Website Lesaka Technologies
Lesaka empowers underserviced Southern African consumers and merchants to fulfil their potential by delivering innovative financial services and other business services focussed on their specific needs.
Role Overview
We are looking for a FP& A Analyst CA(SA) to join the Group Finance team at a critical point in our finance transformation journey.
The Group FP&A function currently supports 50+ entities across Southern Africa, managing budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting processes. A significant portion of this work is currently Excel-based and manually intensive, creating capacity pressure and increasing operational risk.
Over the next 12 months, Lesaka will be transitioning to a new financial planning and reporting system. During this period, the FP&A function will carry a dual burden: maintaining existing manual processes while supporting the design and implementation of a more automated, scalable reporting environment.
This role is therefore essential to ensure continuity, accuracy, and efficiency during this transition, while also helping shape the future FP&A operating model.
Why this role exists
This position has been created to:
Support budgeting and forecasting across multiple Group entities
Reduce reliance on manual Excel-based processes
Strengthen data accuracy, validation, and reporting turnaround times
Support the implementation of a new FP&A and reporting system
Reduce key-person dependency and operational risk within FP&A
Enable a more automated, scalable Group reporting environment
Key Responsibilities
Budgeting & Forecasting
Support annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles across Group entities
Distribute templates, instructions, and timelines to business units
Review, challenge, and validate submissions from multiple entities
Consolidate inputs into Group-level budgets and forecasts
Perform variance analysis (Actual vs Budget vs Forecast vs Prior Year)
Management Reporting
Assist in preparing monthly management reporting packs across segments
Maintain and update reporting dashboards and financial packs
Analyse financial performance and provide meaningful commentary
Track key financial metrics and drivers across the Group
Data Management & Process Improvement
Maintain and enhance budgeting and reporting models and templates
Automate manual processes using Excel (Power Query, Macros, advanced formulas)
Improve data collation, consolidation, and validation processes
Support integrity and consistency of financial models across entities
System Implementation Support
Support the rollout of the new FP&A / reporting system
Assist with data mapping, testing, and validation activities
Contribute to defining budgeting and forecasting templates within the new system
Provide support to business units during transition and adoption
Ad-Hoc Analysis & Decision Support
Build financial models and scenario analyses
Support business case development and investment analysis
Conduct cost and profitability analysis across divisions
Perform detailed variance investigations and insights generation
Minimum Requirements
Qualified CA(SA)
1–3 years post-articles experience in:
Management accounting, FP&A, financial analysis, or business analytics
Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, modelling, data handling)
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Ability to work with large datasets across multiple entities
High attention to detail and accuracy under pressure
Advantageous Experience
Exposure to FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, or group reporting environments
Experience in multi-entity or group structures
Exposure to financial systems implementation or transformation projects
Power BI or similar reporting tools
SQL or data querying experience (advantageous)
Experience with Excel automation (VBA / Macros / Power Query)
Key Competencies
Strong analytical thinking and numerical capability
Process improvement and automation mindset
Comfortable working in structured, deadline-driven environments
Strong communication skills across multiple stakeholders and business units
Ability to work independently while managing multiple deliverables
High levels of accuracy, accountability, and organisation
Commercial awareness of business performance drivers
What success looks like in this role
Accurate and timely budgeting and forecasting across all entities
Improved efficiency through automation of manual FP&A processes
Reduced reporting turnaround times and improved data integrity
Strong support for system implementation and transition success
Clear, insightful financial reporting that supports decision-making
A more scalable and controlled FP&A operating environment
Closing Date 07 May 2026
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