FP&A Analyst

A well-established organisation operating in the oil & gas industry is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to strengthen its finance team through a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Why join this team?

• This role sits at the heart of financial planning, forecasting, reporting and business partnering, enabling informed decision-making and sustainable value creation across the business
• You'll work closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful performance insights, challenge thinking, influence decisions and identify opportunities to improve profitability, cash generation and overall business performance
• This is an opportunity for a proactive, analytically minded professional to act as a trusted advisor to the business, translating data into insights and helping to shape strategic and operational outcomes

What you will be doing

• Coordinate and support annual business planning, monthly forecasting and performance reporting processes
• Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying key trends, risks, opportunities and performance drivers
• Deliver accurate, insightful reporting and variance analysis to support business decision-making and performance management
• Partner with business stakeholders to improve profitability, margin delivery, cost management, working capital efficiency and cash generation
• Support the evaluation of commercial initiatives, strategic opportunities, investments and projects through financial analysis, modelling and business case review and challenge
• Conduct post-investment reviews (PIRs) and project lookbacks to assess performance, identify lessons learned and improve future decision-making
• Perform root cause analysis on performance variances and support the development of corrective actions where required
• Analyse customer, product, channel, terminal and value chain profitability to identify value creation opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement in planning, forecasting, reporting, data governance and business performance management processes
• Provide ad hoc analysis and decision support aligned to business priorities and leadership requirements

What we are looking for

Qualifications & Experience

• CA (SA) or CIMA qualification
• 3+ years' work experience in a financial or management reporting role
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis and business partnering

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong financial, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of business performance drivers
• Ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable business insights
• Strong stakeholder eng

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