General Manager - Business Partner - Technology and MNS Finance at MTN

JOB DESCRIPTION
Strategic Plan
Strategic & Financial Planning

• Market Analysis: Increase focus on the TechCo market's evolving demands and opportunity. Proactively drive building diversified TechCo Revenue pipeline, predict and anticipate changes with a focus on business agility and flexibility
• Strategic Business Conduit: Act as an strategic conduit for management information between MTN SA and Business Unit leadership teams. Collaborate with business stakeholders to deliver MTN SA’s strategic priorities.
• Appraisal of Investment Decisions: Provide investment appraisal support to ensure investments are aligned to MTN SA’s strategic objectives and ensure the return on resources is maximised
• Project Appraisal: Support with business case preparation and benefit tracking for strategic investments
• Change Management: Establish a culture of agility and openness, support the delivery of change initiatives to aid changing business models from MTN SA to business unit
• Co-create Business Strategy
• Support, enable and monitor a dynamic, agile, iterative Strategic Plan
• Provide insights driven business understanding of Budget Results
• Develop and monitor integrated Financial and Operating Plan(s)
• Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
• Strategic Planning & Budget Setting: Develop overarching PB&F framework for business unit plans, provide commercial, financial analytics and insights on short- and long-term evaluations
• Budgetary Controls: Identify root causes to cost pressures and investigate opportunities for better cost management. 
• Resource Allocation: Advise on optimal resource allocation to support strategic ambition
• Deliver integrated and accurate Machine-Enabled Forecasting / Planning Data Collection
• Deliver integrated and accurate Machine Enabled Budgeting Data Collection / Reporting
• Provide Capital Project Prioritisation enabled by effective PPPs
• Guide on Capital Allocation Informed by Advanced Analytics
• Deliver Real Time, Predictive Forecasts and Executive Reports

Business Performance Management Reporting

• Performance Management: Tackle sub-optimal performance, ensure challenging businesses achieve true potential by aligning commercial, financial decisions with strategic KPIs
• Understand and influence key cost drivers, optimise value from the commercial cost base within the function
• Review, challenge and influence capex spend / business cases for investment made on advertising product enhancement
• Formulate strategies with the support of commercial and operational teams to address trends in loss of contract customers / churn
• Understand and challenge top accounts and deal size, identifying patterns (e.g. reduction in sales, volume of new customers this year vs. last year) and reasons for these trends and understanding the commercial impact
• Provide the following in support of Business Performance Management: 
• Trended, Predictive MetricsReal-Time Business Performance Tracking
• Automated Strategic Initiatives Tracking
• Integrated, standardised, and automated Cost Efficiency & Optimisation Reporting
• On-Demand, Business/Ad-hoc Reports
• Identify New Reporting Requirements
• Customer and Product Profitability Analysis
• Pricing and Contracting Management: Influence management approach and negotiations. Build competitive negotiation position with key business partners (e.g. Agents), platforms and device manufacturers. Support with contract negotiation, pricing and the delivery of financial, commercial commitments
• Promotion and Advertisement Optimisation: Advise and assess campaign impacts and effectiveness with data driven insights. Influence rollout strategy
• Guide Channel Developments enabled by predictive analytics and integration
• Guide Capital Mgmt. Enabled by Analytics, automation performed in real time
• Provide Pricing Decision Support enabled by advanced analytics
• Provide Outsource/ Insource Analysis enabled by advanced analytics
• Deliver Future Focused Customer Insights
• Deliver Scenario Planning and Visualization
• Provide Real-Time Competitor Benchmarks and Insights
• Provide cross functional commercial decision support enabled by advanced analytics
• Support AI-Informed M&A / Divestiture Financial Decisions
• Guide Profit Acceleration and Value Creation Initiatives
• Conduct Macro-Economic Trend Sensing

Financial Analysis and Decision Support

• Insight & Analysis: Provide strategic insight and cross functional analysis decision support in key areas including:
• Forward Looking Insights into Profitability
• Timely and Actionable Financial Narratives
• Cost and Pricing Advanced Analytics
• Data & Insights-Informed Decision Making
• Predictive Analytics for Issue/Risk Identification
• Financial Impact of Operational Decisions

FBP – Financial Control

• Risk Management: Support the business to assess external and internal environment, identify and mitigate commercial, financial, and digital transformation risks.
• Undertake Proactive Risk & Opportunity Identification and Management
• Maintain and renew Policies Processes and Procedures
• Conduct Operational Planning Management
• Establish and maintain effective processes for Internal Controls and governance
• Provide Cognitive Enabled Working Capital Mgmt.

People Leadership and Organisational Capability Building

• Apply best team management practices throughout assigned projects and as required.
• Guide and enable the upskilling of the team throughout assigned projects.
• Act as an ambassador and role model for the Finance by living the brand values and vital behaviours.
• Ensure a culture of continuous evaluation and improvement.
• Drive a culture of high performance, accountability, and consequence management.

QUALIFICATIONS
Education:

• CIMA or equivalent/ MBA / Masters Advantageous 

Experience:

• Senior management track record of 5 years or more; with at least 3 years in relevant sector/ industry as per relevant role 
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise (understanding emerging markets advantageous) 
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies 
• Large Corporate/commercial accounting experience (at least 7-10) with last 3 years working with Board/ exco/senior management. 
• Extensive reporting and analysis background
• Familiarity with BI & Reporting Tools
• Solid presentation preparation to Board/ exco/senior management level