Financial Modelling Analyst EPM (9 Month Contract) South Africa

The focus will be on creating the budgeting, cost allocation, profitability and management reporting models to support the first Enterprise Performance Management build for a major digital banking programme. The role is fully remote, although travel to Cairo may be required every two to three months for approximately one week. This is a nine-month contract offering the chance to work on a rare greenfield banking transformation.

Duties / Key Responsibilities

Build a driver-based Year 1 budget aligned with the approved business plan. Create flexible scenario models that allow leaders to test different assumptions. Prepare SAP-compatible budget publication files and validate loaded figures. Build cost allocation models covering direct charges, overhead recovery and unallocated variances. Develop product, legal entity and customer profitability models. Produce product P&Ls across deposits, cards, payments, foreign exchange and lending. Build separate and consolidated entity P&Ls, including intercompany treatment. Develop a management reporting suite of up to 20 reports. Create an executive dashboard covering board-level KPIs, trends, thresholds and status indicators. Participate in budget review sessions and manage changes to assumptions. Test models and reports against agreed requirements before handover. Document assumptions, calculations, controls, data sources and maintenance procedures. Translate financial model logic into specifications for future BI and platform development. Track delivery risks, dependencies and missing data.

At least five years’ experience in FP&A, financial modelling, budgeting or cost allocation. Strong experience in banking, financial services or finance transformation. Advanced Excel modelling skills, including scenarios, structured calculations, version control and validation checks. Experience preparing SAP CO budget inputs, cost-centre planning outputs or similar system files. Practical experience building cost allocation, product P&L or customer profitability models. Good knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning. Understanding of cost allocation and profitability principles within financial services. Exposure to digital banking, EPM implementation or large finance transformation programmes. SAP CO, Power BI, EPM platforms or lakehouse reporting experience would be beneficial. Jira and Confluence experience would be useful.

BCom degree or another relevant finance, accounting or business qualification.

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Able to turn complex requirements into models that are clear, controlled and maintainable. Comfortable working with incomplete data and changing assumptions. Disciplined approach to governance, audit trails and version control. Able to work within an agreed framework without unnecessarily redesigning it. Clear communicator who raises risks and dependencies early. Comfortable working remotely across different teams and locations.