Senior Specialist, FP&A
South Pole
Senior Specialist, FP&A
South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.
Job summary:
The Senior Specialist, FP&A and Business Partnering supports the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes across all business lines. The role contributes to month-end reporting, prepares financial performance analyses and supports the development of financial insights that guide decision-making. This position requires strong analytical capabilities, structured thinking and the ability to work collaboratively with both finance and commercial stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting
- Support the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts, working closely with business units to ensure accuracy and alignment with strategic priorities.
- Assist in the month-end close process by preparing variance analysis, commentary and performance reports.
- Maintain and improve financial models used for forecasting, cost planning and revenue analysis.
- Contribute to the development and update of KPIs and dashboards to monitor business performance.
Financial Reporting and Performance Analysis:
- Prepare monthly financial reports and management analytics, ensuring clarity of key messages and drivers.
- Analyse cost structures, revenue trends and margin performance to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Support the review and allocation of cost centers, helping ensure accurate cost tracking and accountability across functions.
- Work collaboratively and proactively with Accounting and other business units to reconcile data discrepancies and ensure data quality.
- Support ad-hoc reporting for investors, board of directors and executive committee
Business Partnering and Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Act as a point of contact for business units on financial matters, providing clear explanations of results and forecasts.
- Support commercial teams with data-based assessments to inform decisions on pricing, growth initiatives and resource allocation.
- Coordinate with Operations and Project Management teams to track spending against plans and understand performance drivers.
- Contribute to standardizing reporting formats and promoting consistent financial practices across the organization.
Forge strong partnerships:
- Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders across global business units to ensure alignment on financial objectives and strategies.
- Act as a strategic advisor to business leaders, providing financial insights and recommendations that drive operational efficiencies and mitigate financial risks.
Requirements:
- Fluent in English, written and spoken.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
- 4+ years of experience in FP&A desired; experience within broader finance. department (Controlling, Finance or Audit) will be considered based on broader candidate background
- Experience working in fast paced VC/PE backed company a positive
- Strong Excel skills, including structured financial modelling and scenario analysis.
- Comfortable working with Google Workspace tools, especially Sheets and Slides.
- Ability to manage datasets and synthesize quantitative results into clear insights.
- Structured and methodical approach with strong attention to detail and ability to adapt to a fast-paced working environment.
- Proactive approach to recognising and actioning on improvements and risks
What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make and South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
- Department
- Corporate Services
- Locations
- Florence, Cape Town
- Remote status
- Hybrid
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Work-life balance
From flexible working hours to flexible workplace (home office), with above-average vacation allowances, we strive to make the work and family life puzzle an easy one for our employees.
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Flexible Vacation Benefits
Options to buy up to 5 extra days of time off.
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Life Insurance
Available to all employees across the world.
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Care for your Wellbeing
Access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (TELUS Health).
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Parental leave
Should any of our employees need to take time off the Iceberg as a result of a new addition to their household, we are happy to be able to offer competitive Paid Parental leave to support them during this time.
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Compassionate Leave
Sometimes life is unpredictable, and when unfortunate events occur, we want to give you peace of mind so you feel fully supported during this time.
What makes us unique
At South Pole, we are first and foremost a purpose-driven Company. People join us because they believe in our mission and want to be part of a community that fights together for our shared values and beliefs. But that is not the only reason why working at South Pole is such a rewarding experience.
- We know that our vision to help create a greener world is both bold and challenging. To achieve it, we settle for nothing less than the absolute best. We form a Community that is stronger than the sum of its parts.
- Entrepreneurial at heart. It’s not just our founders who are entrepreneurs. We actively promote an innovative mindset at all levels of the organisation, where each and every employee is encouraged to challenge the status quo and empowered to make decisions.
- Growing employees in a growing company. With a team of smart, passionate and engaged colleagues, as well as increasing demand from our clients, opportunities to learn, develop our skills and grow our careers are endless.
- All for one, and one for all! Above all other things, what truly drives our dedication and commitment to our purpose is our colleagues. We learn from each other and grow together. Because that is who Penguins are.
About South Pole
Our story began in Zurich, with 5 friends* in 2002. They had a belief and a vision to shape and change the future of the world through climate empowerment, education and projects with their non-profit organisation; MyClimate. These ‘social entrepreneurs’ went on to pioneer climate change with the introduction of South Pole in 2006*. More than 20 years on, with the support of some of the most passionate and talented entrepreneurs around them, who are empowered to all play their part and with their founding belief in aligning purpose with passion, people and profit, they have created South Pole, an organisation that has gone onto positively impact the lives of over 20 million people across the world through its projects, saving over 20,000 km2 of forests from deforestation.
*Patrick Bürgi, Thomas Camerata, Renat Heuberger, Ingo Puhl, and Christoph Sutter
*2006 Joined by Marco Hirsbrunner and Christoph Grobel
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