Lead, Decision Support Systems at Airtel

Job Description:

• To ensure that existing and new products are competitively priced in line with the financial target of the company and competition as a guide. Provide management with information relevant to aid decision making and steer the company towards profitability.

Job Responsibilities:

Finance Business Partnering

• Leads Company-wide collaborations with stakeholders to provide deeper level analysis on all intervention and projects initiated by stakeholders.
• Provides support for commercial initiatives such as equipment pricing analysis, rate plan analysis, customer incentives and all documents' decisions requiring management approvals.
• Evaluates the profitability of new products and projects and make recommendations to senior management.

Segment-Wise Revenue Analysis:

• Carries out in-depth bucket-wise revenue analysis (weekly-gap against budget and run rate), segment-wise revenue analysis, including pre- and post-launch promo analysis to the Marketing Department for performance tracking.
• Proactively develops and prepares accurate financial models, overseeing the presentation and analysis of data internally to provide detailed support for senior management in decision making.

CAPEX/OPEX Engagement:

• Ensures all OPEX/CAPEX are processed within defined turnaround time.
• Oversees engagement with all stakeholders for annual budget submissions and respective approvals from HQ.
• Drives CAPEX utilization with Networks to ensure improvement in CAPEX productivity month-on-month.
• Supervises strict compliance with Finance delegation of authority (FDOA) and escalates where there are violations.
• Provides financial support for capital planning and key internal projects.
• Carries out the review and analysis of contracts to flag potential financial risks and implications. Serves as an Investment Analyst and leads additional one-off and repeatable analyses as required by senior management.

Experience & Educational Requirements:

• Fifteen (15) years' experience in F&PA, Financial Performance Management, Finance Business Partnering in Telecoms and FMCG.
• Graduate Degree: H.N.D/BSc- ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA compulsory, MBA/MSC will be an added advantage.
• Advanced Knowledge of SQL script writing and data mining techniques.
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Excel, Word & PPT.
• Application Knowledge.
• Data Analysis.
• Financial Modelling.
• Finance Business Partnering.
• Research & Data Gathering.
• IFRS.
• Pricing.

Behavioral Requirements:

• Analytical Thinking.
• Attention to Details.
• Business Insight.
• Communication.
• Organizational Awareness.