FP&A Senior Analyst at Impact

Your Role at Impact

The Financial Analyst works as part of the Finance & Operations team to assist with all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) which is instrumental in helping to drive the decision making for the Company. This person is responsible for performing analysis for the company to support business partnering efforts, including performing financial analysis for executive and investor reporting purposes.

This individual is a key functional member of Company’s financial forecasting, annual budgeting processes, operating plan variance analysis and special projects. S/he will provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, capital expenditure analysis, and other projects requested by senior management. This function acts as the analytical engine of the Finance team to provide insights, high quality reporting and support business decision making.

As a financial business partner to operating leaders, this role is expected to interact with different business units, including international locations.

What You’ll Do

• Prepares financial and business related analysis and research in such areas as financial and expense performance, cost of sales, cash flow forecasting, and working capital;
• Prepares consolidated forecasts and budgets and analyzes trends in revenue, expense, capital expenditures and other related areas;
• Assist with updating the company’s forecasting model monthly with information from the accounting systems and updating expense and revenue forecasts based on actual business events and timelines;
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance this involves updating the company dashboards and providing analysis;
• Develop financial models and analysis to support strategic initiatives;
• Compiles and prepares reports, graphs and charts of data developed;
• Assists with special financial and business related studies and cooperates with other departments in preparing analyses;
• Assist with compilation and analysis of consolidated budgets and long range plans;
• Maintains and coordinates group completion of financial review templates and meetings;
• Prepare presentations to Board of Directors and Senior Management Team;
• Ad hoc analyses, as needed;
• Support functional area leaders in development of their annual Expense and Capital budgets;
• Provide monthly financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Ensure budget holders understand their performance vs. budget;
• Develop comprehensive monthly forecasts, with input from budget holders on all assumptions;
• Work with budget holders to rebalance their plans, in response to changes in business priorities;
• Prepare revised Quarterly Budgets for the company as the fiscal year progresses from each quarter to the next;
• Monthly, prepare company forecasts in collaboration with cross-functional team members and provide explanations for variances from prior expectations;
• Develop business cases in support of new investment opportunities, and work with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive initiative budgets
• Develop, track, and analyze key operational metrics for each functional area.

What You Have

• Relationship Management: Able to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad and diverse group of business partners
• Communication Skills: Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skill
• Adaptability: Purposefully adapting actions to changing business requirements
• Initiative: Identifying opportunities for improvement and action necessary changes
• Integrity: being honest and having strong moral principles. Adhere to confidentiality requirements.
• Influencing and Negotiation: Ability to influence at all levels, as well as a demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team and be assertive in driving successful management strategies
• 2 - 4 years of post articles relevant working experience within finance/analysis/audit/advisory/investment banking
• Experience with preparing management accounts and financial statements
• Experience in financial analysis and modelling
• Strong understanding of accounting
• Excellent communication skills, able to present at board level
• Problem solver, highly analytical, results oriented, timeliness, attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work in a high paced, high energy and high responsibility environment
• B.Com/B.Sc Degree or relevant financial qualification

Benefits/Perks

Unlimited PTO policy

• Take the time off that you need. We are truly committed to a positive work-life balance, recognising that it is important to be happy and fulfilled in both

Training & Development

• Learning the advanced partnership automation products

Medical Aid and Provident Fund

• Group schemes with Discovery & Bonitas for medical aid
• Group scheme with Momentum for provident fund

Stock Options

• 4-year vesting schedule pending Board approval
• Internet Allowance
• Flexible work hours
• Casual work environment