Senior Specialist: Finance Business Partner

4 weeks ago


Bellville, South Africa Vodafone Full time

**Role purpose**:
The Senior Specialist will be responsible in providing financial analysis and delivering insights on financial reports and forecasting to the various business units within Technology. Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders.

**Your responsibilities will include**:
Preparation of budget and rolling forecast within the Real Estate
- towers portfolio, with an extensive knowledge of the accounting standard, IFRS16. An expansive IFRS16 forecast that should include the unwinding of assets and liabilities.
Detailed analysis on the cost and income lease agreements and ensuring completeness and accuracy of the lease portfolio is maintained.
Ensuring major accounts for leases and rentals/ electricity is reconciled with a complete database.

Key involvement in the delivery of an automated leases and rentals forecasting tool with key data analysis, through close participation with VIPP (new lease portfolio management system).
A dedicated business partner to the Head of National Property Management, involved in the saving initiatives to drive meaningful financial decision making in the negotiation of lease agreements.
Managing the financial controllers in the business areas to feedback to a centralised FP&A, to enable accurate month end forecasting and accurate financial inputs.
Continuous tracking and financial performance of strategic projects in comparison to planned roll out.
Working closely with the Technology Effectiveness and Transformation team (TEP) on identifying opportunities in technology and tracking the saving plan.
Verification of the networks sites accountable for energy consumption and ensuring controls are in place for the accuracy of costs recorded.
Preparation of business cases and providing insightful financial analysis to the investment opportunities.
Working closely with Finops to provide comprehensive commentary for leases and rentals/ electricity/ leased lines on the variance of actual verse budgeted spend at month end closure.

Keeping abreast of latest standards and ensuring alignment to the governance, SOX controls and accounting standards are adhered to.
Participation in benchmarking activities with the relevant Technology business units.
Understanding of intra group transactions and the transfer pricing rules applied
Support to key stakeholders, Finops, National Property, Regional Property, Group counterparts, various business units in technology
Proficiency in the accounting standards and liaison with the Finops IFRS team and internal audit when necessary.
Adhoc request as required.

Preferably CA (SA) / B.Com graduate, in Accountancy or business-related field
5+ years relevant financial experience
Ideally working across multinational environments and stakeholders.
Extensive IAS17 & IFRS16 knowledge
Microsoft Office (Excel essential)
Analytical skills
Communication skills
Query Management
Time Management

**Desired**
Experience with the SAP RE module
Preferably HFM knowledge

**Compliance and Control**
Establishing adherence to the relevant Group policies;
Ensure compliance with SOX controls
Ensure that all Vodacom and Vodafone compliance requirements are met:
Work with other departments to ensure all cross-department issues are resolved.

**Knowledge and experience**
Accounting Experience or in a similar position
Previous experience in telecommunication is highly desirable
Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, especially Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Working knowledge of Accounting principles especially IAS17 & IFRS16
Financial systems especially SAP
Analytical thinking
Problem solving
Innovative
Writing
Stress management
Effective communication
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to work with little or no supervision

Closing date for Applications**:14 March 2023.**

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

The Company’s 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.



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