Head of Finance: Group

Group & Holding Company Finance Operations

• Retain direct responsibility for the day-to-day financial management of Ignition Telecoms Investments (the Group holding company).
• Ensure accurate accounting, reporting, compliance, and financial control at holding company level.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex accounting, reporting, and governance matters.

Group Financial Reporting & Consolidation

• Lead the centralised production of monthly, quarterly, and annual group financial accounts across all company entities.
• Ensure consistent application of IFRS, accounting policies, and reporting standards across the group.
• Oversee group consolidation, intercompany accounting, eliminations, and reconciliations.
• Deliver high-quality, decision-ready financial packs to the CFO and Exco, enabling downstream analysis and insight.
• Own and lead the group audit strategy and execution, coordinating audits across all entities and managing relationships with external auditors.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Group Performance Oversight

• Lead the group-wide budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Coordinate inputs from divisional CFOs and ensure consistency, accuracy, and accountability.
• Monitor and report on group-wide financial performance, including variance analysis, trend identification, and risk areas.
• Track and report on deadline adherence, reporting quality, and governance compliance across all entities.

Divisional CFO Coordination & Governance

• Act as the group-level coordinator and governance lead for divisional CFOs, operating in a portfolio oversight capacity.
• Hold divisional finance teams accountable for compliance with group financial policies, controls, timelines, and standards.
• Drive consistency in financial governance, reporting disciplines, and control frameworks across the group.
• Escalate risks, non-compliance, and performance concerns to the CFO and Exco as appropriate.

Centralised Group Finance Services

• Lead and manage centralised group finance services, including:
• Central Treasury and cash management
• Central Accounts Payable
• Central Tax function
• IFRS leadership and technical accounting
• Design, implement, and continuously improve shared service models to enhance efficiency, control, and scalability.
• Oversee group-wide cash flow planning, liquidity management, and working capital optimisation

Tax Strategy & IFRS Leadership

• Lead the transition of the group tax function from outsourced to in-house, building internal capability and governance.
• Develop and implement a group-wide tax planning and compliance strategy, ensuring legislative compliance and optimisation.
• Provide technical leadership on IFRS interpretation, application, and policy development across the group.
• Act as the key liaison with tax authorities, advisors, and auditors on technical matters.

Governance, Risk & Internal Controls

• Establish and enforce group-wide financial governance frameworks, controls, and policies.
• Monitor compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal governance requirements across all entities.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial and compliance risks at a group level.
• Ensure audit findings, control weaknesses, and governance issues are addressed and remediated.

Decision Support & Strategic Enablement

• Provide tactical and strategic financial decision support to the CFO, Exco, and senior leadership.
• Support business decisions through robust financial analysis, scenario modelling, and performance insights.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate investments, growth initiatives, and risk trade-offs.

B-BBEE Oversight

• Lead the planning, implementation, and finalisation of the Group B-BBEE strategy.
• Ensure accurate reporting, audit readiness, and continuous improvement of the Group’s BEE scorecard.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on BEE objectives.

Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead and develop the group finance function, fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Build strong finance leadership capability across the group, including mentoring divisional CFOs where required.
• Drive process standardisation, automation, and efficiency across finance operations.