Finance Analyst (Maternity Cover Contract)

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Finance Analyst (Fixed Term Contract) to join our Finance Team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you wont be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
This role will report to the Profitability Analyst.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Execute workflow according to set priorities and deadlines
• Ensure quality and accuracy of data entries from source
• Investigate and resolve exceptions in weighted average cost price calculations
• Assist with Month-end close procedures and reporting
• Assist with testing and project tasks to automate processes in the finance team
• Assist with Ad hoc requests required from the finance team

Attributes required:

• Attention to detail and accuracy in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work independently
• Problem solving skills
• Strong aptitude to learn new systems
• Versatile and with an appetite to learn by doing
• Must have good communication skills and be fluent in English
• Good collaboration skills and the ability to think out of the box
• Willingness to support the greater Takealot team to achieve its aspirational goals

Qualifications and Experience:

• Finance degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 1 years experience in a finance analyst role
• Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis acquired through related work experience
• Basic SQL and Google Suites advantageous
• Computer proficiency pertaining to MS office and strong excel skills are a prerequisite

The Environment:

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve
• We are short on ego and high on output
• We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all
• We love what we do and what we are creating

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

• is respectful but forthright
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com
• thinks like an owner of the business
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

If you meet the above criteria and are an Extraordinary Mind, come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.