Specialist: VB FBP Financial Planning & Analysis at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Role purpose:

Execute performance management, forecasting, and reporting through coordination with appropriate business stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasting and delivery of results for VB. Work
closely with finance senior management to increase a company’s efficiency and profitability by assisting with the formulation of both medium and long-term financial planning.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Financial Planning: Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecast.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for Vodacom and Vodafone. Provide analysis, insights, and controls over targets and actual performance measures and KPIs
• Operating expenditure management: Ensure accurate reporting of VB Opex and guide the business towards the achievement of Opex targets through budgetary controls and the delivery of Opex productivity initiatives. Partner with the business in reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost-saving initiatives
• CAPEX Decision support and reporting: Track Technology CAPEX investments and support business decision-making through CAPEX prioritization and CAPEX post-investment reviews
• Month-end close process: Support Finance Operations to ensure accurate reporting of VB’s financial results and position

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Job-Related Skills and knowledge:

• Strong financial reporting skills
• Analytical skills
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Sense of urgency

Job Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• 2 years experience in FBP or financial reporting
• SAICA articles would be an advantage
• Technology and Telco experience would be an advantage
• Technical/professional qualifications:
• A University Degree in Finance
• Postgraduate qualification or finance professional qualification be an advantage e.g. CIMA, CA (SA), MBA etc.

Closing date for Applications:  03 February 2023