Transport&Finance Analyst, Cape Town

AI-augmented logistics finance, real commercial impact.

A leading retail group runs one of South Africa's largest national logistics networks— around 4,000 stores, multiple brands, dozens of providers, complex flows every day. The organisation is modernising how transport spend is controlled, provider billing is audited, and logistics data is turned into commercial value. They are looking for a builder, not a maintainer.

The Role You will sit at the intersection of finance, transport operations, data engineering and AI. You will co-build a Transport Billing Audit MVP, automate exception detection, recover billing leakage, forecast transport spend, modernise legacy Logistics Finance reporting, and help shape what a modern logistics finance function looks like within a leading retail group.

What You Will Do

Run monthly billing audits across providers, DCs and brands— and recover real money

Build Power Query audit engines and Power BI exception dashboards

Forecast transport spend and model network, lane and rate scenarios

Modernise and automate legacy Logistics Finance reporting cycles and processes

Build and govern the data dictionary, metric definitions and report quality audits

Automate workflows using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Power Automate

Analyse vendor contracts and prepare evidence‑led dispute packs

Brief executives and the board on logistics financial performance

What You Will Bring

4–6 years in finance, logistics or commercial analytics

Strong Power Query, Power BI / DAX and advanced Excel

Daily fluency in Microsoft 365 Copilot— Copilot Studio or Power Automate experience is a strong plus

A bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics or a related discipline

A commercial mindset, a sceptical eye and a builder's instinct

Comfort engaging both operators on the warehouse floor and executives in the boardroom

Why This Role, Why Now

Build something new, not maintain something old

Direct executive and board exposure from month one

Funded learning and certification in Microsoft AI, Copilot Studio and the Power Platform

Hybrid working arrangement, Cape Town-based, with one of South Africa's most established retail organisations

Market‑related package, performance bonus and staff discounts across all brands

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