Financial Analyst
- Employer
- SHARON NUROCK RECRUITMENT CC
- Location
- Durban Durban eThekwini, South Africa
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Apr 6, 2023
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- Job Role
- Finance Data Analyst
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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This role is responsible for:
- Reviewing all financial data and reports.
- Performing financial analysis.
- Providing variance reporting.
- Conducting scenario and feasibility studies.
- Building financial models.
- Providing insight to the business on its commercial decisions.
- Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
- Min 2 to 4 years relevant experience in corporate finance or retail related fields.
- Sound accounting knowledge and related experience.
- General knowledge of statutory and tax regulations.
- Good knowledge and experience with Accounting and ERP software systems, with Syspro or Accpac an advantage.
- Strong working knowledge of Excel and financial modeling.
- Perform analytic reviews of all financial data and reports, including financial statements, management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
- Investigate material and key variances, providing solutions and recommendations to reduce costs and maximise trading margins and profits.
- Provide variance reports.
- Perform scenario planning and feasibility studies on commercial decisions and provide insight, solutions and recommendations.
- Understand retail, the logistics chain and cross border transactions.
- Perform financial analysis on financial data/reports, budgets and cashflow.
- Produce monthly reports which include financial results, benchmarks and variance reporting.
- Assist in the budget, forecast and cashflow processes.
- Build financial models to assess trading margins and profitability of new customers and new business opportunities.
- Review existing business models.
- Provide scenarios for planning purposes.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual closings to trial balance, including balance sheet reconciliations.
- Assist with preparing audit schedules for the annual audits and files.
- Comply with financial policies and regulations.
- A strong analytic mind with skills to interpret data and solve problems.
- Ability to report to Senior Management.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- A diligent proactive self stater with good work ethics.
- Well organised with the ability to pay attention to details and meet deadlines.
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