Senior Manager Finance And Planning Dataco.Group Strategy And Transformation

Mtn Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent telecommunications company in South Africa is seeking a finance professional to manage financial modeling, budgeting, and performance tracking. The ideal candidate will have 5-8 years of experience in corporate finance, particularly in data-led business settings. Responsibilities include developing financial models, managing budgets, and advising on investment evaluations. A Bachelor's degree in finance is required, and advanced certifications are advantageous. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic financial decisions within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• 5 - 8 years in corporate finance, budgeting, or commercial finance roles, preferably in digital, platform, or data-led business settings.
• Management experience is preferred.
• Certifications in Financial Analytics or FP&A are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain dynamic financial models for data products and service bundles.
• Manage bottom-up budgets aligned to product roadmaps.
• Create dashboards to track KPIs and conduct variance analysis.

Skills

Strategic Financial Planning

Data-Informed Decision-Making

Adaptive Controls & Governance

Commercial Acumen

Stakeholder Influence

Insightful Reporting

Financial Lifecycle Ownership

Education

4-year Bachelor's degree in finance

Chartered Accountant

MBA or similar postgraduate qualifications

Tools

Financial modelling tools

BI platforms

Data analytics tools

Job description

Finance supports data monetisation through pricing models, investment projections, and partner ROI measurement. Finance teams act as strategic business partners—not only custodians. Analytics-enabled financial operations allow forecasting across new data services, helping to quantify initiatives before launch. Finance must balance experimental cost structures with Group-level control, integrating governance, data accuracy, and agile modelling into all processes.

Organization Values

At MTN we believe that understanding our people's needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y'ello Family is heard, understood, and empowered to live an inspired life. Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA. As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us! Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers, and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals. Our values dubbed, LIVE Y'ello, are the cornerstone of our culture.

• Lead with Care
• Can-do with Integrity
• Collaborate with Agility
• Serve with Respect
• Act with Inclusion

Monetisation Financial Modelling & Pricing Analytics

• Build and maintain dynamic financial models supporting data products, service bundles, and API monetisation.
• Define pricing and usage-based revenue scenarios for new DataCo offerings.
• Provide supports to senior leadership on investment decisions, funding and commercial strategy.
• Support Partner & Commercial teams to assess revenue-sharing constructs and profitability models.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Governance

• Manage bottom-up budgets aligned to product roadmaps and commercial milestones.
• Deliver rolling forecasts with scenario analysis for product launches or opportunity shifts.
• Monitor cost v actuals; recommend re-allocations to unlock high-impact initiatives.

Performance Tracking & Financial Insights

• Create dashboards to track KPIs such as ARR, CAC, contribution margins, payback periods.
• Use analytics to surface usage trends, unit economics, and outlier business signals.
• Conduct variance analysis and quarterly reviews to drive commercial optimisation.

Investment Evaluation & ROI Frameworks

• Lead financial due diligence for proof-of-value pilots and partnership deals.
• Leverage established valuation methodologies to assess business cases and investment opportunities.
• Define clear, measurable performance indicators and standardized data sources to evaluate the ongoing success and impact of financial decisions.
• Support OpCo and Group leaders with investment proposals, ROI projections, and break-even analysis.
• Apply finance-driven governance— aiding funding gating, milestone alignment, and go / no-go decisions.

Controls, Compliance & Data Trust

• Implement internal controls to support billing, partner reconciliation, and contract compliance.
• Continuously monitor and provide proactive guidance on business risk assessment and mitigation strategies, in close collaboration with Group Risk & Compliance and Group Legal & Regulatory teams.
• Ensure finance supports operational readiness— invoicing, revenue recognition, tax, and auditability.
• Coordinate with Group Finance & Audit to align DataCo financial protocols with decentralised operating models.
• Ensure adherence to Group governance protocols and policies, including committee approval processes, the decision-making framework (DMF) and standardised operational procedures.

Business Partnering & Cross‑Functional Enablement

• Act as embedded Finance partner to product, commercial, and ops leads—supporting sprint-level decision‑making.
• Provide coaching and financial literacy support to non-finance stakeholders.
• Advise on resource leverage, funding pipeline, and revenue integration into broader Group financial plans.

Education

• 4-year Bachelor's degree in finance.
• Chartered Accountant; certifications in Financial Analytics or FP&A beneficial.
• Advantageous financial modelling tools, BI platforms or data analytics tools.
• Advantageous Master's degree (MBA) or similar postgraduate qualifications.

Experience

5 - 8 years in corporate finance, budgeting, or commercial finance roles, preferably in digital, platform, or data‑led business settings and management experience.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Financial Planning: Develops models, pricing, and ROI pathways for new data products.
• Data‑Informed Decision‑Making: Uses analytics to influence go‑to‑market, funding, and scaling decisions.
• Adaptive Controls & Governance: Ensures finance agility while meeting Group standards.
• Commercial Acumen: Understands the economics of subscription, usage, and partner‑based monetisation.
• Stakeholder Influence: Coaches non‑finance stakeholders to apply financial discipline.
• Insightful Reporting: Presents clear, actionable financial insights to senior teams.
• Financial Lifecycle Ownership: Leads end‑to‑end finance capabilities—from budgeting through forecasting and insight.