Senior Manager: Finance Mobile Carrier Services at MTN

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job   

Senior Manager Finance Mobile Carrier Services for MTN GlobalConnect (GC) will be part of management team of GC Finance responsible for all financial aspects of mobile wholesale business (interconnect and roaming) function within GC.

The ability to thrive in a fast-paced and demanding work environment is critical to success in this role. The successful candidate will have a strong desire in adding value to GC mobile wholesale business.

Key Performance Areas:

Senior Manager – Finance Mobile Carrier Services will be accountable to achieve the following objectives

• Assist in and oversee the formulation of strategy, budget and planning activities for the mobile wholesale business units whilst ensuring alignment with Group.
• Manage the finance operations of the mobile wholesale function including bill to cash process, review of various reconciliations of interconnect revenue and cost, roaming etc
• Interaction with Opco CFO and finance team on various finance matters – monthly invoicing, settlements, reporting, business planning, monitor opco upsides etc.
• Review business process changes that may affect the company’s ability to identify, monitor or collect revenue (new system implementations/upgrades, new product roll outs, etc.) and provide feedback to CFO
• Review periodic and regular status updates and reports received from the team and further discuss/update CFO
• Participate in Mobile wholesale business review meeting and provide update
• Forecast cash flows from mobile wholesale business and ensure cash flow is well managed in terms of inflows/outflows
• Review investigation reports on identified error or leakage to find out the revenue leakage root cause and further discuss with related department to do further investigation or fix the leakage root cause
• Review monthly financial performance reports and KPIs and provide feedback to CFO
• Proactively analyse and constructively challenge strategy, budget and plans, business cases, capital expenditure, customer and supplier agreements in context to the operations of the business unit.
• Provide insights on cost and revenue leadership initiatives including resource allocations within the GC.
• Monitor and proactively advise on business risk evaluation and mitigation measures, in conjunction with the risk and compliance function.
• Provide independent evaluation and advisory support on various proposals for investments, Capex and Opex items.
• Ensure compliance to Group Governance protocols and policies (committee approvals, DoA, process etc.).
• Review and establish performance measures and KPIs.
• Provide leading practice insights for financial performance improvements and value-driving actions.
• Custodian of the Opcos shadow P&L for the fixed and voice business and continuous engagement with Opcos and Group Finance
• Support CFO preparing various presentations for management
• Support CFO to hold regular meeting with functional heads to drive performance
• Continuous collaboration and active engagement with Group cross functions, Opco finance and carrier service teams 
• Recruit and evaluate financial staff ensuring appropriate skills are brought into the finance department
• Ensure appropriate skills development through training, mentoring and couching
• Set clear objectives and manage performance of the finance team
• Manage performance and ensure effectiveness of financial operations

Education:

• CA / ACMA (CIMA) /ACCA
• Minimum 4-year degree in Finance or Business
• MBA would be an advantage 

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience
• Proven business partnership record & business acumen preferably in telecom space
• Good exposure in Hyperion Financial Management and planning tools
• People management
• P&L management in telecom space
• Proven success in delivery of high quality analytics
• High commitment to results (self-starting, opportunity grabber)