FP & A Analyst at Lesaka Technologies

Role Overview

• We are looking for a FP& A Analyst CA(SA) to join the Group Finance team at a critical point in our finance transformation journey.
• The Group FP&A function currently supports 50+ entities across Southern Africa, managing budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting processes. A significant portion of this work is currently Excel-based and manually intensive, creating capacity pressure and increasing operational risk.
• Over the next 12 months, Lesaka will be transitioning to a new financial planning and reporting system. During this period, the FP&A function will carry a dual burden: maintaining existing manual processes while supporting the design and implementation of a more automated, scalable reporting environment.
• This role is therefore essential to ensure continuity, accuracy, and efficiency during this transition, while also helping shape the future FP&A operating model.

Why this role exists

This position has been created to:

• Support budgeting and forecasting across multiple Group entities
• Reduce reliance on manual Excel-based processes
• Strengthen data accuracy, validation, and reporting turnaround times
• Support the implementation of a new FP&A and reporting system
• Reduce key-person dependency and operational risk within FP&A
• Enable a more automated, scalable Group reporting environment

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles across Group entities
• Distribute templates, instructions, and timelines to business units
• Review, challenge, and validate submissions from multiple entities
• Consolidate inputs into Group-level budgets and forecasts
• Perform variance analysis (Actual vs Budget vs Forecast vs Prior Year)

Management Reporting

• Assist in preparing monthly management reporting packs across segments
• Maintain and update reporting dashboards and financial packs
• Analyse financial performance and provide meaningful commentary
• Track key financial metrics and drivers across the Group

Data Management & Process Improvement

• Maintain and enhance budgeting and reporting models and templates
• Automate manual processes using Excel (Power Query, Macros, advanced formulas)
• Improve data collation, consolidation, and validation processes
• Support integrity and consistency of financial models across entities

System Implementation Support

• Support the rollout of the new FP&A / reporting system
• Assist with data mapping, testing, and validation activities
• Contribute to defining budgeting and forecasting templates within the new system
• Provide support to business units during transition and adoption

Ad-Hoc Analysis & Decision Support

• Build financial models and scenario analyses
• Support business case development and investment analysis
• Conduct cost and profitability analysis across divisions
• Perform detailed variance investigations and insights generation

Minimum Requirements

• Qualified CA(SA)

1–3 years post-articles experience in:

• Management accounting, FP&A, financial analysis, or business analytics
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, modelling, data handling)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Ability to work with large datasets across multiple entities
• High attention to detail and accuracy under pressure

Advantageous Experience

• Exposure to FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, or group reporting environments
• Experience in multi-entity or group structures
• Exposure to financial systems implementation or transformation projects
• Power BI or similar reporting tools
• SQL or data querying experience (advantageous)
• Experience with Excel automation (VBA / Macros / Power Query)

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical thinking and numerical capability
• Process improvement and automation mindset
• Comfortable working in structured, deadline-driven environments
• Strong communication skills across multiple stakeholders and business units
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple deliverables
• High levels of accuracy, accountability, and organisation
• Commercial awareness of business performance drivers

What success looks like in this role

• Accurate and timely budgeting and forecasting across all entities
• Improved efficiency through automation of manual FP&A processes
• Reduced reporting turnaround times and improved data integrity
• Strong support for system implementation and transition success
• Clear, insightful financial reporting that supports decision-making
• A more scalable and controlled FP&A operating environment

Closing Date 07 May 2026