Snr Manager: Finance Transformation & Shared Services

Business unit, Department, Reporting

Business Unit Chief Finance Officer Department Finance  Shared Services Job grade/levelM4

Core Description

The Senior Manager:
Finance Transformation & Shared Services is accountable for driving the end-to-end transformation of the Finance function  role focuses on modernising finance processes, strengthening the control environment, and leveraging digital enablement to deliver sustainable efficiencies and long-term cost benefits.

The objective is to transition Finance from a predominantly transactional and reactive function into a proactive, insight-driven, forward-looking partner that supports BCX’s strategic, commercial, and operational objectives. A key component of the role includes the design, implementation, and optimisation of a scalable Finance Shared Services model.

Key Deliverables / Primary Functions

• Define and execute the BCX Finance Transformation roadmap aligned to BCX Group Finance strategy.
• Design and embed a future-fit Finance Target Operating Model covering:
  Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash and Asset & Investment Accounting.
• Lead the establishment and continuous optimisation of Finance Shared Services, ensuring standardisation, scalability, and service excellence across markets and business units.
• Identify, prioritise, and deliver automation opportunities across core finance processes to reduce manual effort, cycle times, and operational risk.
• Drive ERP optimisation and the adoption of workflow tools, reporting automation, and intelligent controls.
• Partner closely with Digital, IT, Enterprise Performance Enablement, and Data teams to ensure Finance processes and data structures are digitally enabled and future-ready.
• Strengthen the end-to-end financial control environment by embedding preventative, detective, and automated controls.
• Reduce key-person dependencies and manual interventions through process redesign and system-based controls.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with IFRS, statutory, audit, and Group governance requirements while improving audit outcomes and control efficiency.
• Deliver measurable and sustainable cost savings through:
  Process simplification, Automation and Shared services leverage.
• Develop robust business cases for transformation initiatives, with clear ROI, benefits tracking, and value realisation.
• Ensure transformation initiatives deliver long-term structural benefits rather than short-term cost cutting.
• Enable faster close cycles and improved quality of management information.
• Shift Finance outputs from historical reporting toward predictive, forward-looking insights that support executive decision-making.
• Improve data integrity, consistency, and transparency across Finance reporting and performance dashboards.
• Lead Finance change initiatives with a strong focus on adoption, capability uplift, and behavioural change.
• Build internal Finance capability to sustain and continuously improve transformed processes.
• Engage effectively with senior stakeholders across BCX, Telkom Group, auditors, and external partners

Core Functional Skills & Capabilities

SAP ERP

Digital Transformation

Continuous Improvement

Impactful Communication

Financial Management

Financial Governance

Core Behavioural Competencies

Adapting & Responding to change

Deciding & Initiating Action

Delivering Results & Meeting customer expectations

Formulating Strategies & Concepts

Job Match

Leading and supervising

Minimum Qualifications

NQF 8:
Honours Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting or Chartered Accounting

Additional Education
-Preferred /Advantage

Experience

• Eight (8) to twelve (12) years’ working experience in Finance, with demonstrable exposure to Finance Transformation, Shared Services implementation or optimisation
• Experience in large, complex organisations (ICT / services environment) advantageous.

Certifications

Professional Memberships in Relevant Industry

SAICA - South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Level of Engagement & Span of Control

Level of engagement - Engagement will all levels within the organisation, internal and external to the business.

Span of control = 1 - 5

Special Requirements / Employment Condition

Willing to travel

Valid Drivers license

Ability to work extended /long hours as and when required

Workplace / Physical Requirements

Hybrid Remote Worker

Non-Billable