Snr Manager: Finance Transformation & Shared Services Job at BCX

Key Deliverables / Primary Functions

• Define and execute the BCX Finance Transformation roadmap aligned to BCX Group Finance strategy.
• Design and embed a future-fit Finance Target Operating Model covering: Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash and Asset & Investment Accounting.
• Lead the establishment and continuous optimisation of Finance Shared Services, ensuring standardisation, scalability, and service excellence across markets and business units.
• Identify, prioritise, and deliver automation opportunities across core finance processes to reduce manual effort, cycle times, and operational risk.
• Drive ERP optimisation and the adoption of workflow tools, reporting automation, and intelligent controls.
• Partner closely with Digital, IT, Enterprise Performance Enablement, and Data teams to ensure Finance processes and data structures are digitally enabled and future-ready.
• Strengthen the end-to-end financial control environment by embedding preventative, detective, and automated controls.
• Reduce key-person dependencies and manual interventions through process redesign and system-based controls.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with IFRS, statutory, audit, and Group governance requirements while improving audit outcomes and control efficiency.
• Deliver measurable and sustainable cost savings through: Process simplification, Automation and Shared services leverage.
• Develop robust business cases for transformation initiatives, with clear ROI, benefits tracking, and value realisation.
• Ensure transformation initiatives deliver long-term structural benefits rather than short-term cost cutting.
• Enable faster close cycles and improved quality of management information.
• Shift Finance outputs from historical reporting toward predictive, forward-looking insights that support executive decision-making.
• Improve data integrity, consistency, and transparency across Finance reporting and performance dashboards.
• Lead Finance change initiatives with a strong focus on adoption, capability uplift, and behavioural change.
• Build internal Finance capability to sustain and continuously improve transformed processes.
• Engage effectively with senior stakeholders across BCX, Telkom Group, auditors, and external partner

Core Functional Skills & Capabilities

• SAP ERP
• Digital Transformation
• Continuous Improvement
• Impactful Communication
• Financial Management
• Financial Governance

Core Behavioural Competencies

• Adapting & Responding to change
• Deciding & Initiating Action
• Delivering Results & Meeting customer expectations
• Formulating Strategies & Concepts
• Job Match
• Leading and supervising

Minimum Qualifications

• NQF 8: Honours Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting or Chartered Accounting

Additional Education -Preferred /Advantage

Experience

• Eight (8) to twelve (12) years’ working experience in Finance, with demonstrable exposure to Finance Transformation, Shared Services implementation or optimisation
• Experience in large, complex organisations (ICT / services environment) advantageous. 

Certifications

Professional Memberships in Relevant Industry

• SAICA – South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Level of Engagement & Span of Control

• Level of engagement – Engagement will all levels within the organisation, internal and external to the business.
• Span of control = 1 – 5

Special Requirements / Employment Condition

• Willing to travel
• Valid Drivers license
• Ability to work extended /long hours as and when required

Workplace / Physical Requirements

• Hybrid Remote Worker
• Non-Billable