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Airtel Zambia Recruiting [November 2015]

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Airtel Zambia is the number one of the service provider covering every district in Zambia and offering the widest range of tariffs and value added services on the market suiting all our subscribers.

Job Title: Business Planning and Analysis Manager

Purpose
Provide management with information relevant to aid decision making and steer the company towards being a profitable entity.

Reporting to the commercial controller, the main duties are:

Planning & Forecasting

  • Build AOP Financials, based on functional and Operational Inputs
  • Monthly/Quarterly Analysis of Variance
  • Prepare 3 /5 year plan as appropriate

Daily Reporting Process – CWN and Zonal CWN

  • Timely and accurate reporting of CWN daily.
  • Issue zonal CWN report
  • Performance analysis highlighting function-wise areas of concerns and improvements
  • Review and follow up on Daily CWNs and KPI Deck. Highlight any risks and opportunities to the achievement of the AOP/F&F, to the Opco leadership for decision on corrective actions

Monthly & Quarterly Reporting Packs

  • Prepare Functional review decks,
  • Monthly review deck for Board
  • Quarterly Review deck for Audit Committee
  • Preparation of monthly business support reports e.g. Site Profitability reports
  • Review site profitability and track action plans for turnaround from sales, marketing & networks

MAPA Review Process

  • Review of Finance MAPA and coordination of Zonal MAPA to drive and monitor the delivery of the AOP.
  • Review and signoff of monthly MAPA and other functional MAPA’s

Opex / Capex Tracking and Analysis

  • Controlling Opex / Capex approvals and updating functions on their YTD spent status
  • Obtain appropriate approvals for any cost over runs-
  • Budgetary Check and evaluation of all Capex investment.

Flash & Forecast process

  • Coordination of the flash and forecast process with functional heads to have an understating of the expected performance of the current month and the remaining months of the financial year.
  • Drive Planning & forecasting efficiency (PET score)
  • Review and sign off monthly flash and forecast and ensure that the F&F is a realistic estimate of the coming month’s performance as agreed by the EC and is issued as per timeline

External Benchmarking

  • Issue quarterly competitor analysis
  • Monthly Market share reporting and analysis
  • Validate correctness of reported RMS and CMS numbers and highlight concerns and opportunities
  • Implement a robust Quarterly benchmarking process (internal and competitor)

Engaged Employees

  • Develop and motivate team members through structured training and on the job coaching
  • Establish performance expectations and regularly review individual performance

Required skill and knowledge

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

  • Graduate & Post-graduate degrees in Economics and Finance;
  • Professional qualification in Accounting
  • Registered member of ZICA
  • Relevant Experience (Type of experience and minimum number of years)
  • 5 to 10 years post qualification experience
  • 6 + years of experience in FMCG or Telecoms in a similar role
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience at Senior Manager level
  • In-depth knowledge of the telecoms industry.
  • Strong Analytical skills & MS Excel proficiency

Other requirements Behavioural

  • Proven ability to analyse complex business issues and identify, design and implement effective practical recommendations
  • Able to operate in a performance driven organization
  • High level of commitment and Resilience,
  • Results and solution oriented, Good interpersonal skills

Closing date
Suitable candidates are required to send their application & Curriculum vitae to [email protected]
Closing date: 16th November 2015