Recent Openings at MTN

JOB DESCRIPTION

Planning and Design:

• Prepare High and Low-level design documentation
• Prepare Statement of Work (SoW) for implementation teams
• Provide complete and accurate documentation on the Mobile and ISP network security architecture
• Implement security policy definitions
• Drive best practice, continuous improvement and innovation at process and procedure level whilst ensuring adherence to change control policies and procedures
• Verify that platform, features and functionality meet design objectives
• Determine and understand the network security needs of all internal and external data customers
• Take action to prevent the reoccurrence of problems, identifying external parties to assist with problem solving if required
• Consult with solutions consultants regarding the planning and design of effective solutions for customers, ensuring that the needs and requirements of the customer are taken into account and that solutions are aligned with the operational plans of the technical team
• Provide input and recommendations into solutions for tenders
• Initiate and implement ideas and feedback on network tools, procedures and improvements to area functionality
• Development of network security policies, procedures and processes
• Technology investment appraisal, benchmarking and reporting
• Interface with other departments within Network Group, EBU and Product Development to determine needs and assist in problem-solving
• Risk analysis/security assessment – highlight risks and report to management
• Consider the 1-3 year implications of actions from a broad perspective and on the impact of solutions on other areas of the business, including interdependent aspects of the business
• Lab-testing of new technologies and solutions in terms of conformance, performance, interoperability and manageability
• Manage vulnerabilities, by ensuring latest threats have been addressed; including loading of patches and upgrades
• Maintain continual focus on keeping technical solutions current, remaining aware of changing technologies and filtering information to the team, continually looking for ways to improve all aspects of technology development and service delivery

Solution Delivery:

• Assist with the operational establishment and development of new MTN networks in the international arena
• Ensure conformance to performance parameters and SLAs in all areas of planning, building and configuration of the MTN core IP network

Reporting:

• Provide constant status, feedback and progress reports on new build and solution delivery and support deliverables, reporting risk, change, status, decisions required etc. to stakeholders

Financial Management:

• Provide input into the forecasting and planning of budgets for the implementation of new solutions
• Understand and apply best practice w.r.t financial impact of implementing new or upgraded technologies
• Creation of business cases specifically related to new ventures and new technologies

Vendor Management:

• Management of vendors in terms of technical solution, project scoping, project delivery and technical support.

QUALIFICATIONS

Miniuim Requirements

Education: 

• Minimum of 3 year technical degree/diploma
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent 
• Related industry certifications in cloud solutions (e.g. Cisco, Fortinet, AppGate).
• Related industry certifications in cloud solutions (AWS, Microsoft, Azure, etc.).

Contextual Experience

• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in an ICT environment within the Telecoms sector, with at least 3 years specialisation experience cybersecurity within emphasis on the network domain
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies and fluent in English
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise (understanding emerging markets is advantageous)
• Critical and systemic thinking, ability to consider the holistic environment in which they operate
• Continuous improvement and innovation driven context

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Performance Areas:

The Manager: Emission Management will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

• Deliver emissions expertise and governance as well as functional expertise to support local OpCos as required
• Support delivery of emissions and energy management strategy for the MTN Group
• Net Zero strategy and roadmap development, measurement and tracking
• Identify and implement sustainable technology change across the full MTN infrastructure portfolio to further aid MTN in the achievement of climate sustainability and ensure readiness to support new technologies
• Devising approaches to meet targets and to encourage best practices
• Provide input towards the wider MTN Group ESG strategy from a Technology perspective
• Management of Carbon footprinting and verification processes including implementing environmental policies and practices
• Support all related carbon emission audits
• Drive all key supplier engagement forums and collaboration activities
• Formulation and development of energy and carbon management and associated reporting across the entire MTN Group of OpCo’s.
• Drive all other project related reporting and tracking required
• Energy data analysis and reporting (including Energy auditing) to all stakeholders, including regulatory bodies.
• Delivery of carbon footprint assessments, including information collation, analysis and reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with environmental legislation
• Create emissions technical standards, policy, architecture and best practice
• Identification of energy saving / decarbonisation measures as well as assessing, analysing and collating environmental performance data
• Support on portfolio special projects e.g., Programme management, technical delivery
• Input technical expertise to lead energy and carbon management RFX’s
• Establish and maintain long term emission reduction plans across the portfolio and for each operating company
• Advise, coach, and support technology teams across the OpCo’s in identifying, scoping, and implementing energy efficiency improvements in line with net zero strategy
• Development and delivery of carbon and climate change training programmes
• Researching and recommending the best tools and systems to monitor performance and to implement strategies
• Managing Net Zero strategy budgets
• Acting as a champion for Emission based environmental issues within MTN
• Liaising with relevant regulatory and compliance bodies
• Manage the relationship with all approved contractors and vendors

Key Deliverables

• Group Technology net zero strategy and guidelines communicated to all OPCOs
• Group and OpCo carbon emission footprint and energy measurement and tracking
• Tracking of all OPCOs emission target delivery versus existing plans
• MTN Group Sustainability reporting
• Project Zero budget management and coordination at OpCo and Group level
• Emissions technical expertise and governance
• Emissions RFP’s, build projects and due diligence including business case development
• Long term emissions reduction performance improvement and optimization plan for each operating company
• MTN emissions technical policy, standards and guidelines based on industry best practices
• Emissions performance and utilisation benchmark reports
• Emissions training content
• 3rd party contractor/ vendor management

Role Dependencies

• Active support from the Group CTIO, Executive: Network Design and Planning, General Manager Core, Infrastructure and Data Centres and Senior Manager: Facilities and Infrastructure, Network Operations MTN Group Human Resources
• Inputs/support and collaboration from in-country emissions champions and technology teams and C-suite/ executives
• Deep understanding of the MTN business strategy
• Understanding of the respective OpCo technology, business and regulatory contexts
• Interdepartmental collaborations (Commercial, Finance, Technical Divisions, regarding Business Requirements)
• Interface with System and Network Vendors
• Alignment of MTN Network Design and Planning strategy and plans and overall business Net Zero strategy

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum of 4 year tertiary degree
• MBA or Masters advantageous
• Thorough knowledge/understanding of environmental issues including but not limited to corporate sustainability best practices; environmental legislation & regulations, and sustainability/carbon reporting

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years with Senior Managerial level experience
• Minimum 5-8 years experience in ESG management programmes and initiatives
• Experience in working across diverse cultures and geographies (advantageous)
• Experience working in a medium to large ICT / Telecommunications organisation
• Experience in integrated reporting using methodologies like CDP, GRI & SBTi and frameworks like SDG's & ESG.
• Knowledge of climate change and climate risk (TCFD) would be advantageous.
• Regulatory compliance - knowledge of both current and future environmental and energy related legislation.
• Experience in cross functional team co-ordination and management
• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in an ICT environment within the Telecoms sector, with at least 3 years specialisation experience cybersecurity within emphasis on the network domain
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies and fluent in English
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise (understanding emerging markets is advantageous)
• Critical and systemic thinking, ability to consider the holistic environment in which they operate
• Continuous improvement and innovation driven context

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Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position (KPA's)
Key Deliverables

Solutions Delivery

• Provide security guidance and review on business and technology products/ solutions, model threats and risks as well as the controls necessary to mitigate them, on both an organisational and technical level – thinking like a malicious hacker, understanding, and anticipating the moves and tactics that a hacker might use to attack MTN systems. 
• Prevent unauthorized access and malware infection of networks, infrastructure applications using security countermeasures. 
• Assist in implementing policies and standards for anti-virus and malware protection requirements in line with Group Information Security policies and localised Hub policies.
• Conduct network and/or system monitoring for malicious activities or policy violations.
• Assist in implementing firewall rule request, review, and approval process as per Group defined standards and Hub processes.
• Support in the Definition of local Opco security policies and standards for applications and endpoint protection.
• Assist in implementing policies and standards to protect data, applications, and the associated infrastructure that reside in a public cloud.
• Establish guidelines to proactively deter the transmission of malware and spam through email.
• Assist in implementing and maintaining secure configuration / hardening standards in line with approved standards.
• Assist in implementing policy on web content types/categories that is permissible to access as per Policy.
• Configure and implement Mobile Application/ Device management policies.
• Provide technical support for continuous monitoring, computer exploitation and reconnaissance; target mapping and profiling; and network decoy and deception operations in support of computer intrusion defence operations.
• Provide technical support for a comprehensive risk management program identifying mission critical processes and systems; current and projected threats; and system vulnerabilities.
• Participate in the security design and implementation of all products across Financial Services, Consumer, Enterprise, Technology and Digital - design phase security and post implementation.
• Evaluate the ongoing effectiveness of security controls established to ensure the safety of the MTN SA product and application suits. 
• Develop a comprehensive set of cyber-security policies and procedures governing hosted and SaaS environments. 
• Ensure that third party solutions and products follow MTN Controls standards.
• Review the security design of MTN applications and products, drive the testing process (prior to deployment). 
• Build security into MTN Software Development Lifecycle; creating and maintaining secure software development/ acquisition methodology - secure application development/ acquisition and coding practices across all development teams (internal and 3rd Party), security testing for existing and new systems, defining processes and establishing meaningful metrics for management. 
• Work with the product teams to identify and assist with the implementation of policy, process, people, and technology improvements. This includes the use of automation and security specific testing tooling; Analysing and providing remediation guidance for identified weaknesses or vulnerabilities; validate and verify remediation implementation.
• Evaluate the security of outsourced / third-party technologies and hosting environments to ensure they provide adequate protection for the processing, transmission, and storage of MTN’s information: 
• Assist in implementing Group reference architecture for integrating with third parties and partners.
• Assist in implementing mechanisms for vetting and implementing integration with cloud providers.
• Assist in implementing architectural and development standards for third party application security.
• Serve as a proficient resource for application development and support teams, offering expertise on all matters related to the security design and utilization of applications. This includes enterprise operational staff and business unit personnel.
• Monitor and manage a training and awareness program for secure coding/ development and best practice. 
• Assist in executing upgrades to existing systems, communications, and coordination of change with impacted departments, directly or through delegation.
• Identify and escalate activities that cannot be executed from the Hub Opco to the appropriate stakeholders to ensure the effective mitigation of cybersecurity risks.Build a strong relationship with Spoke Opco to ensure delivery. 
• Where there are challenges to perform tasks remotely, ensure the Spoke Opco execute actions that are in line with above mentioned activities. 

Job Requirements (Education, Experience, and Competencies)
Education: 

• Minimum of 3 years tertiary qualification (degree/ national diploma) in Information Technology/ Engineering
• CISSP/CEH/CASP/CASE certification (one of)
• Business analysis/architecture qualifications
• Other qualifications (ITIL, COBIT, ISO27001, CCSLP) advantage
• Fluent in English 

Experience:

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant work experience in Information Security 
• Experience in managing and implementing large scale security projects.
• Advanced working understanding of the information and technology environment of a bank or telecom company
• Other security experience such as incident handling (from AppSec perspective), architecture, operations, GRC, OWASP, etc
• Knowledge of application architectures and application development with at least one modern programming language.
• Knowledge of DevOps and Agile methods
• Knowledge of threat modelling 
• Ability to express complex technical security control concepts passionately and effectively.
• Ability to work well with people from different disciplines and countries with varying degrees of technical experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively when dealing with business customers and suppliers.
• Knowledge of national and international regulatory compliances and frameworks such as NIST-CSF, ISO-27000, GDPR, PCI, etc. 
• Knowledge of various EDR & EPP solutions 

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Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position (KPA's)
Key Deliverables

Technical Excellence:

• Participate in and lead the security design and implementation of all products across Consumer, Enterprise, Technology, Digital and Financial Services - design phase security architecture and post implementation.
• Experience with Cloud Security platform vendors and technologies such as Azure, and GCP Drive the design and implementation of secure technologies and applications in support of Enterprise-wide and Business Unit applications. 
• Plan and document the life cycle of all the security platforms. 
• Conduct capacity planning and ensure that security platforms are upgraded to ensure sufficient headroom. 
• Propose and provide advice into the best platforms/solutions to minimise security related risks and incidents. 
• Partner with IT and risk management to develop a comprehensive set of cyber-security policies and procedures governing hosted and SaaS environments.
• Provide security architectural guidance and review on business and technology products/ solutions 
• Model threats and risks as well as the controls necessary to mitigate them, on both an organisational and technical level – thinking like a malicious hacker, understanding and anticipating the moves and tactics that a hacker might use to attack MTN systems. 
• Follow the architecture analysis process, which consists of research, validation and evaluation of all new initiatives, with phase gates reviews presented to all stakeholders during the process.
• Ensure that third party solutions and products follow MTN Controls standards.
• Review the security architecture design of MTN applications and products, for cloud and on-prem. Perform best-practices risk assessment of MTN’s products’ security stacks.
• Perform security incident response and management.
• Document and operationalize the processes and procedures necessary to sustain the security posture of the environment.
• Work with the product and existing Security teams to identify and assist with the building and implementation of policies, standards, processes, risk and control frameworks that meet MTNSA’s business requirements. 
• Evaluate and oversee the security of outsourced / third-party technologies and hosting environments to ensure they provide adequate protection for the processing, transmission, and storage of MTN’s information:
• Implement reference architecture for integrating with third parties and partners.
• Implement mechanisms for vetting and implementing integration with cloud providers.
• Develop and implement architectural and development standards for third party technologies.
• Act as a subject matter expert and provide consistent interpretation of security controls and requirements to MTNSA security teams, application development and support personnel. This includes enterprise operational staff and business unit personnel. 
• Evaluate outsourced mobile money integration points to ensure they provide adequate protection for the processing, transmission, and storage of transactions.

Operational Delivery: 

• Assist Senior Manager Security Architecture to develop and implement the cyber security architecture requirements and framework, overarched by the business risk strategy.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the security architecture roll-out definition and actualization of products via third parties
• Roadmap definitions for security systems of key products by monitoring security environment; identifying security gaps; evaluating and implementing enhancements. 
• Utilize security tools for the Technology Security program such as static and dynamic code analysis tools and develop continual improvement program.
• Assist with cybersecurity control reviews and create secure reusable patterns for new technologies.
• Participate in information security operations duties, including occasional incident response escalations.
• Perform risk and threat assessments.
• Implement and ensure ongoing compliance of key technologies e.g., IAM, Vulnerability Management, Mobile and Digital Security Solutions
• Stay abreast of current and evolving technologies in the cybersecurity security area.

Job Requirements (Education, Experience, and Competencies)

Education: 

• Minimum of 3 years tertiary qualification in Information Technology/ Engineering
• CISSP/CISM/CGEIT certification (one of)
• SABSA, Cloud Security and/or TOGAF qualification will be an advantage.
• Business analysis/architecture qualifications
• Other qualifications (CompTIA Security+, ITIL, COBIT) advantage
• Fluent in English 

Experience:

• Minimum of 3+ years of relevant work experience in Information Security 
• Experience in designing and implementing cybersecurity systems architectures.
• Experience in managing and implementing large scale security projects.
• Advanced working understanding of the information technology environment of a telecom company
• Understanding of security infrastructure in Public and Private Cloud, e.g., virtual network infrastructure, hybrid IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions.
• Other security experience such NAC, CyberArk, Cisco ISE, CASB Solution Netskope, Web security technologies, architecture, operations, GRC, OWASP, etc
• Able to provide the Project and existing Security teams the necessary guidance to build policies, standards, risks and controls frameworks that meet MTN Group and operational requirements of the business. 
• Design and implementation of NGFW PA / Fortinet /, IOT, End point protection, multi-factor authentication
• Understanding of authentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI, etc) and other IAM technologies
• Understanding of the implementation, operation and maintenance of SIEM, boundary protection technologies (firewalls, mail gateways), Antivirus and AD security products
• Knowledge of web application architectures
• Knowledge of threat modelling 
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise (understanding emerging markets is advantageous).
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Deliverables

• High quality and consistent reporting on Audit, Advisory and other defined Assurance Outcomes
• High quality delivery, oversight and management (where applicable) of Audit, Advisory and Assurance outcomes
• Start and prepare the draft Quantification of Values at Risk.
• Assisting with regional coverage footprint across Departments/Functions/Locations, (i.e. Outside the Manco OpCo) audit activities where required
• On a weekly basis updating eGRC system in line with process and methodology
• Governance deliverables
• Comply with policies, procedures and guidelines set forth by Group IA and Forensics teams and ensure teams complies with the same.
• Participate in operational and finance meetings.
• Reporting support for monthly as well as ad hoc reporting relating to plan progress.
• Prepare reports based on the work completed.
• Role Dependencies
• Active support from the Senior Manager: Financial and Operational Audit 
• Understanding of the respective Financial, Operational, OpCo technology and business contexts and the risks associated with these.
• Inter functional collaboration with other lines of assurance.
• Intra functional collaborations with Technology audit teams and Forensic Services teams 
• MTN policies and procedures (dependence on understanding, complying and applying)
• A valid passport (for the travel required across MTN’s footprint. Feedback is our expectation of the quantification, example noted is the impact of the error in the risk identified as well as risk escalations and tax and accounting impacts in law (fines, penalties)

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum 4-year Bachelor of Commerce Degree or equivalent in Accounting/Audit/Finance
• Chartered Accountant (CA (SA) or equivalent) and a member in good standing required or 
• CIA and a member in good standing required 
• In addition, IIA CCSA, (prior IIA SA PIA), IIA CRMA, IIA Certified Quality Assessor will be beneficial
• Accredited Artificial Intelligence course Post Graduate certification / Post Graduate in Analytics / Post Graduate in Risk Management / MBA would be advantageous.
• Arabic, or Portuguese or French languages will be beneficial

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of post articles experience in Auditing and Accounting, preferably with Telecommunications Auditing experience, with at least 3 years managing or performing independent assurance of complex projects/programmes, in a medium to large organisation, coupled with supervising / managing others
• Work and Exposure to multinational organisations across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous
• Understanding of emerging markets (advantageous)
• Experience from a Big 4 Accounting firm will be highly advantageous.
• Diversity of client and work experience portfolio
• Strong IA and risk management experience of designing controls, understanding enterprise control frameworks and prioritizing risks

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MTN Level 3H

Degree Level

• Bachelor's Degree

Job Schedule

• Full time

Locations

• MTN SA Innovation Centre (Hybrid)

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• As the Operational Lead in the Group Business Finance team, the role is accountable to manage and operationalize the Group Capital Management Strategy. Key performance areas of this role include, but not limited to the following: 
• Assist the Lead Group Capital Management in developing and effectively implementing the capital management strategy, associated framework, policies, governance and operational models to support execution of the strategy. This includes, but is not limited: 
• Standards, principles and agreed-upon methods for group-wide investment/capital identification, evaluation, measurement and analytics models to ensure consistency in executing capital allocation and utilization strategies across the Group.
• Standardized processes and integrated monitoring of capital projects (from the project design phase to its final delivery) for traceability, continuous monitoring of returns and minimization controls over budgetary fluctuations.
• Standard Global and Local Reporting, Dashboard and Metrics formats, templates, computational standards and guidelines for Capital and Investment projects/initiatives/programs (Portfolio Level and Individual Project Level).
• Defined business drivers and recommended capital mix based on strategic imperatives and financial goals.
• Standard Capital /Investment evaluation criteria, financial & performance estimation models applicable to difference investment categories. 
• Bespoke continuous monitoring metrics for critical/long term projects at Group and Opcos 
• Unified cross-platform financial performance management approach across capital projects/investment life cycles. 
• Support the Lead Group Capital Management in continuous improvement practices including coordinating and managing research, advanced financial data modelling practices, industry benchmarking of capital allocation and performance metrics.
• Responsible to collaborate with Group finance operations, finance business partnering and FP&A teams to establish clear capital cost and revenue allocation principles, agreements and conditions to ensure accurate and consistent financial reporting over capital. Ensure adoption of the principles across the Group, businesses and Opcos.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert and provide advisory support to Local Finance Teams and Local Capital Management Committees to improve local capital management, including but not limited:
• Capex/Investment Planning and Budgeting
• Capital Allocation guidance, target setting and utilization practices
• Recommended utilization, profitability and returns metrics for various capex categories
• Evaluation of new business opportunities using appropriate valuation methodologies
• Provide independent council and review of high value/niche/complex new strategic initiatives  proposed by the Opcos and assess return on investments
• Manage and maintain financial profiles of critical/high value projects (based on defined thresholds / strategic priority) in Manco and Opcos (as required) with respect to the quality of the estimates, the variability of cash flows, and the payback profile over time.
• Manage evaluation of Group Capital decisions with project financial modelling, share option valuations, return on investment assessments, cost of capital calculations and business valuations and group recharge models. Provide inputs to breakeven values of critical variables that must be achieved for the capital project/decisions to generate value.
• Manage assessment of key investment projects (Group and Critical Local Investments) based on defined criteria such as strategic profile (growth potential and fitment with the overall business strategy), financial profile (expected project return and short-term impact on EBIT), risk profile (payback time and assessment of market risks), and resource profile (fitment with existing capabilities).
• Review and evaluate out-of-budget capital projects (as per thresholds) and provide independent insights to the Capital Committee for final approval / recommendation.
• Review and provide inputs to local and Group FP&A teams with regards to Opco business plans to validate and conduct scenario analysis for capital decisions. Provide recommendation on adjustments (if required).
• Assist Group Finance and M&A team members in strategic capex/investment transaction, including leading Finance / Accounting in commercial due diligence, valuations and recommendations for impairments / goodwill.
• Promote and apply risk-management tools systematically across the capital management value chain. Use advanced modelling techniques to identify risks and propose mitigation/conditional measures which maybe inherent in high investment proposals.
• Represent and support the various Capital Management Governance teams (Group and Opco) as required, on behalf of the Lead, Group Capital Management.
•  Collaborate with respective Group Finance teams to ensure strong alignment between OpEx and CapEx interdependencies to increase accuracy of targets and budgets. 
• Maintain and promote collaborative practices, ways of work and service level agreements with the Forecasting, Planning & Analytics team, Business Partnering, Group Financial Operations & Controls, Group Tax/Treasury teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of Capital Management processes.
• Facilitate interactive data, information sharing, and collaboration throughout the capital management process and its integration across MTN Businesses and Opcos.
• Identify automation opportunities and implement standard automation tools for streamlining planning, submissions, and controls to monitor capital expenditure. Further extended these solutions in enabling effective capital management processes.
• Implement feedback loops to ensure learning and adaptation from previous projects is available in a centralized repository across the Group and help build better investment skills within the MTN Opcos. 
• Responsible for Group Reporting on Consolidated Capital Management. Ensure regular and accurate reporting based on standardised metrics, KPIs and other agreed goals.
• Manage a high performing team by providing supervisory oversight, role clarity, training, performance and career development. 
• Set key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide regular performance feedback through a well-defined and implemented performance review program. 
• Develop and implement a training plan in order to build and develop skills within the team. 
• Promote a ‘MTN centric’ and ‘partnership approach’ to develop strong relationships with other working groups and ensure adherence to Group governance.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: 

• Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree in Finance/ Commerce/ Accounting (mandatory).
• Qualified Chartered Accountant/Chartered Finance Analyst/Relevant Financial Management Professional Qualification (preferred).
• Postgraduate qualification/MBA (Advantageous).
• Relevant certification / accreditation / membership with professional body in Finance/Accounting/Corporate Finance bodies.

Experience: 

• 5 years senior management experience or more; with at least 3 years in the ICT Industry-Finance domain (understanding emerging markets advantageous).
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise in a medium to large enterprise.
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies.
• Experience in managing a large team made up of mainly highly qualified individuals. 
• Subject Matter Expertise and Leading Practice thought leader in Business Finance Management, Corporate Performance Management and Advanced Financial Modelling

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Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position (KPA's)

Task Complexity: 

• (BTS site build, Transmission, Corporate/Enterprise) and upgrades. 
• Ensure that projects are built according to the laid down specifications. These projects include new site builds, Transmission installation, corporate/ enterprise projects and upgrades to existing sites.
• Ensure accurate site surveys and verification of all site plans and quotes.
• Ensure that QA standards are met according to laid down specifications. 
• Ensure subcontractors perform according to laid down specifications.
• Ensure that all special conditions and landowner requirement are adhered to. 
• Ensure sites are accepted according to MTN’s acceptance procedures. 
• Ensure sites meet minimum requirements for Commercial Acceptance. 
• Ensure that Financial Acceptance takes place with required deliverables.

BTS implementation/upgrades and commissioning 

• Ensure that Radio Equipment is installed and commissioned to MTN’s standard as agreed upon.
• Ensure sites implemented into our network meets required criteria .(Technical Acceptance) 
• Ensure that BTS subcontractor performs according to laid down specifications. 
• Ensure that final acceptance as per the contractual milestones. 

Transmission link acceptance 

• Ensure transmission (MW/FTTx) links are built and accepted according to agreed-upon performance standards and quality. 
• Ensure correct termination of transmission at uplink node. 

Radio base station site activation 

• Ensure proper co-ordination with all parties for successful integration of new site into the existing network. 
• Ensure sites get handed over for Maintenance as per agreed upon guidelines. 

Special Radio Projects 

• Assist in any other tasks allocated by management reagrding access deployment projects
• Ensure installation of all special projects Radio equipment - e.g. cell-enhancers and mobile BTS’s is compliant and meets design criteria and MTN BTS spec

Supervisory / Leadership / Managerial Complexity: 

• Monitor contractor compliance to installation and build policies.
• Monitor contractor compliance to set standards and specification regarding site build

Role Complexity: 

• Dependant on performance of contractors and vendors.
• Efficiency of workflow processes
• Coordination of multiple projects
• Adherence to stringent safety standards
• Adherence to policy and procedure

Authorities:

• To take any recommended action (as per vendor documentation) in the repair / maintenance of any equipment. . 
• To halt any activities in progress in their environment which: - 
• Have not been logged in the events file. 
• In any way jeopardise the integrity of the network. 
• Does not comply with MTN specification. 
• Fails to meet safety needs. 
• To approve/reject plans for all new sites and upgrades 
• To accept the completed sites from the contractors, after any outstanding observations have been rectified. 
• To accept (or refuse) transmission links from service providers, vendors and Telkom.

Minimum Requirements 

Education:

• Minimum 3 year diploma/degree in Electrical Engineering(preferably light current)
• Fluent in English
• Code 8 EB drivers licence

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 Years experience in the telecommunication industry (preferably in the Radio & Transmission Implementation environment). Sound project management experience will be advantageous.
• Experience working in ameduim organisation

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Key Deliverables:

• An understanding of Leases and all associated charges
• Loading of Revenue Leases and processing of invoices
• Preparing the revenue recovery recons (revenue recoveries / revenue share)
• Liaising with AP Team regarding creditors amounts due (if amount is due from suppliers)
• Issuing of Statements/Invoices to Lease Customers for revenue recoveries
• Follow up of outstanding payments with customers (recoveries)
• Liaising with business units on changes of Revenue Leases
• Liaising with Lease Customers on Reconciling Items. I.e. Completeness + Accuracy of Leases Invoiced
• Liaising with Real Estate Team with regard to revenue recoveries on sub-leases
• Preparing of interconnect set-off reconciliations
• Driving the timeous submission of interconnect due to and from MTNSA
• Liaising with the revenue team on interconnect charges to be set-off
• Revenue share and other revenue recoveries
• Dealing with Queries in relation to revenue recoveries, revenue share and interconnect charges
• The ability to work in team with multiple stakeholders through MTNSA
• Taking ownerships for development and training requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Diploma / Certiicate in Accounting / or similar
• Finance / Accounting degree advantageous

Experience:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a similar position, in dynamic and fast-moving industries. Telecoms experience an advantage
• At lease 2 years of financial accounting with revenue accounting advantageous
• Financial systems knowledge and skills – Oracle, Hyperion, ERP system
• Complex Reconciliations Skills
• Experience in engaging with multiple stakeholders (Internally) and externally (Customers, suppliers, auditors, etc.)