Business Analyst MS and Business Building

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Posting Date: Feb 4, 2025

Location: Sandton, South Africa

Company: Sasol

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.

Ref number

7436

Closing date

17 February 2025

OME

Southern Africa Finance

City / Town

Sandton

Purpose of Job

Report into the Portfolio Management & Investment Analysis team and execute as a business partner to the Energy Marketing & Sales (EM&S), Chemicals Southern Africa M&S (Chems SA M&S) and Business Building portfolios.

Deliver on business analysis and capital portfolio management to enable optimal investment decisions in line with the company strategy.

Responsible for informed portfolio formulation and the facilitation of effective decision-making through enforcing standardised and fit for purpose investment criteria, governance processes, rigorous value-adding investment assurance and applicable business frameworks.

Key Accountabilities

     

Portfolio Management:

 

  • Responsible for the allocated capital portfolios, including rolling capital plan submissions, monthly reporting, and active capital management.
  • Engage with business leaders and stakeholders on capital performance and provide feedback and guidance in relation to capital availability, updated forecasting and funding request planning.
  • Support the custodianship of the Delegation of Authority (DoA), capital and development funds governance and business processes, and the functioning of the Capital Investment Forum.

 

Business Track and Investment Analysis:

  • Accountable for the development of business track for capital projects.
  • Deliver accurate investment and business analysis: project due diligence; business case evaluations; risk-based and integrated economic models; post implementation audits; transactions; and asset reviews.
  • Facilitate the delivery of accurate and concise funding applications to the delegated authority, together with the management of stakeholder expectations.

 

Governance:

  • Apply fit-for-purpose governance in line with Service Level Agreements (SLA) and the Delegation of Authority (DoA).
  • Standardise, develop and maintain processes and systems to support effective and efficient decision making and active capital management.
  • Implement and embed developed processes and systems in the portfolio and respective business areas.

 

People management:

  • Build and maintain positive relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ensure effective communication processes and knowledge management within the team, delegated portfolio, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Support teamwork and manage self to enable timely delivery of work requirements and sustain high performance.

 

Continuous Improvement:

  • Leverage working relationships with stakeholders to generate insights that contribute to establishing and implementing improvements.
  • Drive optimisation and digitalisation opportunities to enable greater efficiencies in team delivery.
  • Seek prospects for personal growth - implement and track a personal development plan to attain personal performance goals.

Formal Education

Formal Education: University Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Science, Business or Finance

Min Experience

Minimum Experience: 5+ experience with exposure / experience in business track and investment analysis, project execution, portfolio and stakeholder management

Required Personal and Professional Skills

BC_Collaborates
TC_Action Planning
BC_Resourcefulness
TC_Analytical skill
TC_Reporting
TC_Analyse Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
BC_Self-development
TC_Data Collection and Analysis
BC_Action Oriented
BC_Ensures Accountability

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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