance and ensuring high-quality delivery as both a technology expert and solution owner.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Informatics, Computer Science, or a related technology field.
• Leadership and Ownership: A proactive leader with a keen interest in managing teams and taking full ownership of project delivery.
• FP&A Expertise: Minimum of 7 years of experience in FP&A or EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) systems with multiple full lifecycle implementations of planning and budgeting solutions.
• Technical and Functional Knowledge: Strong understanding of FP&A systems from both the functional and technical perspectives, with experience in data modelling, structures, and database objects.
• Advanced Excel Skills: Proficiency in Excel, with VBA experience being an advantage.
• SQL Skills: Experience with SQL for data manipulation and modeling is beneficial.
• Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Strong logical thinking and problem-solving abilities, with sound judgment.
• Communication and Relationship Building: Excellent communication skills, especially in working with financial professionals to understand their budgeting and forecasting needs.
• Mentorship: A desire and ability to mentor junior staff and explain complex technical concepts.
• Ability to Learn: A quick learner, eager to grasp and apply new concepts and technologies.
• Work Under Pressure: Ability to thrive in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience in FP&A Systems: Relevant experience in implementing and optimizing FP&A or planning solutions.