Senior Financial Planning Analyst

About the role

We are seeking a commercially‑minded Senior Financial Planning Analyst to join a dynamic finance team in Johannesburg. In this role you will drive strategic decision‑making by providing data‑driven insights, financial analysis and forecasting support to senior leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting processes.
• Maintain budget master data within the budgeting system.
• Collaborate with finance and operational leaders to compile and manage budgets.
• Analyse actual performance against budget and forecast, identifying trends, risks and opportunities.
• Prepare monthly variance analysis with insightful commentary for senior leadership.
• Develop financial models and forecasts to support strategic business decisions.
• Analyse large data sets to uncover business opportunities and produce reports/presentations for executives.
• Partner with business units to improve financial performance and operational efficiency.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and recommend value‑adding solutions.
• Support executive and board reporting with accurate financial information.

Required profile

• Matric (Grade 12) and tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• BCom Honours, CTA, CA(SA) or CIMA qualification is essential.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) with strong budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling expertise.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Power BI.
• Salesforce.
• PowerPoint.
• Microsoft Word.