Manager - Business Planning and Performance Reporting, Fixed Broadband 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 below:

Job Title: Manager - Business Planning and Performance Reporting, Fixed Broadband

Job Identification: 2822
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: MTN Level 3
Reports To: Senior Manager - Analytics and Business Planning & Performance Reporting
Division: Fixed Broadband

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.

Application Closing Date
1st June, 2023 (10:59 PM)

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: Eligible Females and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply.