Business Analyst (ACMA / Business / FP&A Reporting / Financial Management / Mining) at CA Global

Job Description:

• Our client, a global leading supplier of equipment and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries, is seeking a Business Analyst, who will play a vital role in monitoring, measuring, and analysing business activities and operating results from both a financial and operational perspective for Southern Africa operations.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying improvement areas and implementing appropriate action plans which align to business objectives, with a focus on containing costs and enhancing profitability.
• Analyses financial data and extracts and defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose to determining past financial performance and/or project a financial probability.
• Enhance and develop FP&A reporting dashboards and metrics.
• Provide finance support, including forecasting, budgeting, and analysing variations from budget and forecast.
• Interpret financial transactions and events for users who will make economic or business decisions.
• Perform general accounting activities, including preparation/maintenance/reconciliation of ledger accounts and financial statements (e.g. balance sheet, profit-and-loss statements, capital expenditure schedules).
• Prepare, record, analyse, and report accounting transactions.
• Production planning, coordination and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Process and ensure accuracy of all books of account including general ledger, debtors, creditors, inventory and fixed assets.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Grade 12 / Equivalent qualification
• BCOM Honours Degree in Finance CIMA (ACMA status)
• 5+ years post-qualification experience in a financial management environment with strong analytical capabilities, ability to work as a team, good leadership & communication skills, attention to detail, efficiency, and ability to work under pressure with speed and accuracy.
• Experience in managing inventory systems, budgets, and forecasts
• Business, commercial, and financial acumen – Understands industry and business trends, business models, challenges, opportunities, and processes and how they impact on financial, customer, people and business performance and results.
• The ability to understand the strategic framework of any business process needs to be combined with good project management skills, as well as communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Advanced Computer literacy.
• Requires strong leadership ability, both at team and organisational level.
• A strong business systems/process improvement capability.
• Previous mining industry experience advantageous.