SUMMARY:
Our client in Ballito is seeking a Finance, Data Operations Specialist to join their high-performing team.
This role is suited to a commercially minded professional who can transform data into insights, improve processes, and support business growth in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
POSITION INFO:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Financial reporting rhythm: build and manage clear, accurate and timely internal reporting.
- Budgeting and forecasting: assist with budgeting, cashflow planning, forecasting and scenario modelling.
- KPI and dashboard development: build dashboards across channels and teams.
- Performance tracking: track business performance against targets and identify where performance is ahead, behind or off-track.
- Data and management information: turn raw data into useful insight for management, partners, insurers, employers and investors.
- Operational finance processes: support invoicing, commission tracking, collections reporting, reconciliations and expense controls.
- Data quality and controls: work with internal and external teams to improve data accuracy, reporting integrity and practical controls.
- AI and automation: use AI tools where appropriate to improve speed, automation, analysis and reporting quality.
- Founder and stakeholder support: assist with board, investor, partner and internal reporting.
- Scalable process design: build simple, clear processes that can scale without making the business slow or overly corporate.
Requirements: - Relevant finance, commercial, consulting, data analytics, or corporate background.
- CA(SA) qualification advantageous.
- Minimum of 3 years' relevant corporate, finance, consulting, data, or commercial experience.
- Open to high-potential younger candidates, including recently qualified professionals and newly qualified CAs.
- Strong analytical and numerical ability with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to think strategically and interpret complex data and financial information.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for building and improving processes.
- Fast learner with a strong willingness to develop new skills and take on challenges.
- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to thrive in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent attention to detail and commercial acumen.
- Strong Excel or spreadsheet modelling ability.
- Good financial and commercial judgement
- Comfortable working with data.
- Ability to build dashboards and reporting tools.
- Ability to simplify complex information
- Comfortable using modern technology and AI tools
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong problem-solving ability.
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Self-starter mentality.
- Ability to work directly with the founder and senior stakeholders.
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