An exciting local scaleup is looking for a full-time Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to join their finance team as a strategic leader in Cape Town who will expand their FP&A capability . The position will report to the Head of Finance and as a senior member of the Finance team, the role will provide financial and analytical support to the executive and senior leadership team in reviewing, analyzing and developing historical and projected financial results.

This role will also gain exposure to other strategic corporate finance functions including treasury, tax and acquisitions. Given the Company’s aggressive growth and expansion strategy, this position will work closely with the Head of Finance and others at a strategic level to assess the financial impact, cost and value of potential new products, investments and acquisitions.

• Evaluate and analyse company investments and present credible alternatives.
• Partner with teams to deliver successful financial and commercial outcomes.
• Assess the company’s products and markets, understanding their strategic and financial value against overall business strategy and working with product managers to develop and review growth and revenue expectations in line with this.
• Examine and evaluate the cost-efficiency of each department of the company based on resourcing and value creation and developing viable models for alternatives and cost-reduction strategies.
• Create, update, and maintain financial models and detailed forecasts in line with overall business strategy, generate and constantly update the forecasts for 5 years and longer.
• Work with individual departments to prepare and rationalise budgets and consolidate them into one overall corporate budget that aligns with long term growth plans.
• Prepare EXCO reports, conduct ad-hoc analysis for executive and senior leadership and challenge their assumptions and decision-making based on sound financial and commercial principles.
• Compare & evaluate financial information systems & suggest improvements where needed to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Consider opportunities for the company to expand or grow. Map out the future growth plans, including capital expenditures and investments. Generate five-year+ financial forecasts of the highest precision and accuracy.

• Bachelor's Degree in Data Analytics, Accounting or Finance
• CFA, MBA, CA(SA) or CIMA a big advantage
• 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Strong business acumen and pragmatism.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills are required.
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated.
• Demonstrated ability to roll-up sleeves and get hands-on, working within teams.
• SQL, Tableau, or Python programming skills.
• Emerging market and startup experience.
• Management consulting experience.