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Job Details

💼 Position: FP&A Analyst
🏢 Company: Robert Walters
📍 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
🕘 Employment Type: Permanent | Full-Time
🆔 Job Reference: QUCLBB-B2A84D30

Company Overview

Robert Walters is a global specialist professional recruitment consultancy with a strong presence in South Africa and across international markets. The firm partners with leading organisations to connect top talent with career-defining opportunities in finance, accounting, banking, and professional services. Robert Walters is recognised for its deep market expertise, candidate-centric approach, and commitment to long-term career growth.

Job Overview

Robert Walters is seeking an ambitious FP&A Analyst to join a high-performing Group Finance environment in Johannesburg. Reporting to a Senior FP&A Specialist, the role offers exceptional exposure across the full FP&A value chain, including management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, business intelligence, and financial analytics. The position is ideal for an analytically minded professional eager to support executive decision-making within a multinational finance setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare high-impact management, CFO, and Board-level presentations

• Consolidate financial inputs from multiple business units into clear, insight-driven narratives

• Analyse group financial performance, variances, and key business drivers

• Extract, reconcile, and validate financial data from ERP and BI systems

• Support the development and maintenance of BI dashboards and analytical models

• Collaborate with Revenue Assurance teams to identify and report significant inter-month movements

• Engage with controllers, FP&A specialists, and senior stakeholders to resolve financial queries

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes

• Identify automation and efficiency opportunities using Excel, Power Query, AI tools, or coding solutions

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline

Experience:

• Entry-level exposure to FP&A, finance, or data analytics roles is advantageous

• Internship or graduate experience in a corporate finance environment will be beneficial

Skills:

• Advanced Excel capability (formulas, lookups, pivots)

• Strong PowerPoint and financial presentation skills

• Analytical mindset with high attention to detail

• Understanding of financial statements and performance drivers

• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills

• Exposure to BI tools (Power BI, Tableau), Python, SQL, or AI tools is advantageous

CV Tips

• Highlight analytical, reporting, or financial modelling experience

• Clearly showcase Excel, BI, and data analysis skills

• Use metrics to demonstrate impact (e.g. reporting accuracy, automation improvements)

• Keep your CV concise, professional, and results-focused

• Tailor your profile toward FP&A, analytics, and strategic finance roles

Benefits

• Exposure to group-level FP&A and strategic finance activities

• Hands-on experience with executive reporting and business intelligence

• Opportunity to develop analytics, automation, and financial modelling skills

• Supportive, high-performance finance environment

• Strong long-term career growth opportunities through Robert Walters placements

Company Policy

Robert Walters is committed to fair, transparent, and ethical recruitment practices. All applications are assessed based on skills, experience, and role requirements. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If no response is received, please consider your application unsuccessful.