Head, Financial Planning & Analysis - SmartCash PSB at Airtel

Purpose of the Job (Brief)

• Primarily 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. Also involved in key decision support analysis to aid key decision making.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with the budget control processes and procedures and ensure adherence to the Opex and Capex targets.
• Planning and forecasting; monthly, quarterly, yearly for Annual Operating Plan and 5 year business plans
• KPIs reporting (financial & non-financial); daily, weekly, monthly as required; develop reports automation where required.
• Management Accounting & Performance Analysis inputs and reviews following month-end book closures
• Decision support and analysis; products & segment profitability analysis, and any other one-off business case evaluation required to support decision making.
• External benchmarking and competitors analysis
• Responsible for periodic regulatory returns on financial matters to the CBN and any other regulator within the financial system (where required).
• May be required to co-ordinate internal & external audit as required.

Educational Qualification

• Professional Certification in Finance / Accounting (CFA/ACA/ACCA).

Required Experience:

• 10 - 15 years of work experience in Banking / Financial Services / other industry with a progressive financial responsibility.