FP&A Analyst at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Conduct in-depth financial performance analysis, leveraging market indicators and performance metrics to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities.
• Assess the integrated value chain to uncover initiatives that protect and enhance enterprise value.
• Monitor working capital trends and cash flow drivers, offering early warnings and actionable recommendations.
• Deliver insights to leadership on margin management, cost efficiency, earnings performance, and working capital optimization.
• Partner with business unit teams to evaluate business decisions and options.
• Support long-term strategic planning and capital investments through comprehensive financial modelling.
• Guide decision-making to enhance value and mitigate risks across volume, revenue, margin, and profit streams.
• Provide focused financial support for monthly integrated business planning (EBM) and S&OP processes.
• Drive monthly forecasting and annual business planning activities.
• Utilize advanced analytics and predictive models to support risk-informed decision-making and outcome forecasting.
• Analyze profitability at customer, product, terminal, and value chain levels to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and reporting aligned to business leadership priorities.
• Collaborate with business and support teams to review portfolio profitability and implement initiatives for margin, volume, and working capital enhancement.
• Evaluate performance metrics to uncover strengths, weaknesses, and threats, supporting teams in addressing performance gaps.
• Champion initiatives to enhance reporting processes, systems, and data integrity.

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Tertiary Qualification (Bachelors or National Diploma) in Commerce, Accounting, Business Administration
• CA(SA)/ CIMA qualification
• Financial modelling and/or data analysis certification advantageous

Work Experience:

• 3+ years work experience in a financial or management reporting role.
• Oil and gas, agriculture, mining, supply chain, manufacturing and/or FMCG experience highly advantageous.

Knowledge and skills:

• Strong financial and analytical skills, commercial acumen
• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Understanding of commercial business performance and value drivers
• Understanding of the industry, preferably manufacturing and/or FMCG
• Attention to detail
• Business writing and communication (including presentations)
• Experience relevant to this position will be an advantage.
• Ability to produce high quality, insightful analysis and recommendations
• Ability to work with large data sets and complex variables
• Proficiency in Excel, Word and Power Point
• SAP, SAC and PowerBI knowledge advantageous

Personal attributes:

• Flexible, resilient and adaptable in a dynamic environment

Application deadline:

04 January 2026