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• 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.

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• A leading multinational organisation is seeking a Senior Consultant Financial Planning and Analysisto join their vibrant Johannesburg team. This role offers you the opportunity to become an integral part of a high-performing finance function, where your expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and analysis will directly influence strategic business decisions across the group.
• You will thrive in a multicultural environment, collaborating with executive management and cross-functional teams both locally and internationally. The organisation values flexibility, professional growth, and a supportive network, ensuring you have access to ongoing training opportunities. If you are passionate about driving business success through insightful analysis and enjoy working in a dynamic, inclusive setting, this is your chance to make a meaningful impact.

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

• Minimum relevant BCom degree
• Honours / CIMA / other professional qualification (advantageous)
• 3-5 years’ relevant FP&A experience within a multinational commercial organisation
• Industry experience: FMCG/Manufacturing (preferred)
• Proven track record of change implementation and process improvement
• Business partnering experience (essential)

Key duties for the Senior Consultant: FP&A

• Organise and direct key aspects of the financial planning and analysis function to achieve all planning, forecasting, and managerial reporting objectives for the group.
• Develop comprehensive analyses based on metrics to evaluate financial and operational performance for enterprise-wide cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Establish systems that enforce best practice business planning across the group, ensuring consistency and accuracy in all processes.
• Identify and investigate potential inefficiencies and risks encountered by the business using financial and operational performance metrics.
• Partner with executive management during all forecasting and budgeting exercises, providing valuable insights to support decision-making.
• Analyse financial and operational information to identify trends, interpret data for senior management, and recommend actionable strategies.
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of the annual operating budget and resource plan, aligning resources with organisational goals.
• Review historical and forecasted business segment results, examining major trends within each segment regarding revenue, cost categories, and profitability.
• Coordinate with all levels of management and staff to gather, analyse, summarise, and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans and business planning.
• Manage monthly reports and forecasting for the group including expected outcomes, flash reports, and variance analysis.

Key skills

• Strong business partnering with other divisions i.e. Sales – NB
• Mature, well-balanced and confident personality who is self-driven, highly motivated and energetic
• Operational finance expertise allowing you to provide practical insights into business performance.
• Driven and innovative
• Business acumen & problem solving
• Interpersonal savvy
• Advanced Excel skills and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to effectively partner with business and drive insights
• Ability to work independently as well as proactively partner with business teams.
• Speed and accuracy with figures combined with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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• A leading financial services organisation is seeking a dynamic Investment Project Manager to join their Institutional Operations - Business Transformation and Change Team. This hybrid role, based in Centurion, offers an exciting opportunity to spearhead strategic, regulatory and operational initiatives that deliver meaningful impact across the business.
• As the Investment Project Manager, you will be at the forefront of driving the successful execution of high-priority projects within the investments sector. The ideal candidate will bring proven expertise in managing complex, end-to-end projects within the financial services or investment industries, coupled with a passion for delivering innovative solutions and fostering positive change.

Qualifications and experience required for the Investment Project Manager:

• Completed Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (i.e., Commerce, Engineering, Information Systems, Project Management or similar)
• 5-8 years’ experiencedelivering end-to-end projects within financial services or investments
• Proven expertise in business analysis - including business cases and BRDs
• Advanced process design and optimisation skills
• Experience utilising AI tools supports digital enablement efforts
• Familiarity with structured governance environments
• Formal certifications in project management or business analysis (such as PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile) would be advantageous

Key duties of the Investment Project Manager:

• Manage projects end-to-end, ensuring objectives are met within scope, timelines and priorities by maintaining detailed plans, tracking milestones, resolving delivery challenges and escalating issues when necessary.
• Coordinate testing activities, including creating test scenarios, overseeing execution and documenting results to ensure quality implementation.
• Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), secure stakeholder approval and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and scalability while updating documentation to reflect current workflows.
• Create structured project plans with milestones, risks, dependencies and resource needs while providing timely reporting through dashboards and SteerCo packs to keep stakeholders informed of progress.
• Lead change management efforts by engaging stakeholders, communicating benefits, aligning initiatives with strategic goals, supporting implementation readiness and proactively managing risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies with mitigation strategies.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across business, operations and technology teams to resolve conflicts and align on scope and priorities.

Key personal skills:

• Strong organisational abilities combined with excellent communication skills are crucial for managing multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) enables effective communication of project details through various formats.
• Excellent data management skills - including mining large datasets - enable thorough interrogation of information critical for informed problem-solving.

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Role

• We are looking for a mid-level DealCloud specialist to sit at the intersection of our business and technology teams. In this role, you will be the primary owner of our DealCloud CRM platform - translating business needs into practical, well-configured solutions and ensuring the platform delivers real value across our investment teams.
• Working closely with deal teams and stakeholders, you will gather requirements, design and build solutions, and manage delivery end-to-end. Beyond configuration, you will run reporting and analysis to surface actionable insights from CRM data, support user adoption through training and demos, and maintain clear documentation of the platform as it evolves.
• The ideal candidate brings hands-on DealCloud experience, a background in an investment management environment, and a track record of turning user feedback into effective CRM enhancements - all with a practical, "clicks not code" approach.

Responsibilities

• Work with deal teams and stakeholders to understand requirements, workflows, and pain points
• Translate requirements into user stories and clear CRM solutions
• Map key business processes and identify opportunities to improve how DealCloud supports them
• Configure and build solutions in DealCloud, primarily using out-of-the-box functionality
• Work with developers where requirements go beyond configuration
• Manage the end-to-end delivery cycle – from requirements through build, testing, and release
• Run demos of new functionality, gather feedback, and iterate quickly
• Support and oversee UAT to ensure solutions meet business needs
• Maintain clear documentation of builds and changes
• Run reporting and analyses in DealCloud to track key metrics (e.g., pipeline, conversion, activity) and identify gaps
• Pull actionable insights from CRM data to support decision making
• Translate user and field feedback into clear CRM requirements and enhancements
• Train users on new functionalities
• Support ongoing platform maintenance, improvements, and adoption

Personal Characteristics

• This role sits at the intersection of business and technology in a fast-paced private equity environment. The successful candidate will be a proactive problem-solver who combines deep platform expertise with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine understanding of investment workflows. They should demonstrate the following traits:

Experience

• Strong hands-on DealCloud experience, ideally including formal training, certification, or implementation work (see here)
• Background from investment firm (e.g., Private Equity, Asset Management, Wealth Management)
• Experience in gathering requirements and translating them into practical solutions
• Hands-on experience building/configuring within CRM platforms (“clicks not code”)
• Comfortable working across business and technical teams
• Strong data literacy and comfort with reporting tools; able to interpret CRM data and present insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with CRM data migrations, integrations, or platform upgrades is advantageous

Attributes

• Entrepreneurial mindset - takes ownership, identifies opportunities for platform improvement proactively, and acts with initiative rather than waiting to be directed
• Performance-driven - sets high standards for their own outputs and is focused on delivering outcomes rather than just completing tasks
• Discreet and trustworthy - handles sensitive deal and relationship data with appropriate confidentiality
• Continuous improvement mindset - proactively looks for ways to make the platform work better, not just maintain the status quo; brings ideas and acts on them
• Resilient under pressure - stays composed when juggling competing priorities from multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment
• Effective at building effective, working relationships
• Collaborative in nature with excellent communication skills
• Effective influencing and negotiation skills
• Highly self-motivated, self-directed and attentive to detail
• Commercially aware and curious about how the business makes decisions
   

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Role Purpose

• The Engineering Lead will drive the delivery of platform engineering and customer-facing digital solutions, while also leading teams responsible for insights, loyalty systems, and omnichannel eCommerce capabilities. The role requires strong hands-on technical expertise combined with leadership across multiple engineering squads in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.

Key Responsibilities
Platforms Engineering

• Lead development of eCommerce and omnichannel platforms.
• Work across technologies including C#, C++, Microsoft stack, with Java as a bonus skill.
• Contribute to and oversee development on proprietary eCommerce platform components.
• Ensure scalable, high-performance, and secure platform delivery.

Insights & Loyalty Systems

• Lead development of customer rewards and loyalty systems.
• Support data-driven initiatives such as VAT insights and business intelligence projects.
• Work across multiple parallel projects in an agile delivery environment, with some legacy waterfall processes still present.

Engineering Leadership

• Manage and mentor a team of engineers, including:
• Senior Engineers (8–12+ years experience)
• Principal Engineers
• Junior Engineers
• Drive technical excellence, accountability, and delivery discipline.
• Support career development and performance management.

Delivery & Modernisation

• Drive modernization of legacy systems and platforms.
• Support legal compliance and payment gateway innovation initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between engineering output and business priorities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with product, architecture, and business stakeholders.
• Align delivery across multiple streams and competing priorities.
• Contribute to agile ceremonies and delivery governance structures.

Key Challenges

• High leadership expectations requiring strong technical depth and delivery capability.
• Competitive talent market with frequent counteroffers (local and international).
• Limited internal talent pipeline for this level of expertise.
• High workload pressure due to platform demand and business dependency.

Work Environment

• Primarily office-based in Cape Town, with 1-day remote flexibility per week (negotiable).
• Fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Strong focus on performance, delivery, and revenue-driving platforms.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Strong hands-on engineering background in platform engineering or large-scale systems.
• Proven leadership of senior technical teams in complex environments.
• Experience in eCommerce, omnichannel, fintech, or high-scale digital platforms.
• Strong understanding of agile delivery, with exposure to hybrid waterfall environments.
• Ability to balance technical depth with leadership and stakeholder management.
• Passion for building scalable, modern, customer-focused systems.

Preferred Background
Candidates with experience from:

• Fintech or digital-first organisations (e.g., Capitec-type environments)
• High-scale global tech companies (Amazon-type exposure)
• Fast-paced platforms (gaming, fintech, or digital marketplace companies)

Exclusions (cultural/non-compete risk):

• Certain traditional retail organisations due to cultural or contractual constraints.

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• A prestigious hotel in Johannesburg is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee its financial operations and ensure the organisation’s continued financial health. This role offers you the opportunity to make a significant impact by providing accurate financial reporting, analysis, and strategic input that will shape the future of the business. You will be joining a supportive team environment where your expertise will be valued and your professional growth encouraged through ongoing training opportunities. The hotel prides itself on fostering an inclusive workplace with flexible working arrangements, generous pension contributions, and a commitment to nurturing talent. If you are passionate about finance, enjoy collaborating across departments, and thrive in environments where your knowledge can drive positive change, this is the perfect opportunity for you. * You will play a pivotal role in shaping financial strategy and ensuring compliance within a respected hospitality organisation based in Johannesburg. * Enjoy flexible working opportunities, generous pension contributions, and access to continuous training that supports your professional development. * Be part of a knowledgeable team that values collaboration, inclusivity, and supportive leadership, creating an environment where you can truly excel.

What you'll do:

• As Finance Manager, you will be entrusted with overseeing all aspects of the hotel’s financial operations. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve preparing budgets based on occupancy rates and sales trends, conducting detailed analyses of financial performance, generating monthly statements, and presenting these findings to management. You will monitor cash flow to ensure operational liquidity, manage bank accounts, and oversee cash handling procedures. Cost control will be central to your role as you develop initiatives aimed at enhancing profitability. Compliance is paramount; you will coordinate audits and liaise with external auditors while ensuring adherence to regulations. Leading the finance team is another key aspect—supervising staff, providing training, and fostering a collaborative atmosphere. Strategic input is expected as you work alongside other departments to align financial goals with business objectives. Success in this position requires meticulous attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and the ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Prepare comprehensive budgets and forecasts by analysing occupancy rates, sales trends, and operational costs to support effective financial planning.
• Conduct thorough analysis of financial performance to identify areas for improvement and recommend actionable solutions.
• Generate monthly financial statements, balance sheets, and profit and loss reports to provide clear insights into the hotel’s financial status.
• Present detailed financial reports to management and stakeholders, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
• Monitor cash flow closely to guarantee adequate liquidity for daily operations while managing bank accounts and overseeing cash handling procedures.
• Develop and implement cost-saving initiatives by evaluating departmental expenses and suggesting changes to enhance profitability.
• Ensure strict compliance with all relevant financial regulations and internal hotel policies while coordinating annual audits with external auditors.
• Supervise and train accounting and finance staff, fostering a collaborative working environment that encourages professional growth.
• Contribute actively to strategic planning processes by aligning financial goals with broader business objectives through cross-departmental collaboration.
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of financial management while meeting deadlines under pressure.

What you bring:

• The ideal candidate for the Finance Manager position brings proven experience in hospitality finance management along with advanced qualifications such as a Chartered Accountant designation. Your background includes extensive exposure to budgeting processes, forecasting techniques, and producing detailed financial reports. You possess technical proficiency in leading accounting software platforms like Oracle or SAP as well as hotel-specific systems. Your interpersonal skills are exceptional; you communicate complex concepts clearly while building trust among colleagues. A deep understanding of regulatory requirements ensures compliance throughout all operations. You are highly organised with an eye for detail—qualities essential for managing multiple tasks efficiently under tight deadlines. Your leadership style is supportive; you encourage collaboration within your team while nurturing their professional development. These attributes make you uniquely suited for this role where teamwork, dependability, and knowledge-sharing are highly valued.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field is required for this role.
• A Chartered Accountant (CA) designation or similar professional certification is mandatory for consideration.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in financial management within the hospitality industry demonstrates your dependability.
• Proven track record in budgeting, forecasting, and producing accurate financial reports shows your commitment to excellence.
• Advanced proficiency in accounting software such as Oracle or SAP as well as hotel management systems highlights your technical expertise.
• Exceptional communication skills enable you to present complex information clearly to both management and stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal abilities foster collaboration within teams and across departments.
• Deep understanding of relevant financial regulations ensures compliance at every stage of operations.
• Meticulous attention to detail combined with high levels of organisation allows you to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Leadership qualities that nurture team members’ growth contribute positively to a supportive working environment.