Analyst - Retail
Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Posted April 7, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Astron Energy is one of the leading suppliers of petroleum products in South Africa through its vast network of approximately 850 service stations. Astron Energy owns and operates the country’s third-largest crude oil refinery, with a capacity of 100,000 barrels a day. The refinery, located in Milnerton, Cape Town, produces petrol, diesel, jet fuel, LPG, bitumen gas and other speciality products. The company’s Durban-based Lubricants Manufacturing Plant has world class blending and base oil storage capabilities, through which it markets and exports high-quality products to consumers across the country and to key African markets. Astron Energy has a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment rating against the amended Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice. The company has committed to protecting people and the environment and to driving sustainable economic growth in South Africa through its social investment programmes in health, education and economic development.
Job Description
Support business teams with value-driven analysis, providing actionable insights to enhance profitability, manage risks, and improve forecast accuracy.
Requirements
- Conduct in-depth financial performance analysis
- Assess integrated value chain
- Monitor working capital trends
- Deliver insights to leadership
- Partner with business unit teams
- Support long-term strategic planning
- Guide decision-making
- Provide focused financial support for monthly integrated business planning
- Drive monthly forecasting and annual business planning activities
- Utilize advanced analytics and predictive models
- Analyze profitability at customer, product, terminal, and value chain levels
- Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and reporting
- Collaborate with business and support teams
- Evaluate performance metrics
- Champion initiatives to enhance reporting processes
