Chief Financial Officer - Nexio Johannesburg, South Africa Enterprise Business Unit Posted 16 H[...]

Vodafone Group Plc; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in South Africa seeks a Chief Financial Officer responsible for the financial health and strategy of the organization. The ideal candidate will have a CA (SA) and over 10 years of experience in financial management, with proven leadership capabilities. This role involves guiding financial operations, establishing fiscal controls, and collaborating with executive teams to drive integrated strategies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' relevant experience, including 5+ years in senior financial management.
• Experience with board level executives and corporate governance.
• Hands-on management of all strategic and day-to-day finance operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial plans and policies.
• Establish fiscal controls and prepare financial reports.
• Drive integrated strategies and collaborate across departments.

Skills

Financial leadership

Budgeting

Risk Management

Analytical skills

Education

CA (SA)

Job description

Chief Financial Officer - Nexio Johannesburg, South Africa

The incumbent is responsible for the overall financial function and fiscal health of the organisation. This includes determining financial strategy, establishing financial and dividend policies, and coordinating all aspects of the financial function. The role directs activities related to the security and investment of the organisation's assets and funds, ensuring that all financial transactions, policies, and procedures align with both short- and long-term objectives as well as regulatory requirements.

• Key responsibilities include developing, implementing, and maintaining financial plans and policies to ensure effective financial management.
• The role establishes fiscal controls, prepares financial reports, maintains relationships with investment and banking communities, advises management on financial affairs, and supports long-range planning.
• Additionally, the role manages, leads, and guides the organisation through dynamic regulatory environments, delivering all financial elements of the Nexio strategy.
• The incumbent is also responsible for establishing a comprehensive risk management framework, including the development of risk and legal management strategies, structures, processes, and culture.

This is achieved through the development of accurate 3–5-year long-range plans and effective business planning.

This includes making recommendations for proactive risk management decisions, implementing risk management techniques, and ensuring robust risk reporting to top management, public disclosure, and regulatory bodies.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Executive directorship and Organization Strategy
• Responsible for financial strategy and reporting as a board member.
• Influencing board members, investors, and executive peers
• Primarily involved in the development, evolution and approval of the long-term vision across the Finance and Commercial functions
• Functional Responsibility
• Most senior level within a major Function / s for a business unit
• Sets functional strategy and significantly influences business unit strategy
• Accounting Officer
• Account to FRRC – Annual Financial Statements
• Account to FRRC – Dividends
• Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership
• 2IC to the CEO
• Business Partner to Exco
• Working closely with other departments to drive integrated strategies.
• Building trust and alignment across the leadership team.
• Provides leadership to managers and / or professional staff
• Provides technical guidance to employees

The ideal candidate for this role will have :

• CA (SA) essential.
• Minimum of 10 years' relevant experience with not less than 5 years in a senior financial management position.
• Technical Competence :
• Financial leadership experience, including development for the continuous evaluation of short and long- term strategic financial objectives and operating procedures and managing with Integrity to drive business performance
• Experience in working with board of director level executives, deep understanding and experience in Strategy development process, Corporate Governance as well as sound business planning skills
• Ability to provide hands‑on functional management for all strategic and day‑to‑day operational activities related to accounting and finance, including, but not limited to accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, financial analysis, audit, management of funds and cash flow, pricing, contracts, tax, and direct oversight of audit function
• Experience in the finance and accounting function of the organization.
• Experience in pricing negotiations with Vendors on major deals.
• Commercial and Risk Management experience.
• Experience in business development, and deal making experience will be an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and experience in mergers and acquisitions will be an added advantage.

3 years' experience in a technology environment dealing with industry specific accounting issues highly desirable.

Key Competencies :

• Strategic financial organizational strategies
• Contributing financial and accounting information analysis and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction, establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Reshapes organizational capability early to reflect strategy Matches structure, operating model, processes and capability to the commercial needs of the market.
• Profit, revenue and cash; dealmaker
• – ability to understand and drive all P&L levers / resources in a complimentary manner and manage trade-offs + Willing to invest short-term on financials for long-term interest.
• Invests understanding on what levels Nexio can differentiate itself and corrals the organisation energy to this + Anticipates the impact of external trends to shape positions, investments and business development + Combines business instinct with an analytical, data driven focus.
• Operational experience.
• Leads strategically but understands the commercial, customer and people detail.
• Creates space to shape the long‑term whilst maintaining short‑term delivery + Can easily switch from helicopter view to detail + Willing to drive operational intensity by drilling into the detail + Understands business operations in a detailed way.
• Personal impact & leads with integrity, with emotional intelligence.
• Has personal presence, stature & interpersonal skills to engage internal & external stakeholders.

Closing date for Applications :

• 31 October

The base location for this role is

• Vodacom, Midrand 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.

Years of experience

• Less than 2 years
• 2 - 4 years
• 4 - 8 years
• 8+ years

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