(Vacancy) Head Finance Operations at Vodacom, 4 August 2025

“Voice” and “Data Communications” are combined to form Vodacom.  This significant African telecom provider operates in a number of nations, including Tanzania, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Vodacom offers M-PESA along with other mobile voice, data, internet, and banking services.

Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities

Role purpose:

1. Ensure the complete, accurate and timely accounting for transactions relevant to indirect taxes and direct taxes, asset accounting, receivables, payables, wholesale traffic (including invoicing, financial netting, payments, both as supplier and customer at the same time – interconnection, roaming, MVNO/Es accounting), intercompany transactions, etc with support of the Tax team
2. Build and maintain relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders, including the VOIS;
3. Overseeing the end-to-end processes, related accounting activities and projects within each process to accurately reflect the financial position of the Group and to ensure local financial statements are compliant with accounting standards;
4. Deliver world class finance transaction processing – Ensure efficiency by standardizing transactional processes.
5. Develop and update Group’s accounting policies and ensure consistent application of these policies across Finance and the OpCo
6. Lead the development and evolution of processes, including driving continuous improvement, ongoing efficiency and cost reduction initiatives.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

1. Ensure Core Business Model (CBM) policies & processes and governance/compliance (SOX, Internal and External audit) and frameworks are in place and adhered to.
2. Sarbanes Oxley compliance throughout the OpCo and thus guarantee the compilation of the entity’s financial statements and financial statutory reporting in compliance with all the relevant GAAPs
3. Develop strong working relationship with Head of Finance Operations Vodacom/Vodafone
4. Develop and drive implementation of strategy for the Finance Operations function, encompassing direction; process improvement; human resource capability; organisation support; and technology platforms
5. Ensure the correct treatment of accounting principles according to national and international accounting policies and VGIAP in all initiatives, new products and services by properly managing and integrating the commercial requirements with the needs of finance operations (e.g. accounting, tax, reporting, supply chain)
6. Own, manage and drive the OpCo people change agenda  and develop organisational capability to deliver to future roadmaps.

Qualification, Competencies, Knowledge and ExperienceWhat you’ll do

1. Excellent technical accounting skills
2. Knowledge and experience as a Financial Controller for a large, global organisation
3. Tertiary degree in Accounting and Finance or equivalent
4. Chartered Accountant or Professional qualified accountant
5. 10+ years financial accounting experience
6. Strong communication/influencing and decision making skills – ability to balance conflicting interest
7. Operational finance experience
8. System knowledge – SAP ERP and HFM
9. Telco industry experience