Manager - Budget and Business Planning, Finance at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Manager - Budget and Business Planning, Finance

Job Requisition ID: 2493
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Reports To: Senior Manager, Finance Services & Control Technology
Division: Finance

Mission

• To manage, co-ordinate and oversee the activities of the business and budget planning for Network Group and to coordinate the development of NWG strategy in line with MTN Nigeria strategic objectives.

Description

• Analyze the assumptions in the business plan to guarantee an appreciable level of predictability and to reduce unexpected results.
• Prepare and circulate monthly report of NWG KPIs.
• Understand the telecom industry as well as future developments and their impact on MTNN business plan.
• Seek input from marketing to develop Network Group budget and business plan and strategy.
• Embark on extensive research in mining data from current operational realities and impact analysis on business plan forecast.
• Carry out business plan forecast in line with organizational requirements and based on the set NWG rollout/build objectives.
• Prepare NWG quarterly capital expenditure board papers and obtain approval from MTNN board.
• Review monthly actual expenditure in line with budget assumption to facilitate quarterly Opex and Capex forecast.
• Review performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.

Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in Accounting or Economics or related area of study.
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• MBA is desirable.
• Fluent in English.

Experience:
6 - 13 years’ experience which includes:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising/managing others.
• Experience working in a medium to large organization.
• Hands on experience covering similar functions in multinational Manufacturing or Telecommunication companies.
• Experience in a large GSM Network roll out environment would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in market/industry research.

Application Closing Date
13th April, 2023 (10:59 PM).