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Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting professional process workshops with business and technology stakeholders to gather information and identify risks.
• Identifying, developing, and implementing necessary process improvements for key initiatives.
• Creating and implementing process metrics, reports, and control points (Track , monitor and measure projects implemented) 
• Proactively identifying and carrying out root cause analysis of the problem.
• Logically and accurately map business process steps according to defined standards and maintain existing refinery processes and documentation.
• Collaborating with other stakeholders to ensure achievement of goal
• Assisting in compiling Business Requirements for systems and performing UAT
• Driving process adoption & compliance with end users.
• Keeping a systematic approach to coordinating and managing process and system change definitions and implementations.
• Application of industry related methodologies and frameworks such as design thinking 
• End to End business and customer journey design.
• Identifying customer journeys and processes as-is and as-to-be and creating opportunities for improvement.
• Identify and resolve business issues and data challenges within organisation
• Accountable for the BAU prioritisation of the IT squads

The ideal candidate for this role will have;

Technical / Professional Qualifications:

• Matric Certificate Computer literacy (Advanced word and Excel)
• Relevant B degree ( Information Systems, BA, Soc Sci, B Comm)

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:

• 5 years Business Analysis experience, Process Improvement Customer Journey Management  
• Must have an affinity for data 
• Detailed orientated
• Ability to start and finish tasks
• Strong Planning and organisational skills

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Your responsibilities will include:

Business Case Development;    

• Gather all inputs from commercial & technical departments & external references
• Provide the methodology and best practices
• Review business cases and challenge divisions by proposing alternatives to drive value
• Present trade-offs and rank alternatives
• Support senior management to take the appropriate decision
• Identify ways to track actual results 
• Ensure governance policies are followed
• Business Partner Decision Support    

Traffic economics;

• Build & maintain bottom-up traffic model (devices, active users, usage, roaming customers etc.)
• Monthly reporting on actuals vs budgeted views

Forecasting; 

• Provide insights into Site Profitability
• Technology Intracompany service pricing – identify and evaluate any Technology services rendered across business areas (RAN, Transmission, Core etc.) Formulate methodologies and reporting that support charge backs.
• Support effectiveness of working capital on all Technology equipment (End-end process tracking: Budget approval/PO creation + receipting/order/cash flow)

Wholesale Support; 

• Provide best practices & methodologies for Technology cost allocation / recovery 
• Automation of pricing models that will assist EBU & Wholesale to seamlessly extract updated costing
• Site Profitability maintenance – Quarterly reports on site performance (Financial & Technical). 
• Network Operational costs due diligence – ongoing tracking & reporting on accuracy and key governance on Opex costs.
• Regulatory support – provide best practices and methodologies for costing requirements.
• Ad-hoc requests that support the on-going operational control environment over financial items (cross functional support to FP&A team)
• Manage reports / extracts required by EHOD/PS

Post implementation Reviews (PIR):

• Carry out ex post analysis / Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs) & propose recommendations

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• BCom, CIMA and/or B Tech advantageous. At least 5 year experience in Telecommunications. Experience in Technology Operations dealing with Technical Services and Resources will be advantageous. Deep understanding of Business Cases requirements for Key Strategic and Capex Projects. 
• At least 5 years’ relevant industry experience, preferably gained in a fast-moving multinational environment (experience in Technology (Network & IT) essential). 
• Experience in Technology resource systems / platform to access Technology insights would be advantageous
• Business support, financial planning and cost modelling expertise will be an advantage for the role however relevant Technical Operational experience is considered to be equally advantageous
• Experience of cost efficiency programs advantageous
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders with differing or competing requirements and consistently exceeding their expectations; and  
• Excellent presentation skills, particularly communicating to a non-Finance audience 

Competency Requirements for Business Partnering:

• Strong financial modelling skills
• Strong analytical skills 
• Ability to identify and assess key risks and sensitivities
• Action oriented / sense of urgency
• Advanced skills in Excel
• Influence at senior level 
• Excellent communication skills
• Strongly results oriented 
• Solid organisation and planning skills
• Partnership approach to business unit teams 

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The successful candidate will be required to:

• Interact with the Vodafone Finance Shared Services Centre (VOIS) performing activities on behalf of the Vodacom Group to ensure completeness and accuracy of Intercompany related accounting
• Support the rest of all relevant stakeholders with requests and queries submitted to the VOIS
• Manage the local ICO team and be responsible for team performance
• Advise stakeholers and assist in providing guidance related to exchange control requirements for related parties
• Financial statements disclosure including related party disclosure
• Establish a close relationship with the other team leaders across Finance Operations, Finance Business Partners, local finance teams of Vodacom Group Subsidiaries and cost centre owners in the business
• Interact with the Global Process leaders and peers in the European and Indian Shared Service centre ICO process team leaders/managers
• Advise all relevant stakeholders on Intercompany related transactions, accounting, processes and reporting
• Manage the entire Budget and Planning process for the specific Intercompany stream which includes the budget roll out, confirmation with partners, loading of intercompany confirmations and clearing validations.
• Management Reporting on actuals, explaining variances compared to prior periods and budgets, etc.
• Identify opportunities to optimize intercompany related cash flows and managing receivables and payables to ensure payments and receipt of cash on time.
• Past achievements will demonstrate an expertise with sub processes, a capacity to work well with people and enjoys solving issues and striving for best practice.
• The successful candidate will also have the desire and potential capability to go beyond a team leader role in the ICO process.
• They will be a member of the wider ICO/Cash Flow/Forex/Terminals management team and will be required to perform cross-functional tasks within this team.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leadership (people and stakeholders);

• Contribute to achieving World Class ICO processes
• Lead a team in operating ICO, working closely with other team leaders other key stakeholders
• Strive to achieve and exceed financial objectives set for the year
• Contribute to planning for the ICO processes; 
• Maintain a strong control environment, ensuring compliance to all relevant Group policies. 
• Establishing, the key deliverables are met by the ICO team
• Establish and manage relationships with the members of the VOIS ICO team
• Establish relationships with the Finance and Management teams of the Vodacom Group and VSA subsidiaries and provide support if and when required in respect of  the ICO process
• As a key member of the wider leadership team for Intercompany, Cash Flow, TCM & Forex, ensure your involvement in driving the successes of the process

Performance management;

• Provide regular updates on performance of the sub process(es)
• Identify and maintain performance measures for the VOIS team
• Follow the escalation process and path for VOIS related issues
• Follow the escalation path and non-surprise management philosophy
• Identify promote and implement initiatives to improve the P2P sub process in line with Global performance metric; Driving CPI practices within the team
• Support the credit & risk team with Intercompany related collections
• Support the team in resolving operational process and control issues
• Managing the disputes arising from ICO process, e.g. overdue payments, Price/quantity variances, etc.
• Supervision of the monthly ICO closing activities, review and approval of ICO balance sheet reconciliations, identify gaps and steps to be taken to correct incorrect entries
• Perform call over sessions with team members as required by the Performance Dialogue process and provide call over minutes for review by the Manager: Forex, Cash Flow, Opex & Intercompany

Compliance and control;

• Establishing adherence to the relevant Group policies; Address breaches in the ICO and P2P Policies
• Ensure that all Vodacom and Vodafone compliance requirements are met: SOX, Internal Audit, External Audit, Key control questionnaires, Certifications, Statutory reporting and disclosures
• Work with other departments to ensure all cross department issues are resolved.  Such as tax (VAT) compliance, Treasury and cash management for FX rates, R2R for GL coding, FP&A for HFM and SAP mapping, SCM and Master Data to ensure accuracy and completeness in respect of related party transactions, etc.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Essentia;l

• Matric
• BCom graduate, in Accountancy or business related field
• 5+ years relevant financial experience
• Ideally working across multinational environments and stakeholders.
• End-to-end knowledge of Intercompany in a Shared Service centre, supporting multiple companies and countries.
• Management accountancy, P&L, Balance Sheet and cash flows.  Knowledge of how period end information is used within the organisation drive business decisions
• ICO operational knowledge
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, use spreadsheets efficiently, and perform calculations and automation to process large volumes of data
• SOX, IFRS and local GAAP knowledge
• Ability to adapt quickly in a new environment and work on multiple systems/platforms
• Ability to communicate ICO information with non-finance employees
• Ability to  effectively communicate across all levels of FinOps

Desired;

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or CIMA
• Studying towards Chartered Accountant qualification or CIMA