96 Management Consulting jobs in South Africa
Management Consulting Intern
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Management Consulting Intern
Location:
Sandton, South Africa
Start Date:
Immediate
Role Overview:
We are looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Management Consulting Intern to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience supporting various management consulting projects, particularly in bid and proposal management, project administration, and research.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Management Consulting Intern, you will:
- Bid & Proposal Management:
- Create, prepare, and submit bids/proposals for tenders.
- Ensure all submissions meet client requirements and deadlines.
- Project Administration and Coordination:
- Assist in the coordination and administration of consulting projects, ensuring smooth workflow and proper documentation.
- Report Writing & Documentation Management:
- Write, review, and edit project reports and consulting deliverables.
- Maintain and organize critical project documentation via OneDrive.
- Ensure that all certified documents are up-to-date and valid.
- Research & Analysis:
- Conduct research to support consulting projects and strategic initiatives.
- Assist with preparing presentations and client-facing documents.
- Team Collaboration & Support:
- Participate in internal and client meetings as required.
- Support senior consultants in preparing reports and documentation.
- Client engagement & Support:
- Attend client meetings and provide support for presentations and other engagements
Skills & Qualifications:
The ideal candidate should have the following qualifications and skills:
- Education:
- A post-graduate qualification or currently pursuing a post-graduate qualification in Commerce, Humanities or Industrial Engineering
- Key Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Strong research, report writing, and analytical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Personal Attributes:
- Self-driven with a strong desire for professional growth.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently.
- Additional Requirements:
- Valid driver's license.
- Flexibility to work beyond normal office hours when required.
- Willingness to travel as needed.
Senior Specialist (Management Consulting): Early Stage Advisory Services
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Provide advice and support to sector SBUs and Post Investment Segments in respect of their clients who are showing early signs of operational and/or financial stress. Conduct detailed business diagnosis focusing on business dimensions (Leadership, Strategy, Operations, Finance, Human Capital, Sales Marketing) and document terms of reference that will inform the Value Creation Plan (VCP) for clients who would require management consulting services, training, support, mentorship and development.
Provide advisory support to the clients through knowledge provision, training, mentorship and coaching. Provide post-investment early-stage support to small, medium and large enterprises to collaboratively grow clients through assisting Segments in developing and implementing the VCP and its identified interventions.
Provide management consulting services in the areas of leadership, governance, corporate and business unit strategy, functional management strategies, sales and marketing, human capital, finance and operations (optimization, process re-engineering, operational efficiencies, productivity improvement, etc).
Implement business enabling systems and tools such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), financial and human capital systems, policies and processes to help formalize and professionalize clients’ businesses.
Provide domain knowledge and expertise to support clients to realize profit and growth such as: Markets, Value chain insights, Manufacturing 4.0 and technologies. Stakeholder management and engagement to ensure alignment of roles and responsibilities and building up a repository of core knowledge and insights within the IDC in supporting the delivery of the value creation plan for clients.
This is to ensure that a knowledge bank can be utilized by the clients for future interventions. Safeguard the client's security position through maintaining and/or improving the recoverability of the client's exposure.
Coach and mentor clients to build organizational capabilities such as: functional management skills; financial know-how; agile ways of working; strategic planning; marketing, corporate governance, etc. Conduct business diagnosis and deep-dive to identify areas of distress and improvement in the client’s business.
Draft and present submission reports to various decision-making committees responsible for portfolio monitoring and credit approval. Review drafted legal agreements to ensure they capture the client's credit committee approval.
Closely monitor the implementation of the strategy and plans through attending Steerco/ Manco; interaction with key stakeholders; regular client visits etc. Regularly update the pipeline and status report, and SAP to indicate and track progress in respect of transactions under your portfolio of clients.
Attend and contribute to the weekly Capability Advisory Services and periodic Business Advisory and Turnaround Services meetings. Provide efficient service to both internal and external stakeholders/clients.
ProfileTo provide advisory services to clients depicting early warning signs of distress, that support limiting an increase in further distress; and where encountered, craft solutions and monitor implementation of interventions for these clients thereby restricting the number of clients that progress into turnaround and business rescue.
To support the clients through providing management consulting services, specialist knowledge and expertise to help them grow, operate better and become high-performance businesses.
QualificationMinimum qualification: BCom with post-graduate degree MBA / MBL / CA(SA) would be an added advantage.
Knowledge SkillsAt least 8-10 years’ experience in a management consulting environment, consulting to small, medium and large (blue chip) businesses experiencing growth prospects and/or early onset stress. A seasoned well-rounded management consultant with deep diagnostic, solutions-design and implementing skills, preferably from 1st or 2nd tier consulting firms.
Knowledge of business and the diversity of risks that may affect businesses. Good understanding of different types of security. Good working knowledge of Company, Contract, Taxation, IFRS and Insolvency legislation. Resourcing and implementing outcomes-based interventions. Good knowledge of industry standards, technology trends and best practices.
#J-18808-LjbffrSenior specialist (management consulting): early stage advisory services
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Business Analysis Manager
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A leader within the retail industry is looking for an experienced Business Analysis Manager to join the team. This proudly South African company has been in existence for over half a century and has grown into a leader within the market.
Duties & ResponsibilitiesThe Successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Coach and lead the business analysis team
- Strategic thinking in how to provide the best solution for the business
- Business process design and documentation expertise
- Improve the quality of the business analysis team
- Identify business opportunities
- Risk management
- Ensure all Project Issues are properly reported
- Assist Group Financial Management Team with all financial reporting requirements
- Assist with IT Audit requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information / Business Systems
- Proven experience as a Financial Business Analysis Manager
- 5 to 7 years experience within a similar role
R - R - Annually
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Business Analysis & Strategy Alignment
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- Business Analysis & Strategy Alignment: Proven ability to elicit, document, and validate business requirements in a complex partnership-driven banking environment.
- Strong understanding of Alliance Banking models, including BaaS, white-label platforms, and embedded financial services.
- Ability to conduct gap analyses, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses for proposed solutions.
- Experience in supporting business case development, particularly for new partner onboarding, product enhancements, or regulatory projects.
- Financial Services & Regulatory Knowledge: Strong grasp of banking products and services (e.g., payments, savings, credit, cards, collections, remittances).
- Familiarity with South African financial regulations including SARB, FSCA, FICA, and POPIA requirements.
- Exposure to risk, compliance, and audit processes, particularly in third-party/partner environments.
- Experience in documenting and improving end-to-end business processes, especially those involving external partners.
- Ability to model workflows using tools such as BPMN, Visio, or Lucidchart.
- Knowledge of control environments, KPIs, SLAs, and escalation frameworks across operational value chains.
- Competency in data-driven decision-making, including data profiling, reconciliation, and insights to support product performance.
- Ability to work with Excel, SQL, Power BI or equivalent to perform ad hoc analysis.
- Understanding of data governance and quality, especially in integrated partner environments.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience interfacing across IT, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, and external partners.
- Proven ability to act as a bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring shared understanding and execution.
- Confidence in participating in governance committees, product working groups, and external partner discussions.
- Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum or hybrid project methodologies, including backlog grooming and sprint planning.
- Exposure to JIRA, Confluence, DevOps, Trello, or similar tools.
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced Alliance environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clear, concise, and structured reporting.
- Ability to create and present business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications (FRDs), and user stories.
- Experience in preparing partner onboarding documentation, SOPs, and support playbooks.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related field (postgraduate advantageous).
- Minimum of 5-8 years' experience in business analysis within banking or FinTech environments.
- Certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, Agile BA, or Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.
Business Analysis & Strategy Alignment
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Alliance Banking Senior Business Analyst – Key Requirements
Responsibilities- 1. Business Analysis & Strategy Alignment Proven ability to elicit, document, and validate business requirements in a complex partnership-driven banking environment. Strong understanding of Alliance Banking models, including BaaS, white-label platforms, and embedded financial services. Ability to conduct gap analyses, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses for proposed solutions. Experience in supporting business case development, particularly for new partner onboarding, product enhancements, or regulatory projects.
- 2. Financial Services & Regulatory Knowledge Strong grasp of banking products and services (e.g., payments, savings, credit, cards, collections, remittances). Familiarity with South African financial regulations including SARB, FSCA, FICA, and POPIA requirements. Exposure to risk, compliance, and audit processes, particularly in third-party/partner environments.
- 3. Process Design & Optimisation Experience in documenting and improving end-to-end business processes, especially those involving external partners. Ability to model workflows using tools such as BPMN, Visio, or Lucidchart. Knowledge of control environments, KPIs, SLAs, and escalation frameworks across operational value chains.
- 4. Data Analysis & Insights Competency in data-driven decision-making, including data profiling, reconciliation, and insights to support product performance. Ability to work with Excel, SQL, Power BI or equivalent to perform ad hoc analysis. Understanding of data governance and quality, especially in integrated partner environments.
- 5. Partner & Stakeholder Management Strong stakeholder management skills with experience interfacing across IT, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, and external partners. Proven ability to act as a bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring shared understanding and execution. Confidence in participating in governance committees, product working groups, and external partner discussions.
- 6. Project Management & Agile Delivery Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum or hybrid project methodologies, including backlog grooming and sprint planning. Exposure to JIRA, Confluence, DevOps, Trello, or similar tools. Ability to manage multiple initiatives and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced Alliance environment.
- 7. Documentation & Communication Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clear, concise, and structured reporting. Ability to create and present business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications (FRDs), and user stories. Experience in preparing partner onboarding documentation, SOPs, and support playbooks.
- 8. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related field (postgraduate advantageous). Minimum of 5–8 years’ experience in business analysis within banking or FinTech environments. Certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, Agile BA, or Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.
Senior Specialist: Business Analysis
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Senior Specialist: Business Analysis
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Job Ref:
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Date posted:
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa
SUMMARY:
The Senior Specialist: Business Analysis plays a pivotal role in driving strategic initiatives by analyzing, interpreting, and translating business needs into actionable requirements. This role ensures that business solutions are fit-for-purpose, user-centric, and aligned to organizational goals. As a key liaison between stakeholders and technical teams, the incumbent will contribute to solution design, project delivery, and continuous business improvement efforts.
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job Title: Senior Specialist: Business Analysis
Employment Type: 6 months Contract
Work Location: Johannesburg, Hybrid
JOB CONTEXT:
As a Senior Specialist: Business Analysis, you'll be at the heart of innovation—transforming complex business needs into smart, actionable solutions that truly make an impact. You won’t just gather requirements; you’ll bring ideas to life by collaborating with stakeholders and technical teams to co-create solutions that are user-friendly, purpose-built, and future-focused. This isn’t your average BA role. You’ll shape projects from the ground up, help design meaningful change, and make sure every solution aligns with the bigger mission. If you're passionate about solving problems, love translating vision into value, and thrive in dynamic environments, we want you on our team.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Sourcing and validating resolution funding and collateral-related data from multiple source systems.
- Performing data and process gap analyses aligned to SARB’s Resolution Funding expectations.
- Assisting in the design and build of the funding estimation and forecasting model.
- Developing dashboards and reports to support resolution funding MIS and internal governance.
- Engaging with Treasury, Risk, Finance, and IT stakeholders to ensure alignment and interlock of data sources.
- Supporting the process analysis required for embedding new funding processes in resolution scenarios.
- Documenting requirements and maintaining traceability across data, systems, and reporting layers.
- Build the internal capabilities to estimate, manage, and report the institution’s funding and liquidity position in resolution scenarios, in line with SARB’s requirements under the Financial Sector Laws Amendment Act (FSLAA).
- Resolution cost estimation.
- Forecasting and MIS solutions for resolution funding.
- Scenario analysis and modelling for liquidity shortfalls.
- Governance and compliance framework development.
- ELA collateral assessment and FMI liquidity gap identification.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience.
- SQL (min 1 year).
- Business and data analysis (min 2 years).
- Power BI or QlikView/Qlik Sense (min 1 year).
- Banking experience.
- PowerBI experience or similar reporting platform.
- SAS experience.
- Business and/or Data Analysis experience.
- SAS (exposure or working knowledge).
- Ability to work with large datasets from Hadoop or similar environments.
- Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Treasury or Liquidity Management experience.
- Familiarity with financial forecasting or resolution modelling.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
- Experience in creating reporting dashboards and automated data pipelines.
- Exposure to compliance, risk governance, or financial planning processes.
- Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable banking experience, and previous earnings.
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Contract
- Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
- Industries Advertising Services
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Senior specialist: business analysis
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Business Analysis Manager Johannesburg North
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A leader within the retail industry is looking for an experienced Business Analysis Manager to join the team. This proudly South African company has been in existence for over half a century and has grown into a leader within the market.
The Successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Coaching and leading the business analysis team
- Strategic thinking in how to provide the best solution for the business
- Business process design and documentation expertise
- Improving the quality of the business analysis team
- Identifying business opportunities
- Risk management
- Ensuring all Project Issues are properly reported
- Assisting Group Financial Management Team with all financial reporting requirements
- Assisting with IT Audit requirements
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information / Business Systems
- Proven experience as a Financial Business Analysis Manager
Job Experience & Skills Required:
- 5 to 7 years experience within a similar role
Package & Remuneration:
R - R - Annually
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly. For more finance jobs, please visit our website .
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles/positions. We also invite you to contact us to discuss your next career move in finance!
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Business Intelligence, Analysis
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Job Purpose
The company is looking for an experienced and dynamic Business Intelligence, Analysis & Systems Manager to lead our team of Business Analysts. This strategic role is key to bridging the gap between what the business needs and the technology solutions available. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the entire lifecycle of system enhancements—from scoping and design through to deployment—and ensuring the ongoing stability of these systems via dedicated application support. Furthermore, the successful candidate will lead a team in developing and executing strategic projects, govern master data, and proactively find new opportunities to drive business efficiency and growth.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Management
- Lead, mentor, and manage the performance and professional development of the Business Intelligence team.
- Allocate BI and BA resources effectively across projects and support activities, ensuring optimal workload distribution.
- Foster a collaborative environment that encourages knowledge sharing and high performance.
- Set clear objectives, conduct regular performance reviews, and provide constructive feedback to team members.
Application Support Management
- Establish and oversee a Tier 2 support desk managed by the BI team for business-critical applications and systems.
- Ensure timely triage, prioritization and resolution of incoming support tickets, bugs, and data-related queries.
- Analyse support trends to identify root causes, recommending permanent solutions such as system enhancements, bug fixes, or improved user training.
- Act as a key escalation point for complex or high-priority issues, coordinating with technical teams to ensure swift resolution.
- Manage communication with business users regarding ticket status, resolution timelines, and system outages.
System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Management
- Oversee the scoping of operational system changes, working closely with business stakeholders to define clear requirements, deliverables, and success criteria.
- Lead the creation of intuitive and user-centric UI/UX designs and wireframes for new features and systems.
- Develop and manage comprehensive testing strategies, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), to ensure solutions are robust and meet business requirements.
- Plan and execute seamless system deployments and deliver effective user training programs.
Strategic Project Development & Execution
- Develop and lead strategic initiatives by identifying opportunities for significant process optimisation, system innovation, or competitive advantage.
- Construct and present compelling business cases to senior leadership, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI (ROI) projections, and feasibility studies.
- Execute and manage strategic projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
- Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure and report on the business impact and success of strategic initiatives.
Business Intelligence & Data Governance
- Act as a key resource for business departments, assisting with reporting needs, dashboard creation, and data analysis.
- Support and contribute to the company's Master Data Management (MDM) strategy, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of core business data.
- Assist business with complex excel analysis.
QUALIFYING CRITERIA
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Systems / Computer Science / Information Technology Management. A relevant postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in a business analysis, systems analysis, or related role.
- At least 3-5 years of proven experience in a leadership position, directly managing a team of analysts or technical professionals.
- Demonstrable experience managing the full project lifecycle for software or system implementations.
- Hands-on experience with business intelligence and reporting tools (e.g. SSRS, Power BI)
- Solid understanding and practical experience with Master Data Management (MDM) principles.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and root-cause analysis ability.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to independently collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Working knowledge on translating business needs into technical specifications.
- Experience in report writing and executive feedback.
- Experience in managing a Tier 2 or Tier 3 application support function or help desk is highly desirable.
QUALIFYING ATTRIBUTES
- Leadership: Strong ability to lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team.
- Strategic Thinking: Proven ability to see the bigger picture, align technology with business goals, and drive strategic change.
- Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical skills with a talent for root cause analysis and solving complex business and system problems.
- Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and manage expectations with stakeholders at all levels.
- Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and manage expectations with stakeholders at all levels.
- Continuous Learning: A passion for staying current with emerging technologies, BI trends, and modern business analysis practices, and fostering that curiosity within the team.
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