Specialist, Budget Control at IHS Towers

IHS Towers is the largest independent mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 2001, IHS provides services across the full tower value chain – colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services.

Today IHS Towers has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda. Following the recent acquisitions of MTN and Etisalat’s tower portfolios in Nigeria, IHS owns over 23,300 towers in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Specialist, Budget Control

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• To carry out budget control and business planning activities across Technical and Commercial Operations. 

Responsibilities

• Serve as Business Partner to the business by working with key stakeholders across the functions to understand business drivers; elicit both financial and operational performance expectations; and implement strategy. 
• Provide budget support to the business by analyzing variances, commitments, and efficiencies, as well as recommending potential savings opportunities. 
• Maintain a KPI Scorecard for Technical Department and analyze network performance and other relevant KPIs on an ongoing basis. 
• Create and maintain cost-head dashboards to monitor spend against key expense items and against responsibility centers and functions. 
• Resolve budget upload complaints/issues and secure the necessary budget approvals  
• Track accurate usage of cost codes across the business and coordinate periodic knowledge sharing session to bridge gaps. 
• Carry out performance analytics of raw data from primary and secondary sources to facilitate decision-making. 
• Provide forward-leaning, proactive early-warning systems to budget holders on performance to plan. 
• Provide technical and functional cost inputs to the Commercial Finance, Budgeting and Reporting functions within Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) for purposes of budget preparation and business modelling. 
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Specialist, Productivity & Budget Optimization. 

Functional Competencies: 

• Financial Modelling 
• Data Analysis & Reporting 
• Business Communication 
• Analytical Thinking 
• Problem Solving 
• Stakeholder Management 

Behavioral Competence: 

• Collaboration & Teamwork 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or any relevant numerate discipline. 
• 3+ years of relevant experience in a similar role. 

Additional Information:
Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
• Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

Application Closing Date
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