Job title: Finance & Planning Controller
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: Negotiable
Location: Cape Town, Northern Suburbs
Job published: 19/06/2025
Job ID: 62561

Job Description

If you're passionate about finance, crave high-level insight, and love bringing structure to strategy—this one’s for you.

Join a well-established, globally connected business making exciting internal moves to build out its controlling function. This is a newly created role where you’ll be the bridge between strategic planning and hands-on finance, partnering with senior leaders and European counterparts to drive performance, insight, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Support the Finance & Planning function with high-impact financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting
  • Consolidate and interpret financial data across business units, identifying trends and key business drivers
  • Build and maintain tools (think Power BI, Excel) to streamline reporting and visualize performance
  • Own budgeting and forecasting cycles for both the South African market and European regional office
  • Contribute to business reviews and help drive process innovation and efficiency improvements

What we’re looking for:

  • Relevant degree with CIMA, CA(SA) or CFA preferred; post-articles experience or strong analytical exposure essential
  • Strong financial acumen with a background in FP&A, business analysis, or finance business partnering
  • Advanced Excel and reporting tool skills (Power BI, SAP, etc.)
  • Hands-on attitude with an appetite for detail and a genuine interest in how business functions tie together
  • Experience in FMCG, engineering, or project-driven industries is a plus

Why this role is exciting:

  • Hybrid working model from a Cape Town CBD HQ, with local and cross-border exposure
  • Join a stable and growing company where your work has real influence
  • Work with experienced professionals in a tight-knit, high-performing team
  • Contribute to a brand-new department and shape its long-term success

Let’s chat if this sounds like your kind of challenge!

If you don’t hear back from us within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful. But stay in touch — follow us online and keep an eye out for future opportunities.

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