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Senior Specialist: Finance Business Partner

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South Africa , Johannesburg

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Job Description:

The role is a financial management and control role requiring a candidate to work with data, engineering it for insights on performance, variance analysis and the identification of exposures, proactively managing cost containment. To provide the Technology Business Unit with financial planning and analysis support to ensure effective short- and long-term planning as well as detailed financial analysis to meet Technology’s business objectives and cost strategies.

Job Responsibility:

  • Supporting the Executive Head of Finance in managing the required portfolio consisting of monthly variance analysis and commentary, budget development, budgetary control, forecasting, financial modelling, and the development, design and implementation of systems and controls, financial policies, and procedures
  • Prepare, analyse, monitor, and report financial information including budgets, expenditure, forecasts and cost control
  • Identify and report on expenditure, budget and variations as well as implementing monitoring processes to provide for effective budget and cost management
  • Coordinate inputs and models for all cost lines that feed into financial forecasts
  • Understand sensitivity drivers and model impact on forecasts
  • Coordinate cost model inputs into annual OPEX Budget process
  • Develop and update cost models supporting the Budget planning model
  • Deliver detailed baseline analysis, waterfall analysis of cost trends (reporting)
  • Monthly OPEX reporting – develop reports showing performance (vs budgets and forecasts) per cost category per business unit / geographical region
  • Business partnering focus - establishing strong relationships with business teams by working closely with the business to ensure full awareness of the status and issues around costs and pro-actively assist business as needed
  • Analyses data and share insights assisting the FBP - Managing Executive, Executive Head and Network Operations Managing Executive driving efficiency and cost reduction
  • Works with the BI and RPA Analysts during implementation of automation and process streamlining, gathering additional information where needed and keeping the business informed
  • Designs and implements financial models using best practices
  • Implements tools and frameworks for automating report generation
  • Explores the data and discovers patterns, meaningful relationships, anomalies, and trends to inform decisions

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, Accounting, CIMA or equivalent
  • Very strong S16 knowledge and SAP skills (in-dept understanding to apply S16 for negotiation purposes)
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Highly attentive to detail and accuracy
  • Knowledge of the industry
  • Compelling communication skills
  • Solid and demonstrable commercial acumen
  • Multiple stakeholder management ability
  • Experience in Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Experience in financial and business information analysis
  • Advanced skills in excel, word, SAP and PowerPoint
  • Experience in financial modelling
What we offer:
  • Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
  • Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
  • Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 22, 2026

Expiration:
March 26, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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