Principal Specialist: Financial Planning & Analysis

Role purpose:

Providing reporting support to the Technology Business as well as managing the FP&A reporting requirements. Key go to person between FP&A and Technology as well as central FP&A team, managing information/reporting requests. Liaise/Interact effectively with FP&A team, Finance Business Units and internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality commentary supported by facts/analytical information. Manage the FP&A reports being produced by the team ensuring high-quality reports being produced.

Effectively managing the Budget/Forecast process including budget and forecast project plan mapping, providing clear guidelines to the business for all forecast and budget cycles, and quality review of the planned submissions.

Drive and coordinate the working capital management with the FP&A team and internal stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

Actively manage the execution of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes; monitor and communicate progress toward achievement of planning cycles
Prepare and manage the budgeting and forecasting project plan, providing clear guidelines to the business for all forecast and budget cycles, and quality review of the planned submissions
Simplify and standardize modeling, reporting, and processes wherever possible whilst ensuring that the requirements of the business are delivered.

Manage and coordinate the Budget/Forecast/Rolling Forecast timelines ensuring internal stakeholders have received clear guidelines on expected submission outcomes and timelines, as well as coordinate the process within FP&A and Finance Business Units ensuring timeous submission and daily progress status during these periods

Developing and providing management reports; collecting and analyzing complex data with commentary to explain variances

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

Job Experience:
Experience in financial modeling
Minimum of 8 - 10 yrs experience, inclusive of:
Minimum of 5 years of financial planning/ management at senior level

Must have technical/professional qualifications:
CA (SA)/ MComm Accounting with Completed Articles
A leadership skills course would be advantageous

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

Job-Related Skills:
Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI
Ability to collaborate and work with different stakeholders
Ability to influence and effect change
Strong people leadership skills
Ability to communicate at Executive leadership level
Ability to identify and assess key risks and sensitivities
Sense of urgency
Commercial acumen
Deep understanding of the competitive environment

Job Knowledge:
knowledge of key mobile communication products and services and technology
knowledge of key working capital drivers
Deep understanding of the business drivers and sensitivities

Closing date for Applications: 14 December 2022.

The base location for this role is, Midrand, Vodacom Campus.

The Company\u2019s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.