Head Planning & Reporting at Airtel

Job Description

• The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and coordinating the management reporting and budgeting & forecasting process, including the short and long-term projections of business performance over varying economic and market scenarios.
• She/He will also be involved in decision support analysis to aid key decision making.

Duties and Responsibilities
Planning & Forecasting:

• Build annual operating plan [AOP] financials, based on functional and operational inputs
• Prepare monthly flash & forecast (F&F)
• Review of monthly/quarterly analysis of variance

Preparation and updating of long-term business projections:

• Prepare medium and long range plans
• Evaluate the telecoms market dynamics and impact on business performance

External Benchmarking:

• Issue quarterly competitor analysis

Monthly & Quarterly Reporting Packs:

• Prepare monthly reporting packs for function
• Monthly review deck for Board
• Quarterly review deck for Audit Committee

Business Modeling:

• Design and develop complex business planning models

Ensure Engaged Employees:

• Develop and motivate team members through structured training and on the job coaching
• Establish performance expectations and regularly review individual performance
• Recommend appropriate rewards and recognition
• Prepare plans to action engagement feedback for team

Relevant Skill and Experience

• A BSc degree; Profesional qualification in Accounting
• MBA an added advantage
• Strong analytical/decision-making skills
• Team leadership
• 10-13 years in FMCG & Telecoms, In-depth knowledge of the telecoms industry
• MS Excel proficiency

Behavioural Attributes:

• High level of commitment
• Result oriented, analytical & leadership skills
• Strong financial analysis and reporting skills
• Excellent communication skill and ability to interact effectively with top management
• Ownership and a positive can-do spirit
• High energy and ability to motivate a team
• Attention to detail and the ability to translate financial data into usable business intelligence
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities and to meet deadlines under pressure