Senior Manager, Operations Support & Analysis at IHS Towers

Job Description

• We are currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Operations Support & Analysis.
• Reporting to the Director-Financial Planning & Analysis, you will function as a Strategic Finance Business Parter to our Technical organization, providing commercial and financial decision support to the leadership team and acting as a trusted point of contact and expertise on financial and operational performance insights linked to achievement of  business priorities.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Business partner with Technical by working with key stakeholders and decision-makers across the function to understand business drivers, elicit both financial and operational performance expectations, and implement strategy.
• Advise Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and Director-Financial Planning & Analysis on viability of various technology projects.
• Provide budget support to the Technical organization by analyzing variances, commitments, and efficiencies, and recommending potential savings opportunities.
• Build and maintain a KPI Scorecard for Technical Department. Analyze network performance and other relevant KPIs on an ongoing basis.
• Perform scenario analyses on various Technical KPIs and inform CTO and other members of the Technical leadership on potential risks and opportunities.
• Manage Capex reporting for Technical, including production of monthly reports on Capex budget performance and generation of intelligence reports on impact of key Capex projects on bottom-line.
• Provide advisory and consulting support to Technical leadership on capital and resource allocation.
• Translate the company's strategic objectives into actionable operational plans detailing clear implementation roadmpas and milestones within assigned region.
• Support effective preparation of Technical business cases for projects and initiatives.
• Ensure delivery of various site performance-related reports and their availability for management decision-making. Coordinate and deliver ad hoc reports in required presentation formats.
• Leverage expertise to support project and product teams in financial modelling and reporting deliverables.
• Manage performance analytics of raw data from primary and secondary sources to facilitate decision-making. 

Requirements
Experience & Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's in Economics, Finance, and other relevant discipline.
• CFA, MBA or ACA qualification is a plus.
• Demonstrable experience applying statistical tools & techniques to guide management decision-making.
• +11 years' cognate experience.

Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Be Bold.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Business Communication
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Leading & Influencing
• Relationship Building
• Organizational Alignment
• Analytical Thinking
• Workload Management.

Functional Competencies:

• Financial Modelling
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Advanced Use of MS Office Tools, e.g. Excel & Powerpoint.