Senior Specialist: FP&A and Reporting needed at Vodafone Global Enterprise

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