Senior Manager - Financial Planning Analysis and Business Partnership.Bayobab

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job:

The Senior Manager: FP&A and Business Finance will be part of Senior Management team in Bayobab Finance responsible for financial planning and Business partnering to Business units (Mobility and Fixed) and other cross functions in Bayobab including FibreCos. 

This is a highly commercial finance and strategic role providing support to Executive leadership team in making various strategic and business decisions with high quality insightful financial analysis and information ensuring decision making is based on robust data and is underpinned by logical assumptions. This role manages and oversee the business planning process, Management reporting and support business partnering to various business units and FibreCos. 

As part of the leadership team, the role is supported by a highly qualified, experienced team of finance business partners & FP&A Manager who will be responsible to contribute to Bayobab’s overall strategic goals, to achieve profitable growth, and to continuously improve the operational performance.

Key Performance Areas:

The Senior Manager: FP&A and Business Partner will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

• Responsible to lead and oversee annual Business Planning and Quarterly Forecasting across FibreCo entities and ensure timely delivery of consolidated financials to Bayobab Exco 
• Assist GM Business Finance and CFO in FibreCo set ups in key Tier 1, 2 and 3 markets with close coordination with other cross functions (PMO, HR, Legal, Strategy & Technology) and steering Bayobab Business partners.
• Monitor and report on progress of operational and structural KPI metrics, budget achievement (financial/ non-financial targets), plans and forecasts for business units.
• Proactively analyse and constructively challenge strategy, budget and plans, business cases, capital expenditure, customer and supplier agreements in context to the operations of the business unit.
• Developing effective relationships with senior managers by becoming the key business lead on all finance matters for the business area of responsibility.
• Establish and continuously improve standards for business finance analysis and lead the development of finance solutions for complex and high value commercial decisions
• Embedding a culture of financial and commercial challenge, ensuring that all the impacts of business decisions are evaluated and communicated.
• Understanding the key profit and cost drivers in the business, ensuring that risks are highlighted and mitigated in an efficient manner.
• Actively engage in reviewing various pricing proposals and Business cases. 
• Presenting complex financial concepts in a way that can be easily understood by non-financial stakeholders.
• Adding value financially and operationally to the business area and leading on initiatives in relation to Finance related issues.
• Handling all aspects of the reporting, budgeting and planning including preparation of presentation and commentary.
• Ensuring all investment projects are fully analysed and appraised.
• Inputting to and advising on content and presentation of business cases prior to sign off for functional area
• Responsible in preparing quarterly segmented income statement for both fixed and mobility business up to net profit
• Lead and steer Business planning process across Bayobab Group and ensure timely delivery of Budgets and forecast for the consolidation
• Provide insights on cost and revenue leadership initiatives including resource allocations, within the OpCo.
• Monitor and proactively advise on business risk evaluation and mitigation measures, in conjunction with the risk and compliance function.
• Provide independent evaluation and advisory support on various proposals for investments, Capex and Opex items.
• Provide standard methodology and valuation techniques to Bayobab to determine business case and investment.
• Ensure measurable performance parameters and standardized sources for measurement are entrenched in business cases and KPI tracking, to evaluate ongoing success of such decisions.
• Proactively analyse, monitor, challenge and advise on investment and Capex items against anticipated risk and returns to evaluate viability and profitability (as applicable).
• Establish performance measures and KPIs at various levels of the business (operations, products & markets, revenue, margins, profitability etc.).
• Conduct scenario analysis and modelling to arrive at realistic and planned targets for achievement.
• Identify appropriates sources and channels to derive performance-related data.
• Proactively analyse potential issues and risks to enable early resolution and course corrections.
• Provide leading practice insights for financial performance improvements and value-driving actions.
• Monitor, perform deep-dive root cause assessments and constructively challenge outcomes as a means to improve financial performance.
• Support and align with FP&A function on performance management methodology, process and protocols.
• Support new / existing product commercial and financial feasibility assessments to arrive at go-no-go decisions and investment potential.
• Provide advice on feasibility and expected returns.
• Provide inputs and extensively participate in product pricing, tariffs, channel policy decisions.
• Ensure compliance to Group Governance protocols and policies (committee approvals, DoA, process etc.).
• Support development of bid calculation tools, and verify alignment with forecasts.
• Support ad-hoc analysis to develop revenue, margins and frame contracts.
• Ensure compliance to Group Governance protocols and policies (committee approvals, DoA, process etc.).
• Ad-hoc analysis & decision support: Financial advisory support to senior management with financial analysis on various initiatives & special projects, Identify & evaluate potential cost savings initiatives 
• Lead and support various business transformation projects

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Minimum 4-year degree in Finance or Business
• CA / ACMA (CIMA) /ACCA preferred

Experience:

• Manager track record of 5 years or more; with at least 3 years in relevant sector/ industry 
• Extensive experience in leading financial planning and analysis, business partnering, P&L, Operational and Cost Management, accounting experience in a large organisation
• Experience in managing a mid size team made up of mainly highly qualified individuals
• Proven success in delivery of high quality analytics
• Proven experience in contractual agreements and compliance
• High commitment to results 

Competencies:

• Critical Finance thinking
• Strategic thinker 
• Business / Finance acumen with commercial mindset
• Accounting standards, policies and procedures
• Demonstrated exceptional analytical, quantitative and financial modelling skills
• Global mindset, ideally with broad geographical and industry experience that brings cross cultural understanding and the ability to work across cultures
• Genuine interest and shows initiative in own professional development i.e. keeping up with best practices, digitalization 
• Exceptional presentation skills including Executive level presentations
• Strong decision maker
• Advanced Excel skills 
• Ability to work multiple priorities in parallel
• Ability to develop relationships and influence 
• People management
• Organizational Agility 
• Dealing with ambiguity and complexity

Other:

• International travel (if required)