Business Transformation Consultant-Finance, Cape Town

Job Description Our client is seeking an experienced Business Transformation Consultant - Finance to support strategic and financial transformation initiatives within a dynamic project environment. The successful candidate will advise on both strategic and tactical business transformation, with a strong focus on optimizing financial performance, improving planning capabilities, and driving sustainable business change. This role requires a seasoned finance professional with a Chartered Accountant background, strong SAP experience, and the ability to partner with stakeholders to identify performance gaps, recommend improvements, and implement finance transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Advising stakeholders on strategic and tactical business transformation initiatives with a finance-led focus.

Assessing current financial and operational performance and identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

Supporting refinement of existing business strategies or development of new transformation strategies aligned to market and competitive demands.

Providing insights and recommendations to support sustainable financial and operational improvements.

Leading and supporting various planning and forecasting processes, including:

Strategic planning

P&L planning

Balance sheet planning

Cash flow forecasting

Long-range forecasting

Rolling forecasts

Financial modelling

Capital planning

HR planning

Project planning

Production and capacity planning

Sales and operational planning

Identifying performance gaps across finance and business processes; developing and delivering transformation recommendations; supporting implementation of process improvements, transformation initiatives, and change interventions; ensuring initiatives align with overall business strategy and operational goals.

Engaging with business leaders, finance teams, and project stakeholders to understand requirements and priorities; presenting recommendations, findings, and strategic insights; collaborating across functions to support project execution and adoption of new processes.

Leveraging SAP and other finance-related systems to support planning, reporting and transformation activities; contributing to the enhancement of financial systems, reporting structures, and planning methodologies.

Requirements

Chartered Accountant (CA) background.

Strong finance transformation or consulting experience.

Solid SAP experience.

8-10 years’ relevant experience in finance, business transformation, strategic planning, or consulting.

Strong understanding of financial planning and analysis, forecasting methodologies, financial modelling, business performance improvement, transformation strategy and implementation.

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability; ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders; strong business acumen and commercial awareness; excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to work in a fast-paced, project-driven environment; strong organizational and delivery capability.

Qualifications: Chartered Accountant qualification essential; relevant finance, accounting or business qualification required.

Contract Details Role: Business Transformation Consultant - Finance

Location: Cape Town

Duration: 27 April 2026– 31 May 2027

Start Date: Immediate

Employment Type: Contract

Ideal Candidate Profile We are looking for a highly capable finance transformation professional who can combine strategic thinking, financial expertise, and systems knowledge to drive meaningful business change. The ideal candidate will be comfortable operating at both a strategic and hands-on level, with the ability to influence decision-making and support the delivery of measurable transformation outcomes.

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