Senior Manager FP&A
On-site · Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Summary
Senior Manager FP&A responsible for leading Zutari’s planning, forecasting, operational finance, management reporting, business partnering, and performance insight capabilities across the Group. Leads the Project Finance Accountant team and the finance data and operational reporting capability, delivering high-quality budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and financial insight while translating complex financial and operational data into actionable insight. Builds relationships with operational leadership to embed finance in decision-making, provides forward-looking insights to executive leadership, and drives dashboards, KPI reporting, and analytics. Requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and experience in multi-entity, project-based environments; exposure to engineering/infra/professional services contexts and tools such as Power BI, SQL, ERP, and advanced Excel. Cross-functional collaboration, change leadership, and capability development are emphasized, with a focus on strategic financial insight, planning, performance leadership, and data-driven decision support.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field
- Chartered Accountant qualification or equivalent senior professional finance qualification
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in Finance, Business, Strategy, or related discipline
- 10–12+ years’ progressive finance experience, including FP&A, management accounting, and performance reporting
- Proven experience leading finance teams that support operations, business units, projects, or commercial decision-making
- Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, management reporting, and performance insight
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