Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst at Oxford University Press Southern Africa

Principal Accountabilities:

Performance Monitoring

• Prepare local monthly management accounts and other financial reports.
• Assist with preparation and review group management accounts.
• Monitor financial performance across various business units and prepare regular updates and reports on financial performance.

Financial Planning:

•  Compile budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial plans.

Financial Analysis:

• Conduct detailed analysis of financial data to identify trends, variances, and key performance metrics.
• Assist in analysing business performance by gathering and organizing data to support insights and decision-making.
• Conduct margin analysis to identify trends and variances.
• Analyse cost drivers.
• Assist in assessing the financial impact of strategic initiatives.
• Provide data and analysis to support financial strategies.
• Assist in identifying operational improvements.

Financial Modeling:

• Build and refine dynamic financial models.

Financial Operations Support:

• Provide Africa Finance with relevant accruals, provisions and corrections journals.

Business Partnering and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Engage with stakeholders at all levels, building strong relationships and ensuring effective communication of financial insights.
• Support the Senior Commercial Analyst and Financial Director with ad hoc FP&A and Business Partnering responsibilities

Internal Control:

• Control environment; Identification and flagging of financial, operational and compliance business risks for implementation of appropriate applicable controls

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s Commerce in Accounting or Finance (Honours degree in Accounting or Finance Advantageous)
• 4-5 years’ experience in FP&A financial analysis, management accounting or a related finance role
• Studying towards the ACMA, CGMA (CIMA) qualification (Advantageous)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis, financial modeling, and reporting.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including scenario analysis and valuation techniques.
• Experience in budgeting and forecasting, with the ability to manage and improve planning processes.
• Working knowledge of SAP for financial data extraction and reporting.
• Proficiency in Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Qlik Sense, Power BI, or similar platforms for data visualisation and performance tracking.