Specialist – Finance Support

Job Summary        Support the Decision Support Manager to ensure agreed targets and financial benefits are optimised, costs are managed within agreed envelopes and guidance is provided to the Technical Department on finance issuesSupport the improvement of the Network Finance processes        Principal Functions           

Liaise, support and assist the technical business area on all aspects of financial and operational matters
Provide support for monitoring and controlling the financial performance of the technical business area via monthly reporting and budgeting/forecasting processes to provide insight into business performance
Support the preparation of techno-economics and accounting analysis/reports as required by the business including:
Product Profitability analysis;
Cost-benefit analysis
Variance Analysis
Geo analysis relevant to financial modelling
Other accounting analysis as required by the business
Ensure Oracle reporting data quality and compliance with accounting standards and guidelines
Provide input into the production of business cases and investment appraisals that could have a material impact on the performance of the business
Liaise with business teams to gather required data for post implementation review of local business initiatives and business cases
Follow up on actions from the technical business area’s monthly financial reviews
Build strong and influential relationships with the technical business area to promote seamless working relationships with the rest of the Finance community.
Attend operational meetings to represent Finance within the assigned business team
Work with the Decision support Manager to implement financial governance within technical team
Work with the Decision Support Manager to develop and implement an improvement process for OPEX management
Responsible for Contract management and optimization of contract agreements in compliance with company policy.
Assist the Decision Support Manager on other ad’hoc projects
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Decision Support Manager

Educational Requirements       

First Degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised university
Membership of Professional association (CIMA, CFA, ACCA, ICAN, etc)       

Experience, Skills & Competencies       

Three (3) to Five (5) years relevant work experience.
Experience in Telecoms industry or management/operational consulting is an advantage.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access
Strong accounting fundamentals
Knowledge of Oracle ERP & other industrial standard financial systems
Good understanding of current accounting standards (IFRS)
Basic technical knowledge of Telecoms
Financial modeling (OPEX, CAPEX and Revenue)
Project management
Strong analytical
Problem Solving
Risk and cost control conscious
Quality deliverable
Passion for Excellence
Integrity
Empowering people
Growing people
Team work

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