Financial Analyst – P&L Forecasting

Job Description

Junior Finance Analyst | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, a global shipping carrier providing comprehensive transportation solutions. This position plays a vital part in maintaining the accuracy of the ZIMBI – PA system and updating P&L forecasts for Zim lines. The Junior Finance Analyst contributes directly to providing insight on budget performance and supporting strategic financial decisions.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Mission: Ensure accurate financial system data and P&L forecasting to support budget performance insights.
• Tech Stack: ZIMBI – PA system, ZIMAPS – PA System, Jadox, Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial System Maintenance: Ensure the ZIMBI – PA system is consistently updated with vessel voyage information and accurately input costs and revenue from forecast files into the ZIMAPS – PA System, preparing this data for weekly forecast meetings.
• Forecast Management & Reporting: Update forecast files with booking and data from Line Analysts, providing explanations for changes compared to previous forecasts, and prepare various comparison reports for monthly vessel and voyage closures against historical trends and budgets.
• Data Validation & Reconciliation: Compare forecast data with information in the ZIMAPS system to ensure accuracy and data balancing for vessel and voyage closures, including updating the ZIMAPS P&L system with necessary manual adjustments.
• Cost Analysis & Deviation Justification: Conduct full reviews of standard cost items, such as cargo handling, reefer handling, port call, LT, and O/S feeder, to justify main deviations between actual and previous costing versions, sharing these analyses with Line Managers and Ops. Managers according to the HO timetable.
• Strategic Financial Support & KPI Monitoring: Support the yearly budget preparation and presentation using Jadox, assist the Finance Director with studies and simulations to promote new business initiatives for the Latin America Business Unit, and update monthly/weekly KPIs as designed for LABU Lines.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or Data Analytics.
• Experience: 1-2 years of experience in Accounting or Financial Analysis.
• Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, strong analytical abilities, and a high degree of data accuracy.