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FinOps Lead

Posting Country:  South Africa
Date Posted:  7 Aug 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. 
 

Join Us

At MAST, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life,MAST offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Role purpose:

Accountable for full ownership of all aspects related to the accurate and complete recording of all accounting transactions in order to compile the MAST Financial Statements (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statements). This must be compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards and Shareholder Policies. Key aspects include leading the Annual Financial Standards finalisation, management of the external audit, any internal audits and the implementation of SOX and other internal controls.

Who you are

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

  • Member of the management leadership team (MANCO – extended leadership at MAST).
  • Responsible for all International Financial Reporting Standards reporting including statutory accounts.
  • Ownership of the ERP’s financial processes and manual processes within Finance
  • Accountable to define and manage any outsourced capacity required by FinOps
  • End to end responsibility for all financial processes impacting the trial balance
  • Lead on the design and  implement efficiencies e.g. process automation and/or digitisation
  • Accountable for the reconciliation of the general ledger as well as sub-ledgers such as AP, AR and FAR.
  • Responsible for all FinOps related stakeholder reporting for interim and year end, including tax reporting.
  • Lead on all audit relations e.g. External Auditor, Internal Auditor, Tax Authority.
  • Manages the internal controls applicable to financials including SOX controls.
  • Effectively manage the the FinOps team  of professionals by providing leadership, problem solving and decision making aligned to our entrepreneurial high performance cultural framework.
  • Manage key stakeholders including Vodacom South Africa

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

  • Navigating Complexity (Judgement, Decision Making & integrity
  • Exercises appropriate level decision making and judgment for the role
  • Is committed to upholding principles of integrity and fairness
  • Uses judgement to develop effective strategies
  • Makes timely, effective, quality decisions
  • Owns decisions and actions
  • Ability to effectively communicate at an executive management level.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Substantial financial knowledge and experience
  • Technical IFRS knowledge
  • Ability to work across cross-functional and cultural boundaries

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

  • A Financial degree or equivalent is essential.
  • CA(SA) is essential.
  • A minimum of 8 to 10 years relevant experience in a telecoms or technology company, including a minimum of 5 years applied experience in a multinational/multi-location team and matrix organisations.
  • 3-5 years of leadership experience are essential.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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