Senior Specialist: Lease Management & Analytics Job at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• Execute lease and electricity payments, ensuring accurate accounting and vendor onboarding. Focus on financial analysis, cost optimization, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Perform data analysis and reporting using tools like SQL, Excel, and PowerBI. Oversee vendor contracts and drive process improvements through digital transformation.

Your responsibilities will include:

Lease and Electricity Management

• Facilitate payment of rental and electricity in conjunction with Finops Shared Services
• Prepare and manage accrual accounting of BTS leases as well as electricity provisions
• Onboard new vendors/landlord on Supplier Onboarding Portal based on specific documentation requirements
• Create, modify and/or terminate vendor/landlord and lease related details on relevant systems, platforms and tools
• Prepare checklist related to leases in accordance with best practice, IFRS16 and Vodacom specific requirements
• Manage the BTS electricity provisions and payment for leased TowerCo sites, Rooftop sites, DAS sites etc.

Financial Analysis and Cost Optimisation

• Implement cost measures in the property portfolio to avoid back-billing claims, budget overspend from various landlords (i.e. TowerCos, MNOs, Private)
• Prepare financial cost models to guide and drive cost optimisation initiatives across the entire portfolio
• Perform various financial analysis (i.e. Cash Flow Forecasting and Analysis) of leases, rental and electricity portfolios

Budgeting, Cashflow and Forecasting

• Prepare cash flow and forecast report pertaining to leases and electricity
• Prepare Opex budget and forecasting pertaining to leases and electricity as part of LRP in conjunction with FBP and FinOps

Data Analysis, Database Management and Reporting

• Perform and data analysis and interactive dashboard across the entire property portfolio using different tools SQL, Excel, PowerBI to give insights to Senior Management
• Build one-stop shop database of sites, leases, electricity account with touchpoint from various technical systems
• Develop Site lease rental benchmark across various portfolios and regions and provide quantitative analysis to guide commercial negotiations
• Prepare and produce high quality reports tailored for Executive and Management

Vendor Contract Management and Programme Management

• Govern, lead and guide the Lease Management vendors through structured governance review sessions, service delivery performance metrics and periodic management reporting
• Perform periodic performance reviews of the appointed vendors through various measures i.e. non-performance penalties
• Process payment for the vendors based on service rendered and in line with SCM procedures
• Develop a lease renewal programme to address expired leases, future expiries to avoid potential accrual and budget overspend
• Formulate best case and timebound actionable plan to address key opportunities (i.e. accrual reduction, back-billing avoidance, expired leases)

Process Improvement and Digital Transformation

• Transform the digital management of leases, rentals and electricity to reduce the manual tasks through automation
• Identify inefficiencies and gaps in the existing Lease and Electricity Management process and develop a robust process improvement plan

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Degree/Diploma in Accounting / Finance/Real Estate
• 5 – 8 years relevant experience
• 5 years of working experience in a Financial and Contract administration environment (essential).
• Legal-related tertiary qualification (advantageous)

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Regulations
• Finance
• Accounting
• Policies & Procedures
• Economic Principles
• Persuading and Influencing
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Planning and Organising
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Achieving Personal Work Goals and Objectives
• Adhering to Principles and Values

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: 21 January 2026.