Johannesburg: FP&A Analyst

This company is a global leader in nutritional solutions and digital tools, working globally. The organisation emphasises innovation, sustainability, safety, science, and farm‐to‐food value chains. You will be part of the finance leadership team, reporting to (or working closely with) the FP&A Lead / Finance Director. Your job is to support strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and support decision‐making for operations, R&D, product portfolio, and commercial functions. Key Responsibilities: Lead the annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasting, and long‐term financial planning processes, ensuring accuracy, timely delivery, and alignment with business strategy. Build financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic decisions (new product launches, capital investments, M&A due diligence, cost‐reduction initiatives). Provide insightful performance‐driven analysis of results (variance analysis vs budget vs forecast), identifying key drivers and recommending corrective actions. Partner with commercial, operations, supply chain, R&D, and marketing teams to understand and forecast revenue, cost, and operational KPIs. Monitor and report on key metrics: margins, cost drivers, working capital, cash flow, capital expenditure. Conduct profitability analyses by product line / customer segment / geography, to inform portfolio / pricing / investment decisions. Maintain and improve FP&A tools, dashboards, and reporting systems to improve efficiency, insight, and clarity. Support strategic initiatives such as new market entry, sustainability reporting, process improvements, and digital transformation. Job Experience & Skills Required: Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related; preferably a Masters or relevant professional certification (e.g. CFA, CIMA, ACCA). At least 57 years of FP&A / financial analysis experience in a manufacturing, agribusiness, feed, FMCG, or related industrial environment. Senior candidates may have 8 years. Strong modelling skills, advanced Excel; experience with corporate FP&A tools (e.g. Anaplan, Adaptive, SAP, Oracle, or similar) preferred. Demonstrable ability in building scenario models, forecasting, budgeting, and handling complexity. Excellent analytical mindset, attention to detail, with ability to translate numbers into clear, actionable business insights. Strong communication skills: ability to present complex financial information to non‐financial stakeholders clearly and persuasively. A proactive, solution‐oriented attitude, able to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and adapt to shifting priorities. Experience in cost accounting / product costing, margin analysis, supply chain or operations finance is a plus. Familiarity with sustainability metrics / ESG reporting is advantageous. Apply now!