Job Description

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 70-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.
Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.
Req Job Id
9252
Closing Date
29 August 2025
OME
FIN: Finance Southern Africa
Geographical Area
Sandton, Gauteng
Purpose of Job
To manage and provide a comprehensive management and financial accounting service that supports tactical and operational decision-making. This role plays a key part in the execution of financial activities and contributes to the financial and strategic direction of the business through insightful analysis, forecasting, and reporting.
Key Accountabilities

• Identify and monitor KPIs to measure consolidated business performance; develop dashboards to enhance visibility.
• Lead scenario planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes to support sound financial decision-making.
• Provide input into target setting and coordinate financial and non-financial stakeholders across the business unit.
• Prepare scenario analyses to assess the impact of actual results against budgeted expectations.
• Coordinate and report on cash flow forecasting, including reconciliations.
• Analyse and validate budget and forecast outcomes against targets.
• Compile monthly reports for BU EXCO, highlighting key results, variances, and opportunities.
• Use data analytics to identify trends and anticipate financial movements.
• Evaluate the impact of economic indicators on profit expectations.
• Conduct variance analysis against budget, prior year, previous month, and forecasts.
• Prepare key deliverables for Group FP&A (e.g., PVPY, Quarterly PSM, Analyst Book, Roadshow files).
• Collect and consolidate data from OMEs to support Southern Africa break-even analysis and maintain the break-even model.
• Prepare financial presentations, forecasts, and scenario analyses for strategic conferences.
• Ensure internal controls over financial reporting are maintained and adhered to.

RCP / Capital Reporting

• Ensure the RCP calendar is updated and distributed via email daily, especially around month-end timelines.
• Update the RCP template and send to Financial Accountants for monthly capex actuals input.
• Consolidate labour files across all entities and update the HC slide with actuals vs LFC vs budget.
• Update four Capex slides with the latest year-to-date actuals.
• Populate the Value Drivers template and provide variance explanations (e.g., volumes, Opex per Boe, HD CFC Capex).
• Submit monthly actuals per entity to Masego.
• Distribute RCP for feedback on variance explanations.
• Submit Capex slides to NM for inclusion in the ROAS SVP Capital Report (2 reports), including monthly tables and bar graphs.
• Copy slides into the SVP report as received from business Financial Accountants.
• Submit HC data to the reporting team.
• Submit monthly actuals per project to Masego.
• Update and submit RCP actuals to Group via Onestream.
• Distribute RCP year-to-date actuals and variance explanations to relevant stakeholders.

Budgets and Forecasts (FC)

• Distribute budget and forecast (FC) rates to the business based on Onestream downloads.
• Complete budget and FC submissions for labour (ZA66).
• Complete budget and FC submissions for RCP Capex.
• Update Onestream with RCP-related budget and FC data.
• Distribute the updated RCP to Financial Accountants for review and input.

Adhoc Responsibilities

• Perform monthly interest capitalisation (Interest Cap) calculations.
• Complete timewriting inputs for PCO (Project Costing Office) calculations.
• Calculate and maintain the Short-Term Incentive (STI) provision.
• Determine and update new timewriting rates for the upcoming financial year.

Formal Education
Bachelor's Degree in Finance or a related field/ BTech (required)
CA(SA) or CTA qualification (advantageous)
Working Experience
Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, management accounting, or a related field.
Required Personal and Professional Skills
BC_Optimizes Work Processes
TC_Financial Analysis
BC_Business Insight
TC_Financial Planning and Reporting
BC_Manages Complexity
TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
BC_Plans and Aligns
TC_Financial Accounting
TC_Compliance Management
BC_Ensures Accountability
TC_Business Acumen
TC_B_Critical thinking and problem solving
TC_E_Data Management
TC_Reporting
BC_Self-development
BC_Strategic Mindset
Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of "Innovating for a better world", Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol's Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
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