Strategic Finance Analyst at Blue Recruiting

About this role

• Strategic Finance Analyst Reports to: Head of Strategic Finance Level: Mid-level, approximately 3 to 5 years' total experience including training Location: Johannesburg, office-based with flexibility The opportunity Our client is a fast-growing, investor-backed South African renewable energy business. It develops, finances, owns and operates solar and storage assets for commercial and industrial customers, funded through a mix of investor capital and institutional debt. The business is entering a major scale-up phase, with an ambitious multi-year plan, an expanding pipeline and active M&A. This is a chance to join a small, high-calibre finance team at an inflection point and to own work that directly shapes strategy. The role The Strategic Finance Analyst takes ownership of the group's core financial models and supports senior finance leadership on the decisions that matter most: fundraising, debt structuring, acquisitions, investment cases and board reporting. The role blends deep model ownership with FP&A discipline, and is highly stakeholder-facing across the executive team and commercial functions.

Key responsibilities

• Own, maintain and develop the group and fund-level financial models, including forecasting, scenarios and sensitivities Support capital raising, debt structuring and M&A with analysis, models and investor or lender materials Prepare board and executive reporting that explains performance, risks and the "so what" Partner with commercial, project and technical teams to challenge assumptions and quantify trade-offs Support budgeting, reforecasting and variance analysis cycles Drive automation of modelling and reporting, using AI and modern tools to raise speed and quality
• Essential CA(SA) (articles completed), CFA or CIMA qualified, with 0 to 2 years' post-qualification experience Advanced financial modelling skills (3-statement, DCF, scenarios) with clean, auditable, well-structured models Commercial judgement and the ability to turn numbers into clear recommendations Confident communicator who can present to senior executives and external funders Genuine curiosity about renewable energy and the energy transition Demonstrable appetite for using AI to work smarter, with real examples Desirable Project finance modelling exposure (debt sizing, DSCR, waterfalls, returns) Exposure to debt structuring, fundraising or transactions Progress towards an additional credential (for example, CFA alongside CA(SA) or CIMA) Background in a high-growth company, corporate finance, transaction services or advisory Exceptional candidates from other quantitative backgrounds (for example, an engineer with a strong modelling track record) may be considered.