Senior Specialist: FP&A and Reporting

Job Description

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

The core purpose of this role is to support the Group Finance FP&A team to ensure that key business objectives, effective decision making, and operational financial planning & insights is met through end-to-end business partnering for the respective Operating Companies (OpCos) on all reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
The individual will be expected to interact with various stakeholders and business partners together with the EHOD (Executive head): Group FP&A.

Your responsibilities will include:

Month End Close, Forecasting and Budget Process

• Responsible for the Month-end-close including Early View & Rolling Forecast process for The Group including all KPI/KFI insights to support views
• Support the annual Budgeting and Long-Range Planning (LRP) process for The Group including all KPI/KFI insights to support views. Provide the trend informing insights & review with EHOD providing validation, support and alignment
• Review of P&L including Customer Revenue (Service & Non-Service Revenue), Direct Costs, A&R and KPI/KFI trends that support insights.
• Support EHOD: FP&A in driving clear views into P&L for Month-end close, Rolling Forecast, Budgeting and LRP process
• Support EHOD: FP&A & provide Operational Support in understanding OPEX/CAPEX requirements

Management Reporting & Insights

• Provide End-to-end Group specific reporting on Revenue, Direct Costs & A&R for The Group profitability, analysis and insights to support performance narrative and efficiency targets
• Monthly P&L commentary and analysis at a high level OpCo view to support the variance commentary
• Monitoring OpCo’s performance against targets
• Identifying potential issues and carrying out analysis to validate
• Supporting OpCo’s to identify, analyse, validate and implement remedy actions
• Contribute to Management reporting that lands in Exco and board

Business Intelligence

• Provide insightful management information with strong focus on anticipating and managing monthly/quarterly results, and on management actions
• Strategic alignment

Control, Governance & Modelling

• Maintain an effective operational control environment over financial items, identifying weaknesses and developing solutions especially on enablement solutions and their rollout.
• Ensure business decisions are made within the governance and How we work framework
• Build and maintain models to assist with MEC, RF, Budget, LRP, with support from D&A, RPA & commercial aimed at simplifying reporting capabilities, data accuracy and automated reports/dashboards

Innovation and change

• Simplify and standardise modelling, reporting and processes wherever possible whilst ensuring that the requirements of the business are delivered
• The ability to use system tools & technologies to analyse data, such as Bl, big data etc.
• Look for new and innovative ways of working to strive for continual improvement

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• At least 5+ years in financial management experience with relevant BSc. or BCom. Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics or relevant financial degree. CIMA / CA(SA) advantageous
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience in financial and business analysis. ICT industry experience is an advantage
• Experience in Budgeting and Forecasting
• Experience in financial and business information analysis
• Experience in financial modelling and business partnering
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy
• Strong financial management & analytical skills
• Understanding of revenues, costs & profitability
• Good communication & presentation skills
• Strong Commercial Acumen
• Multiple-stakeholder Management Ability
• Develop knowledge of the company and competitive industry preferable

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• Ownership ability
• Formulating Solutions & Concepts. Deciding and Initiating action
• Delivering results and meeting Exco expectations
• Relating and Networking
• Persuading and Influencing
• Strong Writing and Reporting
• Adapting and responding to change

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 5 August 2025

The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom Campus

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.