Financial Manager: Budget and Reporting

## When it comes to putting people first, we're number 1. The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa. Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2026. ## Role Purpose/Business Unit: This person will be responsible for running the Vodacom head office companies end to end finance function. ## Your responsibilities will include: Budgeting * Design and lead with the overall budget, forecast and long-range plans for all the above companies. This includes ongoing rolling forecast processes. * Alignment to the strategic priorities of the company to ensure the financial targets are in line with expected outcomes. * Lead and facilitate budget presentations and discussions with senior executives, as well as the Vodacom Group CFO and CEO. * Present budgets at a board/trustee level for YeboYethu and Siyanda companies. * Ownership of the budget overspend and transfer process, including implementation and monitoring of policies and procedures. * Positively contribute to continuous savings initiatives for all companies. * Lead with the overall management of budget execution, monitoring and risk management thereof. * Manage and take ownership of all budget data in the Hyperion Financial Management tool, as well as the planning system/s for all the above companies. * Continuous and regular engagement with senior stakeholders within the company for budget requirements and tracking. * Lead with variance analysis and commentary on the above companies including standard management reporting, as well as Exco and shareholder requirements. * Lead with fit for growth and other key budget initiatives within the above companies as required. * Digitally transform the reporting within the function. * Develop and maintain various robust budget models. * Supporting departments to identify, analyse, validate and implement remedy actions based on trends and variances. Reporting * Lead and take ownership of month end, interim and financial year-end procedures in accordance with the financial calendars. * Lead and take ownership of the overall accounting data for all the above companies. This includes inter alia Opex, Capex, Interest, forex, hedging, investments, impairments, share transactions (BEE/FSP), Accounts receivable and payables, debt, preference shares, revenue, dividends as well as intercompany. * Primary liaison for various audit functions (internal and external) for the above companies. * Compile and manage various company–wide requirements including inter alia BEE reporting, ageing reports, VIP restatements, statutory packs, financial certifications, bonus calculations. ## Financial Operations – Including Group Recharges * Principal accountant for the above companies on the SAP & HFM systems, including SAP “FDS” overall approver (Financial Decision Support) for all intercompany transactions. Take full ownership of accounting for the above companies within SAP & HFM. * Design, manage and take ownership of cost centers for all companies. * Manage the overall cash flow accounting for the above companies. * Approve journals & Cadency recons for above companies. * Continuously design, implement and manage overall controls for Yebo Yethu and other small companies. * Administer control over accounting within the overall delegation of authority for all companies. * Manage the overall priority of payment accounting for the Yebo Yethu Company. * Calculation & monitoring of various financial covenants for the above companies. * Manage the Intercompany loading and confirmations for all the above companies. * Lead with account mapping and correct reporting on SAP and HFM for all the above companies. * Management of overall debtor collection and creditor payments of the above companies. * Manage the various dividend cycle payments and accounting. * Lead and manage deliverables with a number of inter-divisions such as Group Tax, Group Treasury, Group Organizational Effectiveness, Finops, Company Secretarial and other...