Business Transformation Lead: FinOps

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Transformation Lead identifies and delivers strategic transformation initiatives across the Africa Zone, focused on finance centralisation, AI-led value delivery, process re-engineering, and S/4HANA execution. The role ensures measurable improvements in cost, efficiency, control, and scalability.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Centralisation programme development and execution (ATR, OTC, PTP, MDM)

• AI & automation use case delivery with measurable outcomes

• End-to-end process re-engineering and standardisation (L1–L4)

• Lead S/4HANA Explore Phase (fit-gap, blueprint, To-Be design)

• Project and transition management across finance initiatives

• Stakeholder engagement and change management across Africa Zone

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• % processes centralised and stabilised

• Cost-to-serve reduction and productivity gains

• AI-driven impact (cycle time, manual effort reduction)

• Process standardisation and MICS compliance

• On-time, on-budget delivery

• Stakeholder satisfaction and adoption rates

Experience & Requirements:

• 8–12 years in transformation, consulting, or finance operations

• Experience in ERP (S/4HANA preferred) and centralization programmes

• Exposure to multi-country / Africa operations

Technical & Leadership Skills:

• SAP S/4HANA (Explore/Design phases)

• Process mapping and improvement (L1–L4)

• Project management (Agile/Waterfall)

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Results-driven with high ownership

Role Scope & Impact:

• Identifies and leads workstreams across multiple countries, delivering measurable transformation outcomes and enabling centralization and digital transformation priorities.

Success Profile:

• Delivers tangible business value, drives standardization, embeds AI into operations, and ensures S/4 programmes are business-led and outcome-focused.

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.

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