Executive Head Of Department: Financial Regulation at Vodacom

The main purpose of this role is to be accountable for examining proposed new policy, laws and regulations and examining its impact on the Company’s revenues, EBITDA, cost structures, business model, etc., with the view of advising the Company on the most appropriate course of action (comply, negotiate, litigate)




Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare Company submissions to the appropriate policy and regulatory bodies
• Draft quantitative and qualitative input to Vodacom’s written and oral submissions to ICASA, Parliament and the Department
• Develop regulatory impact assessments on draft and new policy, legislation and regulations
• Build Company financial models related to revenues and costs in support of regulatory strategy
• Quantify the impact of regulation on the Company’s revenues and profitability
• Ensure proper calculations of Vodacom’s license fees and contributions to the universal service funds
• Work with Finance and other Business Units to drive regulatory strategy and determine practical actions to support the Company’s regulatory activities
• Provide financial regulatory guidance to relevant stakeholders within the Company i.e. BU’s, EXCO and Board
• Engage with and influence external regulatory stakeholders including but not limited to ICASA, DTPS

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Sound knowledge of finance, economic and accounting principles
• Ability to analyse complex business and financial records
• Ability to balance commercial and regulatory requirements
• Ability to lead in a cross functional/matrix environment in highly demanding circumstances
• Analysis and synthesis: Ability to analyse a complex set of information requiring a mixture of technical /professional competencies and to formulate appropriate scenarios/proposals