Senior Specialist: Financial Planning and Analysis at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role Purpose

The role is responsible to support the Executive Head and Principal Specialist: Financial Planning and Analysis in ensuring accurate reporting to Vodafone Group, analyzing data, and generating insights from financial reports to drive better insights into business performance. The role is expected to manage all coordination needed with the regions and group to obtain necessary information for analysis, insights, and enablement.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• To ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial results in accordance with requirements for actual and planning cycle
• Provide support to the Vodacom Subsidiaries during month-end closure, forecast and budget cycles
• Review and report financial information accurately and timeously
• Provide insightful management information with focus on month, quarter, half year, and annual results (this includes Board Pack support, Support to Investor Relations and Tax Departments as well as Vodacom Disclosure Committee).
• Contribute towards the development and improvement of financial policies, procedures and systems of internal controls in line with the Group’s internal control processes.
• Collating and review of financial data for actual and planning cycles
• Assist with external reporting to the JSE when required.
• Assist with ad hoc projects and analysis requests within the division
• Assist with process automation and testing
• Preparation of schedules/templates to support the reporting of financial data for actual and planning cycles
• Maintain relationships with the Group’s major shareholders and with subsidiaries.
• The Ideal Candidate For This Role Will Have
• B.Com Accounting Honours degree with 6+ years related experience; or
• CA / CIMA with 3+ years post articles related experience
• Knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis acquired through related work

Skills & Knowledge

• Experience in HFM advantageous
• Experience in management reporting and analysis
• Exceptional accuracy
• Exceptional ability to problem solve
• Exceptional ability to make effective choices
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Analytical;
• Knowledge and understanding of financial applications;
• Industry knowledge advantageous.
• Attitudes
• Analytical and strong problem-solving ability;
• Self driven;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines;
• A team player;
• Proactive and results orientated person

Closing date for Applications: 11 October 2022.