Executive Head: Cbu Lob Finance Business Partner

**Role purpose**:
To ensure that key business objectives, effective decision making and operational financial planning & insights is met through end to end business partnering for the respective LoB on all commercial initiatives impacting Contribution Margin. Business Partners includes Commercial LoB JDTs, S&D, Marketing, Terminals, FINOPs and VSA FP&A.

**Your responsibilities will include**:
**Business Partnering**:
End to end business partnering for LoB including business cases and PIRs on all commercial initiatives impacting Contribution Margin of LoB and capital investment, where applicable.

**MEC & RF process**:
Lead the Month-end-close including Early View & Rolling Forecast process (IBRO to PnL CM) for LoB, lead the trend informing insights, lead review with business partners providing validation, support and alignment

**Budget & LRP**:
Lead the budget and LRP process (IBRO to PnL CM) for LoB, lead the trend informing KPI/KFI insights, lead review with business partners providing validation, support and alignment

**Reporting & Insights**:
End to end LoB specific reporting on Customer Revenue, Direct Costs & A&R for LoB profitability, analysis and insights to support performance narrative and efficiency targets

**Data analytics**:
Build models to assist with MEC, RF, Budget, LRP, business cases and PIRs with support from D&A and commercial aimed at simplifying reporting capabilities, data accuracy and automated reports/dashboards.

**IBRO**:
Ownership of IBRO at LoB level built up from building block KPIs impacting drivers of LoB contribution margin

**Leadership and teamwork**
Lead and manage direct FBP reporting team and support business partner colleagues to ensure team success. Build relationships both internal and external to deliver business results, leveraging and respecting differences.
Create positive working relations between the CBU finance team, Vodacom SA Finance and key internal business partners & stakeholders such as Commercial LoB JDTs (incl Pricing, Segment and CVM teams), S&D, Marketing, Terminals, FINOPs and VSA FP&A.

**Communication**
Communicate with clarity and impact using multiple channels to foster open communication throughout the organisation. The ability to effectively manage expectations of key stakeholders
Written material must be of the highest quality with clear insights and actions for executive management
Facilitates the effective interaction and contribution of team members in forums like Commercial Actions, CBU MPR, WD3, 4, 5, 11 and the like.
The ability to prepare and present performance to commercial, sales, regional and management teams

**Knowledge and experience**
Develop knowledge of key mobile communication products and devices
Develop knowledge of key channel and distribution agreements
Deep understanding of the business drivers and sensitivities
Innovation and change
Simplify and standardise modelling, reporting and processes wherever possible whilst ensuring that the requirements of the business are delivered
The ability to use systems tools & technologies to analyse data, such as BI, big data etc.
Look for new and innovative ways of working to strive for continual improvement

**Essence of the role/Key Accountabilities**:
**Business Case and PIR Development**
Owns Business Case (BCA) process and supports preparation of relevant financial impacts into the BCA, engaging all relevant stakeholders while ensuring BCAs are based on solid business assumptions, the initiatives are in line with company strategy and generate adequate financial return
Owns Post Implementation Review (PIR) process on all BCAs launched that qualify for a PIR process. Supports preparation of relevant financial impacts into the PIR, engaging all relevant stakeholders while ensuring PIRs are based on actual experience. Measure project results against the BCAs using sound financial and business principles to guide and table recommendations
On all BCAs & PIRs,
Perform sensitivity analysis, highlight risk and opportunity, and propose actions to mitigate risks or chase additional opportunity.
Evaluate the impact of new & existing initiatives along with market developments
Support the business to follow the appropriate company process in approving new initiatives with Capex spend through providing structured Business Cases and specifying Capex and OPEX needs.
Gather all inputs from commercial & technical departments and external references
Provide relevant financial methodology
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

**Month End Close, Forecasting and Budget Process**
Lead the Month-end-close including Early View & Rolling Forecast process (IBRO to PnL CM) for LoB including all KPI/KFI insights to support views
Lead the annual Budgeting and Long-Range Planning (LRP) process for LoB includ