KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Insights & Business Performance Analysis:

• Analyze revenue trends, client profitability, cost structures, utilization rates, and operational KPIs.
• Prepare insights dashboards for department heads and leadership.
• Support forecasting through data modelling and performance tracking.
• Identify financial risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for growth.

Budgeting & Forecast Support (Analytical, Not Operational):

• Support the Finance Director with analytical inputs for budgeting and quarterly forecasts.
• Provide data driven recommendations on spending patterns, resourcing, and operational efficiency.
• Track KPIs against budget and prepare variance insights (but not accounting entries).

Strategic Decision Support:

• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to support pricing, capacity planning, and investment decisions.
• Assist in preparing business cases for operational changes, new services, or process improvements.
• Provide insights to support commercial strategy and performance reviews.

Process Improvement & Operational Efficiency:

• Map and analyze Finance department workflows, job bag processes, approval flows, and reporting structures.
• Recommend improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and collaboration across teams.
• Support digitization initiatives and improvements in ERP/project management tools.

Client & Campaign Insight Support (Finance Perspective):

• Partner with Account Management and Strategy teams to evaluate financial performance of campaigns.
• Prepare insights on cost efficiency, ROI trends, and client-level financial performance.
• Assist with financial modelling during pitches and renewals.

Cross-Functional Data Collaboration:

• Work with Operations on capacity analysis and resource planning.
• Support HR with analytics on manpower costs, team utilization, and productivity.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Finance Manager to align performance insights with actual results.

Reporting Tools & Data Governance:

• Develop automated dashboards using the available tools.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across financial and operational datasets.
• Help maintain reporting frameworks and documentation.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Statistics, or related field (ACCA & CPA).
• 2 – 4 years’ experience in business analysis, data analysis, or financial planning.
• 10+ years’ experience in accounting.
• Experience in advertising, media, or creative agency is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Understanding of financial statements and agency commercial models (retainers, job bags, media billing) preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data.

Key Competencies:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong data visualization and modelling ability.
• High attention to detail with strong accuracy.
• Good communication and insights storytelling.
• Ability to influence without authority and collaborate across departments.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Personal Attributes:

• Curious and insight-driven.
• Proactive with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ethical, reliable, and committed to quality.
• Able to work in a dynamic, fast-paced agency environment.
• Logical thinker with strong business acumen.

Kindly submit your application to hr@oxygene.africa no later than January 23^rd, 2026.