Senior Finance Director (Telco & Data Centre Sector)
Finance
Johannesburg – Gauteng – South Africa
Senior Finance Director (Telco & Data Centre Sector)
Hybrid | Johannesburg
R2B+ Turnover Business | Partner to MD | Strategic Leadership Role
This isn’t your typical Finance Director role.
We’re looking for a seasoned finance leader with sharp commercial instincts and a strong background in the telecommunications or ISP industry. Someone who understands how to move the dial – not just count the numbers.
You’ll take the lead on financial strategy, pricing, and commercial operations for a high-performing tech and infrastructure business with a turnover of R2 billion. You’ll be the go-to partner for the MD and report into the Group CFO. If you enjoy strategic influence, high-impact decision-making, and leading a strong team, this one’s for you.
Type: Permanent – Hybrid (3-4 Days in office)
Salary: R2.2m
Area: Bryanston, JHB
What you’ll be doing:
- Own the financial direction of the business – short-term and long-term planning, forecasting, and performance analysis.
- Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership, shaping decisions across finance, pricing, risk, and growth.
- Lead and mentor a team of ~16 across Finance and Commercial, building capability and driving accountability.
- Design and execute pricing strategies that support client growth, margin optimisation and deal velocity.
- Get involved in commercial structuring for large deals, vendor negotiations, and client SLA discussions.
- Support M&A and disposals, including financial modelling, due diligence, and integration work.
- Oversee finance systems – guiding the transition from Oracle to SAP and ensuring quality reporting and analysis.
- Maintain full compliance with tax, audit, and regulatory requirements—locally and across Africa (no travel required).
- Act as the bridge between Finance, Sales, and Delivery to support commercial outcomes and growth.
What we’re looking for:
- Deep Telco / ISP / Infrastructure industry experience – non-negotiable.
- A strategic thinker who can connect the numbers to the bigger picture.
- Solid track record in pricing strategy, commercial modelling and contract negotiation.
- Experience leading finance operations in a complex, high-growth environment.
- Confident partnering with execs and influencing at board level.
- Hands-on experience with financial planning, analysis, and risk management.
- Exposure to system migrations (Oracle to SAP) would be ideal.
- Africa experience (from a regulatory or operational perspective) would be a plus.
- M&A exposure is a bonus.
- CA(SA) not required – but strong financial acumen and leadership experience is.
The environment:
- Hybrid setup – most of the team is in 4 days a week.
- High-trust culture with strong leadership and clear goals.
- Fast-moving, commercially focused and deeply invested in growth.
- Transactional finance is outsourced – so your focus is strategic, not operational.
💬 Sound like your kind of challenge?