Senior Financial Analyst

Gauteng
Salary: R67.00+ Per Month
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Manufacturing
Reference: CPT000967/SM

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Employer: West Coast Personnel

My client is looking for a commercially focused Senior Financial Analyst to support financial planning, performance analysis, and strategic decision-making across the business.

This role will work closely with operations, sales, logistics, and senior management to provide financial insights that drive profitability, improve cost efficiency, and support business growth. The successful candidate will play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and performance reporting while acting as a finance business partner to multiple departments.

Responsibilities:

Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts
Support strategic planning and budgeting processes
Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis
Collaborate with departments to gather financial inputs and assumptions
Analyse financial results and provide performance insights
Prepare management reports, dashboards, and variance analysis
Monitor key financial KPIs and performance drivers
Provide recommendations to improve profitability and cost efficiency
Analyse sales performance across products, customers, and regions
Conduct customer and product profitability analysis
Monitor gross margins and pricing effectiveness
Support pricing strategies and margin optimisation
Analyse logistics, distribution, and operational costs
Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies
Evaluate cost-to-serve by customer and channel
Build financial models to support investment decisions and projects
Conduct ROI, NPV, and breakeven analysis
Support strategic initiatives and capital investment decisions
Partner with business leaders to provide financial insights
Present financial analysis to senior management
Support cross-functional teams with data-driven decision making

Minimum Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Accounting, or a related field
CIMA qualification or registration advantageous
Minimum 7 years’ experience in finance or management accounting
At least 3–5 years in a senior or management-level finance role
Experience in FP&A, financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting
Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
Experience working with ERP systems (SAP or similar)
Data analysis and dashboarding experience (Power BI, Tableau, or similar)
Strong financial reporting and analysis capability

Key Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Excellent attention to detail
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment
Commercial mindset with strong business acumen
Proactive and results-driven approach

To apply submit the following:

Detailed & updated CV
Matric
Degree certificates
CIMA certifications
Academic transcripts
Head & shoulder photo
2 – 3 Contactable references

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