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Listing live now. Role: Financial Analyst. Location: Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
What This Role Involves
An experienced Financial Analyst is needed to support operations in Port Shepstone. The role forms part of how the business keeps its finance jobs portfolio strong in KwaZulu-Natal.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Port Shepstone team.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Port Shepstone teams, and the new Financial Analyst will feel that from the first week.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Port Shepstone.
Working in Port Shepstone
Port Shepstone continues to grow as an employment hub in KwaZulu-Natal, with on the Umhlanga Ridge business corridor. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Port Shepstone.
Many candidates already living within reach of Port Shepstone cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal.
Meet the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the finance jobs side of the business inside out. The Port Shepstone group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
The team mix in Port Shepstone reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
The Environment
Equally, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Port Shepstone site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in KwaZulu-Natal. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Notably, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
Why Join Us
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Port Shepstone contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the finance jobs space in KwaZulu-Natal.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Port Shepstone teams.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in KwaZulu-Natal.
Importantly, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Port Shepstone keep progressing.
Your Future Here
This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the finance jobs team in Port Shepstone have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Port Shepstone team member.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Port Shepstone have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.
Your Role
- Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
- Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
- Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
- Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
Essential Criteria
- 2-4 years’ experience in a similar finance role
- Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
- B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
- Experience supporting external audits is an advantage
- Clear credit and criminal record
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.