Financial Modelling Analyst EPM (9 Month Contract)

Reference: PTA003835-RC-1

The focus will be on creating the budgeting, cost allocation, profitability and management reporting models to support the first Enterprise Performance Management build for a major digital banking programme. Duties & Responsibilities

The role is fully remote, although travel to Cairo may be required every two to three months for approximately one week. This is a nine-month contract offering the chance to work on a rare greenfield banking transformation.

Duties / Key Responsibilities

• Build a driver-based Year 1 budget aligned with the approved business plan.

• Create flexible scenario models that allow leaders to test different assumptions.

• Prepare SAP-compatible budget publication files and validate loaded figures.

• Build cost allocation models covering direct charges, overhead recovery and unallocated variances.

• Develop product, legal entity and customer profitability models.

• Produce product P&Ls across deposits, cards, payments, foreign exchange and lending.

• Build separate and consolidated entity P&Ls, including intercompany treatment.

• Develop a management reporting suite of up to 20 reports.

• Create an executive dashboard covering board-level KPIs, trends, thresholds and status indicators.

• Participate in budget review sessions and manage changes to assumptions.

• Test models and reports against agreed requirements before handover.

• Document assumptions, calculations, controls, data sources and maintenance procedures.

• Translate financial model logic into specifications for future BI and platform development.

• Track delivery risks, dependencies and missing data.

Requirements

• At least five years’ experience in FP&A, financial modelling, budgeting or cost allocation.

• Strong experience in banking, financial services or finance transformation.

• Advanced Excel modelling skills, including scenarios, structured calculations, version control and validation checks.

• Experience preparing SAP CO budget inputs, cost-centre planning outputs or similar system files.

• Practical experience building cost allocation, product P&L or customer profitability models.

• Good knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning.

• Understanding of cost allocation and profitability principles within financial services.

• Exposure to digital banking, EPM implementation or large finance transformation programmes.

• SAP CO, Power BI, EPM platforms or lakehouse reporting experience would be beneficial.

• Jira and Confluence experience would be useful.

Education

• BCom degree or another relevant finance, accounting or business qualification.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

• Able to turn complex requirements into models that are clear, controlled and maintainable.

• Comfortable working with incomplete data and changing assumptions.

• Disciplined approach to governance, audit trails and version control.

• Able to work within an agreed framework without unnecessarily redesigning it.

• Clear communicator who raises risks and dependencies early.

• Comfortable working remotely across different teams and locations.

Salary

• If you're confident that you fit the role, let's chat! The salary will be market related based on qualifications, skills, and experience. The proposed salary range is R65,000 - R92,000 per month.

Package & Remuneration

R 65000 - R 90000 - Monthly