Senior Finance Manager - Commercial at MultiChoice

Purpose of the Position:

• Lead and inspire a diverse team of finance professionals to provide effective business partnering services to Business Unit Execs.
• Responsible for strategic and operational financial planning (including budgeting and forecasting), management of daily operational finances, financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders and ongoing evaluation of effective use of company resources

Key Performance Objectives             

Key Accountabilities            

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Review of commercial viability of all discount campaigns and product offerings to customers to ensure that actions generate positive margin for the business.
• Participate in development and review of business cases and financial models for new investments and product lines to ensure commercial viability thereof.
• Implement and manage governance processes for discount and offer reviews to ensure adherence to above principles and appropriate oversight for any tactical initiatives that deviate from the principle.
• Identify and monitor causal financial relationships to assess reasonability of projections or to act as early warnings where corrective action is required.
• Perform strategic and ad hoc analysis as determined by the Head of Finance, including scenario building, break even analysis and implications of strategic alternatives that will impact the bottom line.
• Management of Financial Planning and Analysis for Budget and rolling forecasts

Business Partnering

• Management and mentoring of the team responsible for preparation of monthly rolling forecasts
• Consolidate the Budget and 24 month rolling forecasts
• Review of rolling forecasts and variance analysis monthly.
• Responsible for business partnering, planning and financial management of the MCSA commercial business unit, including all customer touchpoints via subscription revenue, device subsidy, customer value management, operations and marketing.
• Build and develop relationships with key stakeholders across the company and play an integral supportive role to the key stakeholders and Executives.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement to identify and implement performance improvement and cost savings initiatives across the business.

Reporting

• Manage completion of the month end requirements for the business unit, within deadlines, to provide

Team Management         

• Variance analysis inclusive of meaningful commentary and understanding of variances between actual results and budget, forecast and prior year.
• Identification and execution of corrective actions
• Manage team members to create a motivated, energized and empowered culture and ensure effective delivery of business unit objectives.
• Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance development, coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Create and drive a culture of continuous improvement to elevate the performance of the finance function
• Develop strong working relationships within business unit finance, shared services and centers of excellence to leverage, persuade and influence delivery and ensure responsiveness and compliance to Group timelines and requests
• Adapt and learn by demonstrating resilience and creativity in uncertain and complex circumstances
• Provide clarity to team to navigate competing demands and changing priorities
• Identify development needs for the team and ensure that identified training requirements are budgeted for and executed.
• Interview and recruit new members of the team, including determining appropriate compensation levels with input from HR
• Create effective workforce and recruitment demand plans to ensure that current and future business requirements can be met.

Qualifications

• Must be a CA (SA)

Experience / Skills

• 5 years’ experience in a commercially focused Financial Management role
• Demonstrable experience in developing a high performing and independent team
• Experience working in multinational listed group
• Budget and forecast preparation, analysis, and presentation
• Sound SAP knowledge and experience