Senior Associate - Financial Planning & Analysis

Midrand, South Africa

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.

The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

• Senior Analyst – FP&A
• South Africa

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced FP&A Senior Analyst to join our team and play a key role in supporting our growing business.

This role combines cluster level financial reporting and consolidation with deep category performance analysis and business partnering.

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate reporting while providing actionable insights to drive growth and profitability across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting & Consolidation

• Own and deliver monthly cluster level financial reporting and consolidations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness
• Provide insights on key metrics including Net Sales, GTN%, Equity, and profitability
• Drive continuous improvement and automation of reporting processes to reduce manual effort
• Support forecasting and planning cycles, including active participation in the S&OP process

Category Performance & Business Partnering

• Lead category performance analysis, identifying risks and opportunities to drive Net Sales and margin improvement
• Partner with commercial and cross-functional teams to provide financial insights, recommendations, and decision support
• Evaluate trade spend effectiveness and provide optimization recommendations
• Support new product launches, Next Frontier initiatives, and innovation projects through financial analysis
• Provide P&L insights at category/channel level, supporting strategic decisions

Ad Hoc & Strategic Support

• Deliver value-added analytics,
• Support special projects and ad hoc financial reporting as required

Experience you will bring:

• Qualified: CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent.
• Industry: FMCG or Retail experience preferred.

Skills & Behaviours you’ll need:

• Advanced Excel
• SAP (essential)
• BPC (desirable)
• Strong stakeholder management and analytical skills
• Problem-solving and handling difficult situations.
• High attention to detail and urgency.
• Deadline-driven and self-motivated.

This position is not available for relocation assistance and candidate must be eligible to work in the country of application

Inclusion & Diversity 

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.  

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.  

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we believe people achieve their best when they collaborate and work together in person. We value connection to strengthen teamwork, accelerate problem solving, and drive innovation.