Financial Manager

Vox Telecom; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecoms operator is seeking a Financial Manager in Midrand to oversee financial operations, develop strategies, manage budgets, and analyze financial data. Ideal candidates must have CA(SA), 5 years of post-article experience, and expertise in complex financial modeling and operational finance. Excellent communication skills and proficiency in financial tools are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 5 years post-article experience required.
• Operational finance experience needed.
• Expertise in financial modeling for revenue and costs essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations and develop financial strategies.
• Prepare monthly, interim, and year-end reporting packs.
• Analyze sales, margin, pricing, and customer data.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budget management

Complex financial modelling

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

CA(SA)

Tools

Power BI

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

SQL

Job description

Vox is a leading telecoms operator providing voice, data and collaboration services to the southern African market. The company serves both business and consumer sectors with offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth (South Africa) and Windhoek (Namibia).

Established

Vox has become a major player in the telecoms market and is one of the largest black‑owned telecommunications companies in South Africa.

Role Description

This is a full‑time on‑site role for a Financial Manager located in Midrand. The Financial Manager will be responsible for overseeing financial operations, developing financial strategies, managing budgets, preparing financial reports and conducting financial analysis.

Key Performance Objectives

• Proactively partner with product managers to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented.
• Prepare monthly, interim, and year‑end reporting packs for product divisions and company, including financial performance and variance analyses of actuals against plans, forecasts, prior periods, etc.
• Develop financial models and non‑financial models to assess viability of strategic initiatives and undertake scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis.
• Continuously improve existing models with refinement for changes in drivers.
• Analyze historical information to build financial models and to prepare budgets and forecast information based on financial, operational, and industry‑related metrics.
• Develop benchmarks and key performance indicators that provide stakeholders with meaningful information to assist with decision‑making.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools for performance tracking.
• Provide ad‑hoc financial analysis, including modelling activities for commercial transactions, as required.
• Work with the revenue assurance team to develop tools, reconciliations, and models for analyzing month‑end revenues to inform budget and forecasts and to provide commercial teams with visibility into the profitability of revenue streams.
• Analyze sales, margin, pricing, customer, and product data to inform commercial strategies.
• Prepare and analyze 24‑month to 10‑year rolling forecasts of product budgets with triggers for identifying anomalies and prepare commentary and recommendations where deviations from plan are identified.
• Prepare and submit SARS returns, reconciliations and assist with any SARS audits.
• Prepare monthly consolidated accounts.

Qualifications

• CA(SA)
• 5 years post‑article experience
• Operational finance experience is required
• Minimum 5 years post‑article relevant experience in a similar role
• Experience in complex financial modelling for revenue and costs is essential
• Sound knowledge of IFRS and taxation rules
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency in BI tools (Power BI) required
• Experience with ERP systems and familiarity with SQL or Power Query is beneficial
• Exceptional business acumen with a passion for turning data into actionable insights
• Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex information for stakeholders
• Proactive, detail‑oriented, able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining integrity and confidentiality
• Previous telecommunications experience would be advantageous