Senior Manager Finance and Planning DataCo.Group Strategy and Transformation at MTN

Responsibilities

Monetisation Financial Modelling & Pricing Analytics

• Build and maintain dynamic financial models supporting data products, service bundles, and API monetisation.
• Define pricing and usage-based revenue scenarios for new DataCo offerings.
• Provide supports to senior leadership on investment decisions, funding and commercial strategy
• Support Partner & Commercial teams to assess revenue-sharing constructs and profitability models.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Governance

• Manage bottom-up budgets aligned to product roadmaps and commercial milestones.
• Deliver rolling forecasts with scenario analysis for product launches or opportunity shifts.
• Monitor cost v actuals; recommend re-allocations to unlock high-impact initiatives.

Performance Tracking & Financial Insights

• Create dashboards to track KPIs such as ARR, CAC, contribution margins, payback periods.
• Use analytics to surface usage trends, unit economics, and outlier business signals.
• Conduct variance analysis and quarterly reviews to drive commercial optimisation.

Investment Evaluation & ROI Frameworks

• Lead financial due diligence for proof-of-value pilots and partnership deals.
• Leverage established valuation methodologies to assess business cases and investment opportunities.
• Define clear, measurable performance indicators and standardized data sources to evaluate the ongoing success and impact of financial decisions
• Support OpCo and Group leaders with investment proposals, ROI projections, and break-even analysis.
• Apply finance-driven governance—aiding funding gating, milestone alignment, and go/no-go decisions.

Controls, Compliance & Data Trust

• Implement internal controls to support billing, partner reconciliation, and contract compliance.
• Continuously monitor and provide proactive guidance on business risk assessment and mitigation strategies, in close collaboration with Group Risk & Compliance and Group Legal & Regulatory teams.
• Ensure finance supports operational readiness—e.g., invoicing, revenue recognition, tax, and auditability.
• Coordinate with Group Finance & Audit to align DataCo financial protocols with decentralised operating models.
• Ensure adherence to Group governance protocols and policies, including committee approval processes, the decision-making framework (DMF) and standardized operational procedures.

Business Partnering & Cross-Functional Enablement

• Act as embedded Finance partner to product, commercial, and ops leads—supporting sprint-level decision-making.
• Provide coaching and financial literacy support to non-finance stakeholders.
• Advise on resource leverage, funding pipeline, and revenue integration into broader Group financial plans

Qualifications

Education:

• 4 year Bachelor’s degree in finance
• Chartered Accountant; certifications in Financial Analytics or FP&A beneficial
• Advantageous financial modelling tools, BI platforms or data analytics tools.
• Advantageous Master’s degree (MBA) or similar postgraduate qualifications

Experience:

• 5 - 8 years in corporate finance, budgeting, or commercial finance roles, preferably in digital, platform, or data-led business settings and management experience.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic Financial Planning: Develops models, pricing, and ROI pathways for new data products.
• Data-Informed Decision-Making: Uses analytics to influence go-to-market, funding, and scaling decisions.
• Adaptive Controls & Governance: Ensures finance agility while meeting Group standards.
• Commercial Acumen: Understands the economics of subscription, usage, and partner-based monetisation.
• Stakeholder Influence: Coaches non-finance stakeholders to apply financial discipline.
• Insightful Reporting: Presents clear, actionable financial insights to senior teams.
• Financial Lifecycle Ownership: Leads end-to-end finance capabilities—from budgeting through forecasting and insight

Apply Before 12/31/2025