Principal Specialist: VB FBP Ventures

Vodafone Group; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Midrand seeks a Principal Specialist: VB FBP Venture to provide financial insights and reporting. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience, ideally in the tech or telecom sectors, and possess strong analytical and strategic skills. The role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Enticing incentive programs

Retirement funds

Medical aid benefits

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience.
• 3 years of experience in FBP or financial reporting.
• Technology and Telco experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust and timely FBP reporting.
• Coordinate and manage the budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Act as a strategic partner to Ventures, providing financial guidance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Sense of urgency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Actuarial science, or applied mathematics

Postgraduate qualification (CIMA, CA (SA), MBA)

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

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Role Purpose: The purpose of the role is to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable reporting and insights that enable strategic decision-making, performance tracking, and continuous improvement across all Vodacom Business (VB) ventures. The Principal Specialist: VB FBP Venture plays a critical role in transforming complex financial and operational data into meaningful intelligence, ensuring stakeholders are equipped to make informed decisions that drive growth, operational efficiency, and customer value.

This role supports both tactical and strategic decision-making through robust financial reviews, budgeting and forecasting, and business partnering. It ensures that ventures operate in alignment with VB’s strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Reporting & Insights: Deliver robust and timely FBP reporting; Drive effective Opex management; Ensure accurate and compliant balance sheet management.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Coordinate and manage the budgeting and forecasting cycles, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and operational plans.
• Business Partnering & Commercial Support: Act as a strategic partner to Ventures, providing financial guidance and commercial insights; Support pipeline management by evaluating revenue opportunities and tracking performance against targets; Monitor and report on in-life project profitability, identifying risks and opportunities for margin improvement; Deliver profitability analysis to inform growth and “go-to-market” strategies; Oversee the debtor management process, ensuring timely collections, credit risk mitigation, and working capital optimization; Assess and manage funding requirements for ventures, ensuring alignment with capital planning and investment priorities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience
• 3 years’ experience in FBP or financial reporting
• Technology and Telco experience would be an advantage
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Actuarial science, or applied mathematics – essential
• Postgraduate qualification or finance professional qualification be an advantage e.g. CIMA, CA (SA), MBA – advantageous

Job-Related Skills

• Strong strategic thinking
• Financial reporting skills
• Analytical skills
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Sense of urgency

We offer

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 28 September 2025.

The base location for this role is Midrand, Vodacom 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.