Lead – Business Planning and Analysis Airtel

DEPARTMENT : Finance

VACANCY : Lead – Business Planning and Analysis

LEVEL : Assistant Manager

LOCATION : Lusaka, HQ

JOB PURPOSE

To provide management with information relevant to aid decision making and steer the company towards being a profitable entity.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE:

1. Planning & Forecasting

· Build Annual Operating Plan (AOP) Financials, based on functional and Operational Inputs.

· Monthly/Quarterly analysis of variance.

· Prepare 3 /5-year plan as appropriate.

2. Monthly & Quarterly Reporting Packs

· Prepare Functional review decks.

· Monthly review deck for Board.

· Quarterly Review deck for Audit Committee.

3. Management Accounting Pack (MAPA) Reporting & Review Process

· Review of Finance MAPA and coordination of Zonal MAPA to drive and monitor the delivery of the AOP.

· Reviewing MAPA accuracy.

· Review and signoff of monthly MAPA and other functional MAPA’s.

4. Opex / Capex Tracking and Analysis

· Controlling Opex / Capex approvals and updating functions on their YTD spent status.

· Critical understanding of Opex drivers in each function.

· Monthly analysis of spend versus AOP/Flash.

5. Flash & Forecast process

· Coordination of the flash and forecast process with functional heads to have an understating of the expected performance of the current month and the remaining months of the financial year.

· Drive Planning & forecasting efficiency (PET score).

· Review and sign off monthly flash and forecast and ensure that the F&F is a realistic estimate of

the coming month’s performance as agreed by the EC and is issued as per timeline.

6. External Benchmarking

· Issue quarterly competitor analysis.

· Monthly Market share reporting and analysis.

· Validate correctness of reported RMS and CMS numbers and highlight concerns and opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills:

· Graduate and Post-graduate degrees in Economics and Finance; Professional qualification in Accounting.

· Business and Financial Planning.

· Business Process Know-How.

· Analytical skills.

· Decision Support.

Relevant Experience:

· 5 to 10 years of experience in Telecoms or Banking.

· In-depth knowledge of the telecoms industry.

· MS Excel proficiency.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE POST

· High level of commitment.

· Resilience.

· Results orientation.

· Excellent interpersonal skills.