Manager - Business Planning and Performance Reporting, Fixed Broadband at MTN Nigeria

Mission:

To coordinate and provide overall management for all Business Planning & Performance Reporting activities within the Fixed Broadband department with the aim of achieving revenue, subscriber and other non-financial KPIs.  
Support FBB Sales, Fibre Development, Customer Management on financial deliverables, managing FBB’s actual operating expenditure vis-à-vis budget and recording and interpreting financial information supporting FBB operations and strategic plans.

Description:

• Coordinate Fixed Broadband forecast, budget, and business plan processes, policies, and procedures.
• Provide guidance and lead on submissions (assumptions and other inputs, financial and non-financial) into Fixed Broadband forecast, budget, and business plan processes.
• Perform detailed analytical reviews and sensitivity analyses of the forecast, budget, and business plan submissions to ensure the correctness, completeness, and accuracy of the numbers.
• Ensure alignment and/or synchronization of the MTN Nigeria objectives with the Fixed Broadband forecast, budget, and business plans.
• Manage Fixed Broadband budget year process (Revenue to Gross Margin) and the monthly re-forecast and variance analysis.
• Review the budget process and ensure that quality drivers and assumptions for business plans and business rules are correctly applied to the process and the forecasting scenarios.
• Manage demand forecast processes for Fixed Broadband devices and accessories.
• Prepare periodic forecast or rolling budget to reflect current reality and expectations.
• Translate targets and strategies into operational plans, ensuring alignment with business strategy, driving the execution thereof, and taking corrective actions where necessary.
• Support the business operations divisions and work with cross-functional teams including project/demand management, design, revenue assurance, quality assurance, compliance, regulatory, Go-To-Market, Business Intelligence teams to launch propositions/offers, products & services.
• Generate periodic product performance assessment reports and reviews.
• Provide micro and macro environment insights (economic factors, competitor analysis, etc.) and effective recommendations to drive revenue growth and mitigate identified risks.
• Transform raw data into a visual representation for reporting and quality decision-making.
• Liaise cross-functionally with Finance in the overall business planning, budgeting, and reforecasting processes.
• Review trends in the telecommunications industry and provide insights into issues and events that could be factored into the business planning process as they affect Fixed Broadband operations and services.
• Coach and train the team to ensure understanding of the department's objectives and goals, awareness of set targets/requirements and regularly review their training needs.
• Review individual team members' performance and complete appraisals in accordance with employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.

Education:

• First degree in Accounting/Economics/Business Administration/Other relevant commercial disciplines preferred.
• Possession of an accounting professional qualification.
• Fluent in English

Experience:

6 - 13 years’ experience including: 

• Business Planning & Performance Reporting experience of 3 years or more, preferably in telecoms industry.
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects with internal and external stakeholders.