What Jobs are available for Operational Managers in Gauteng?

1. Mission/ Core purpose of the Job

The Business Analyst's (Limited Duration Contract) mission is to serve as the critical bridge between business needs and technical delivery, ensuring that projects deliver real value by translating stakeholder objectives into clear, actionable requirements. In this role, the BA partners closely with cross-functional teams, facilitating ideation through design thinking, decomposing high-level objectives into user stories, and validating solutions against agreed success factors. By maintaining rigorous requirements governance and leveraging AI-powered tools to enhance productivity, the BA ensures that each initiative is aligned with strategic goals, delivered on time, and measured against meaningful KPIs.

Key Mission Elements:

• Elicit, clarify and document business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with stakeholders and technical teams to drive end-to-end solution delivery.
• Define project success factors and metrics to track achievement of business objectives.
• Lead design thinking workshops to foster innovative, fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Validate and manage requirements throughout the delivery lifecycle, including UAT facilitation.

2. Context (Global influences, environmental / industry demands, organisational mission etc.)

• Highly dynamic and fluctuating telecommunications industry
• Highly competitive market with new and established competitors
• Fast moving industry
• Legislative changes
• Changes in the global GSM and ICT market affects developments in future revenue environments
• Interdependency of systems and the need to understand other systems
• Changes in the business, will impact on the business plan, processes, and reporting
• High cross-functional dependency to deliver timeously
• Compliance requirements from MTN Group for the various disciplines that include planning, reporting, commissions management and revenue accounting and assurance

Our client is seeking an experienced Operational Finance Manager to join their team in Midrand. This role bridges finance and operations, ensuring financial strategies align seamlessly with day-to-day business activities.

Key Focus Areas:

• Treasury, debtors & creditors management
• Indirect procurement & supplier management
• Financial reporting, VAT & reconciliations
• Governance, compliance & risk management
• Leading and developing the finance team

Requirements:

• CA(SA) with at least 5 years post-articles experience
• Strong financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting expertise
• Experience in budgeting, variance analysis & compliance frameworks
• Excellent stakeholder management & leadership skills
• Background in Pharmaceuticals or FMCG strongly preferred

This is an exciting opportunity for a finance professional who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and wants to make a real impact.

If you haven't heard back from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time. We appreciate the time and effort you've invested in applying for this position and encourage you to keep an eye on our page for future opportunities.

Operational Finance Manager Duties & Responsibilities General accounting:

• Oversee and manage the day-to-day financial operations of the company.
• Preparing budgets and forecasts and monthly flash results
• GP Analysis
• Prepare and present financial reports, including monthly management reports

• Develop and implement financial strategies to support business objectives.
• Management & approval of credit notes
• Monitor cash flow, budgets, and forecasts, providing recommendations for

• Manage compliance with financial regulations and internal controls.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives and improve financial performance.
• Supervise and mentor the finance team to ensure high performance and

• Payroll review and analysis
• Cashbook Management and daily banking
• Annual rate reviews and increase implementation.

• Directing and supervising the AR and AP functions (Debtors & Creditors)
• Managing debtors age analysis and invoice submissions
• Management of allocations
• Approving credit limits and credit notes
• Intercompany Creditors
• Payment and Reconciliation review of all 3rd Party Creditors

• Minimum of 5 years of financial management experience
• Strong knowledge of financial management, reporting, and analysis
• Proven ability to drive strategic financial decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in financial software and MS Excel
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities

Sandvik is looking for a Service Operational Support Manager
Sandvik Mining is a global leading supplier in equipment and tools, parts, service and technical solutions for the mining and infrastructure industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunnelling and quarrying. We are proud to be recognized on the Forbes Top 50 Global Employers List.
At Parts and Services Sandvik, our focus is on delivering tailored aftermarket solutions that are specifically designed and engineered to meet the unique needs of our customers worldwide. Our comprehensive offerings encompass a wide range of products, including parts, digital solutions, services, and maintenance support. What sets us apart is our global presence and OEM advantage, enabling us to provide unmatched value to our customers. With our deep understanding of Sandvik's equipment and industry expertise, we leverage the collective knowledge of skilled individuals and integrate streamlined processes and systems. We do whatever it takes to ensure equipment runs and operates at its full potential.

About The Role
As a Service Operational Support Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence across our service organizations in Africa. You will be part of the Parts & Services Service Operations Management team and will report directly to the VP Service Operations.

Your mission is to ensure our service operations are efficient, cost-effective, and exceed customer expectations. You will:

• Champion continuous improvement, lean practices, and standardization across service operations.
• Support Service Digital Transformation
• Support implementation and execution of global standards, processes and systems
• Provide inputs and supports for Real Estate team
• Partner with Service Excellence Team to ensure seamless execution of processes, standards and improvement plans, for workshops and Field services
• Partner with CSM and Portfolio Managers to ensure seamless execution and introduction of contracts and products.
• Ensure compliance with Sandvik's EHS policies and standards.
• Provide strategic input to Business Line Managers, CSMs, Portfolio managers, Service Excellence and Digital Transformation Teams on service requirements, offerings and technical support capabilities.
• Support Business Performance Manager and monitor service contracts in the respective Sales Areas to ensure performance meets or exceeds contractual obligations and cost targets.
• Support service workshops in the respective Sales Areas operations, ensuring optimal cost, utilization, quality, and cycle times.
• Support field service execution and performance management in the respective Sales Areas.
• Drive KPIs including workshop efficiency, service utilization, order intake vs. forecast, WIP aging, and service profitability.

Your Profile
We are looking for a results-driven and experienced leader with a strong background in service operations and heavy engineering. The ideal candidate will have:

• At least 5 years of experience in a management or leadership role.
• A background in Engineering or Business Administration (minimum 5 years preferred).
• Proven experience managing heavy engineering workshop facilities.
• Exposure to mobile mining equipment in workshop and field service environments.
• Strong knowledge of service contract management and performance metrics.
• Qualifications or experience in Six Sigma or similar productivity improvement programs.
• A passion for continuous improvement, workforce development, and operational excellence.
• A commitment to EHS standards and a track record of supporting workforce retention and competence development.

Location

Preference is for the successful candidate to be based in
Johannesburg
.

How To Apply
Please apply online through Workday (ESS) or access the Sandvik website

Applications close:
14 October 2025
As we operate in an international setting, you need to be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing.

Please note that, should you not receive any response from us within 14 days, your application has been unsuccessful; we however thank you for your interest in our company.
We offer an interesting role in an international business environment as well as opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and the background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business, and, thereby, our customers.

Process and Systems Design and Implementation |

Systems Reporting |

Provision of Insights |

Operational Excellence and Customer Satisfaction |

Business Growth and Sustainability|

Budget Management |

Stakeholder Management |

Ideally, affinity with AI

6-8 years' experience in FMCG within a systems, analytical environment, and 3 years business and project management experience|Essential / Minimum|0-5 years|

Diploma or Degree/NQF level 7

Information systems or Business Intelligence

Project management skills

Communication skills (verbal & written)

Business intelligence knowledge

Category brand

Organisational awareness

Teamwork & collaboration

Creativity & innovation

Business analysis skills

Leadership skills

Critical thinking

Computer literacy - MS office suite (required level dependent on business unit need)

Software knowledge

(Land Bank) is South Africa's only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bank's sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri-business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio-economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds on to the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri-businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To manage the execution of business continuity management programme for the Land Bank and to ensure that best practice frameworks/ policies are used to safeguard against and/ or ensure recovery from all types of business disruptions and threats.

1. Emergency Response

Ensure delivery and maintenance of a fit for purpose emergency response capability focusing on effective response to physical disruptive incidents (i.e. safety, security and facilities related incidents)

• Provide guidance in the establishment and enablement of Emergency response team
• Promote and sustain emergency preparedness awareness and culture
• Monitor internal and external environments for potential disruptive incidents and proactively inform stakeholders
• Provide support to business units during invocation
• Coordinate and manage emergency response exercises
• Track and report emergency response capability
• Assess and provide recommendations for emergency management

2. Business Continuity Management

Ensure delivery and maintenance of a fit for purpose business continuity capability with regard to business leadership teams responsible for managing financial and reputational impact of disruptive events for Land bank

• Develop and implement BCM framework, policies, plans and standard operating procedures and BCM strategies for the Bank
• Develop and Facilitate business impact assessments (BIAs)
• Developm and facilitate the development and maintenance of BU Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)
• Perform research and benchmarking with other similar organization to ensure best practice
• Identify appropriate service providers
• Coordinate regular testing to enhance recovery capability & resilience
• Measure BCM capability across the organization
• Analysis and reporting on the status of Business Continuity capability, recoverability and resilience
• Monitor and report on IT DR testing and testing of all critical processes in the organization
• Provide pro-active risk mitigation and controls for all gaps identified across the organization based on BIA, Business recovery testing
• Ensure implementation of all action plans as part of operational plans and BCM strategy

3. Crisis Management

Ensure delivery and maintenance of a fit for purpose crisis management capability with regard to business leadership teams responsible for managing financial and reputational impact of disruptive events for Land bank

• Develop and maintain the Crisis Communication Plan (CCP)
• Provide guidance in the establishment and enablement of the Crisis Management Teams at business EXCO / strategic leadership
• Promote and sustain crisis management awareness culture
• Monitor execution of all plans and report on them
• Monitor internal and external environments for potential disruptive incidents and proactively inform stakeholders of such incidents
• Provide support to business during an invocation of the crisis management plan
• Coordinate and manage crisis management exercises

4. Stakeholder relationships

• Participate in the Operational Risk Committee
• Participate in the OHS& Security Committee
• Collaboration with IT
• IT Steerco reporting

• A relevant Degree/Diploma in Business Management, Risk management
• 4 years BCM experience organizational wide (inclusive of emergency and crisis management )
• 4 years Knowledge and experience on IT DR
• 2 years Financial services experience

• Microsoft Office
• Business / Financial acumen
• Knowledge of risk management Principles
• Project Management Principles
• Advanced knowledge of Business Continuity Management principles
• Knowledge of DR & IT Governance Principles

• Travel as and when required
• Extended hours as and when required
• Required to work off site on occasion
• Required to activate the alternate recovery site
• Requires to represent Land Bank at external stakeholder forums
• Requires the authority to propose emergency interventions across business