Strategic Analyst at Virgin Active South Africa

Your Duties and Responsibilities...

• Regular reporting and analysis on various aspects of the business.
• Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of actual performance vs forecast and vs budget
• Reporting on various sections of the P/L (E.g. Employment, Marketing, Sales costs, IT costs, Property costs, Operational costs & Utilities).
• Reporting on and performing analysis on the business’ membership numbers, including sales, terminations and transfers.
• Reporting using various P/L views in line with local and Group reporting requirements
• Monthly reporting to the Group of SA P/L and membership performances
• Assisting with the maintenance of our 5 year forecasting model and the development of this model.
• Budget preparation and analysis to support strategic direction of the business.
• This includes bottom-up budgeting for various sections of the P/L (E.g. Employment, Marketing, Sales costs, IT costs, Property costs, Operational costs & Utilities) in conjunction with the HODs and Business unit owners, by providing relevant financial information and assisting with calculations and analysis to ensure accurate budgeting and budget adherence.
• Being the finance business partner to various departments by providing the HODs with the relevant financial information to assist with budget preparation, budget adherence and evaluating ad-hoc projects (pre & post).
• Financial appraisals of investment opportunities, including:
• Financial modelling and scenarios analysis;
• Analysis of member and other business information in support of this investment
• Preparing relevant, concise and accurate reports supporting the model for Management. 
• Value-adding analysis requested by VA Management. This would include but is not limited to:
• Appraisal of membership contract changes; sales efficiencies and other income generating opportunities;
• Evaluating of operating costs which will include the allocation of employed resources; structure amendments; utility efficiencies; rental costs and any other cost saving opportunities;
• Developing and maintaining Best in Class (BIC) models for the business and implementing these in other areas;
• Performing any other ad-hoc analysis as and when required.
• Identification and analysis of trends and performance in the business.
• Monthly reporting requirements to support decision-making processes above.
• Assisting with and preparing Board Submission files in conjunction with the live forecasts and Budgets.
• Assisting Management with ad-hoc analysis and report preparation.

Our Minimum Requirements...

We can't live without...

• CA (SA) with 2-4 years post-qualification experience.
• Analytical thinker.
• Accuracy of reporting and attention to detail.
• Ability to drill down into detail while retaining the big picture.
• Excellent MS-Excel abilities.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Have initiative and be well-organised.
• Ability to work independently and see tasks through to completion.
• Good writing and reporting skills using MS PowerPoint.
• Commitment to deadlines.

We’d like you to have…

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve success.
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work independently.
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our members.
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the decision.
• Action orientation