Business Analyst (ACMA / Business / FP&A Reporting / Financial Management / Mining) – Johannesburg, South Africa

Reference Number: 004 1002 OT

Job Description:

Our client, a global leading supplier of equipment and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries, is seeking a Business Analyst, who will play a vital role in monitoring, measuring, and analysing business activities and operating results from both a financial and operational perspective for Southern Africa operations.

Responsibilities:

• Identifying improvement areas and implementing appropriate action plans which align to business objectives, with a focus on containing costs and enhancing profitability.
• Analyses financial data and extracts and defines relevant information; interprets data for the purpose to determining past financial performance and/or project a financial probability.
• Enhance and develop FP&A reporting dashboards and metrics.
• Provide finance support, including forecasting, budgeting, and analysing variations from budget and forecast.
• Interpret financial transactions and events for users who will make economic or business decisions.
• Perform general accounting activities, including preparation/maintenance/reconciliation of ledger accounts and financial statements (e.g. balance sheet, profit-and-loss statements, capital expenditure schedules).
• Prepare, record, analyse, and report accounting transactions.
• Production planning, coordination and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Process and ensure accuracy of all books of account including general ledger, debtors, creditors, inventory and fixed assets.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Grade 12 / Equivalent qualification
• BCOM Honours Degree in Finance CIMA (ACMA status)
• 5+ years post-qualification experience in a financial management environment with strong analytical capabilities, ability to work as a team, good leadership & communication skills, attention to detail, efficiency, and ability to work under pressure with speed and accuracy.
• Experience in managing inventory systems, budgets, and forecasts
• Business, commercial, and financial acumen – Understands industry and business trends, business models, challenges, opportunities, and processes and how they impact on financial, customer, people and business performance and results.
• The ability to understand the strategic framework of any business process needs to be combined with good project management skills, as well as communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Advanced Computer literacy.
• Requires strong leadership ability, both at team and organisational level.
• A strong business systems/process improvement capability.
• Previous mining industry experience advantageous.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Olivia Trollope at [email protected]

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Olivia Trollope

Recruitment Consultant

CA Mining

CA Mining will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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