Senior Advisor – FP&A at Robert Walters

• A global leading Financial Services company is seeking a Senior Advisor: FP&A to join their established finance team in Johannesburg. This role offers you the opportunity to make a significant impact by directing key aspects of the Group Financial Planning and Analysis function, ensuring all planning, forecasting, and managerial objectives are met across multiple business units.
• You will work closely with executive management, finance teams both locally and internationally, and various internal and external stakeholders to deliver exceptional results. The environment is multicultural, highly collaborative, and performance-driven, providing you with the chance to grow your expertise while contributing to strategic business decisions. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting where your analytical skills and commitment to excellence are valued, this position promises both professional growth and rewarding challenges.

Key qualifications and experience required for the Senior Advisor: FP&A

• Minimum relevant BCom degree
• Honours / CIMA / other professional qualification (advantageous)
• Minimum 6 years’ relevant FP&A experience
• Industry experience: FMCG/Manufacturing (preferred)
• Proven track record of change implementation and process improvement
• Business partnering experience (essential)
• Management experience (essential)

Key duties for the Senior Advisor: FP&A

• Managing 4-5 people
• Consolidate input from various team members to ensure accurate information is shared and presented while mentoring colleagues to deliver outstanding results.
• Collaborate with the FP&A director to implement continuous improvement initiatives that elevate the FP&A function to best practice standards.
• Respond promptly to ad-hoc requests for information by applying problem-solving skills and analytical thinking.
• Contribute actively to margin expansion and revenue growth through insightful financial analysis and recommendations.
• Motivate the team during pressurised periods by assisting with prioritisation of deliverables and fostering a supportive atmosphere.
• Direct specific aspects of the business function to achieve comprehensive planning, forecasting, and managerial reporting objectives across the group.
• Develop detailed analyses based on metrics to evaluate financial and operational performance for enterprise-wide cross-functional projects.
• Establish systems that enforce best practice business planning throughout the organisation.
• Identify and investigate potential inefficiencies or risks encountered by the business using financial and operational performance metrics.
• Partner with executive management during all forecasting and budgeting exercises, ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

Key skills

• Strong business partnering with other divisions i.e. Sales – NB
• Business acumen & problem solving
• Leadership, coaching and mentoring skills
• Advanced Excel skills and PowerPoint skills
• Mature, well-balanced and confident personality who is self-driven, highly motivated and energetic
• Results driven
• Innovative/creative
• Interpersonal savvy
• Ability to work independently while proactively collaborating with colleagues across departments.
• Exceptional speed and accuracy with figures combined with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong planning and organising abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills facilitating clear interactions at all levels of the organisation.