Junior Finance Analyst​/Controller

Job Overview

• Final date to receive applications: 22 March 2026
• Job Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
• Job Title: Junior Finance Analyst / Controller
• Education Level: Bachelors Degree
• Job Level: Junior
• Minimum Experience: 1 - 3 Years

Are you an early career finance professional with a completed BComm Accounting degree, who has accounting or articles experience and is now ready to make a change to a Finance Analyst role?

My client based in Constantia requires a process minded and data-driven individual to support the financial and operational backbone of their small high-accountability Logistics team in this hybrid role.

The role will own key financial tracking, reconciliation, reporting processes across logistics, invoicing, and operational performance. It blends financial control, data analytics & operational finance, with strong exposure to logistics flows, tracking, invoicing structures, and management reporting.

Requirements:

• BCom / BFin (Honours preferred)
• Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent
• CFA (Level 1+) beneficial but not required
• Early career finance professional who wants real responsibility
• Interested in operations + finance + data, not just accounting
• Comfortable in a small, fast-moving company
• Wants exposure to logistics, FX, and operational finance
• Structured thinker who enjoys building systems and improving processes

Technical

Skills:

• Financial analysis and reporting
• Data management and database handling
• Strong Excel / Sheets capability (Essential)
• Accounting systems (Xero preferred)
• Reconciliation and financial control
• Data analytics and structured reporting

Duties and Responsibilities::

• Financial & Operational Data Control
  • Maintain and manage Order Database and Financial Database
  • Cross-reference supplier, transporter, port, and client documentation
  • Ensure data integrity across operational and financial systems
  • Convert operational data into invoice-ready datasets
  • Maintain document trails and audit-ready records
• Invoicing & Financial Portfolio Build
  • Convert operational databases into structured invoice packs
  • Build and maintain invoice portfolio files with full supporting documentation
  • Prepare reconciliations before posting to accounting system (Xero)
  • Identify discrepancies and resolve invoicing errors
  • Liaise with accounts and operations teams to correct mismatches
• Reconciliations & Financial Tracking
  • Fuel consumption reconciliation and variance tracking
  • Port report reconciliation and preparation for client reporting
  • Supplier and transporter reconciliation
  • Monitor and report operational financial movement
  • Restructured and recurring management reports
  • Financial reports:
    Debtors aging & collections tracking, Payables / outstanding liabilities,
• Cash flow tracking and reporting
  • Invoice and margin performance
• Operational Finance Reports & Support
  • Weekly tonnage and throughput reporting
  • Cost per ton / operational performance metrics, and variance & trend analysis
  • FX & Market monitoring of rate, track impact on transactions, costs, margins
  • Support management with FX exposure visibility
  • Assist managers with daily operational tracking
  • Provide structured financial visibility into logistics flows
  • Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements
  • Prepare Board Meeting packs and financial summaries
  • Assist with agenda preparation and reporting materials
  • Prepare Warehouse EXCO reporting and reconciliation packs