Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager
Huntswood
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent
Posted 03 December 2025
- Closing Date 07 December 2025
Job Details
Job Description
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager to join our Huntswood Finance team. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of experience in financial planning, forecasting, and analysis, with a strong ability to translate data into actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term financial planning processes.
- Collaborating with various business units to forecast income and expenses and highlighting main concerns and assumptions.
- Modelling long-term growth and determining the business elements that influence it.
- Ensure relevance of monthly, quarterly & annual forecasts considering current trends.
- Provide comprehensive review and commentary on cost centre findings.
- Teaming up with the executive team to develop the organisation's medium to the long-term financial and strategic plan.
- Identify and comprehend business issues; propose and carry out solutions, through analysing financial data & key performance indications (KPI’s) to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
- Develop and maintain financial models for various business units and projects, to support decision-making across the business.
- Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses and reports as needed to support decision-making.
- Support the monthly financial reporting process, including variance analysis and management reporting, by collaborating with the finance team.
- Providing inputs for monthly book closure process for revenue & expense accruals.
- Provide financial analysis and comments on monthly performance.
- Evaluate and challenge business plans/incentives/changes to operational teams.
- Leads real-time financial performance monitoring in collaboration with the business intelligence team.
- Escalates any financial issues to management.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in FP&A or Corporate Finance, preferably in a BPO or service-oriented industry.
- Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and financial modelling.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
Preferred Attributes:
- Strong business acumen and understanding of BPO operations.
- Experience engaging with senior management.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Excellent & effective communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Has a results-driven mindset.
- Learns quickly and has strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
- Bring Your “A” Game
- Strive For Greater
- Enable and empower all employees
- Do the right thing
- Own it
- Deliver unbelievable service
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NB: All appointments are subject to the positive outcome of pre-employment verification checks.