Vacancies at MTN

Key Tasks:

• Review of all month end entries prior to loading in FCCS by Bayobab.
• Complete monthly disclosure check list and submit to Group Finance.
• Prepare interim, hard close and year end reporting packs.
• Liaise with external auditors to ensure timely completion of the interim, hard close and year end audits.
• Prepare Annual Financial Statements (AFS).
• Review working documents prepared by Bayobab Finance/FibreCo Finance teams related to IFRS 9, 15 and 16.
• Prepare IFRS 16 accounting entries and post in the system.
• Ensure compliant with all Group accounting standards.
• Regular review of management estimations like fixed asset depreciation policy.
• Consolidation of Bayobab Group actual results on monthly basis (Bayobab, FibreCo BV, FibreCos in Kenya, Zambia, Ghana and other Opcos with the carveout).
• Review Intercompany transactions monthly actuals and budgeting.
• Prepare cash flows and recon intercompany matching and loading, review non cash adjustments.
• Accounting of debt funding to Opcos and carry out fair value and impairment assessment.
• Review and approve accounting entries posted by Bayobab Finance team in the system (IFS, Oracle).
• Support various capital structure reviews and implications for various investments.
• Identify and document key financial risks, issues and dependencies and set mitigation actions in collaboration with Key Finance members in Bayobab including Treasury and Tax.
• Support FibreCos where needed in reviewing their period end activities in line with the frameworks established.
• Provide technical accounting advice to Bayobab Finance and FibreCo teams when needed.
• Review and provide technical accounting view on principal vs agent revenue recognition assessment on new product and services.
• Custodian of the Bayobab Group COA and collaborate with Boost team for any new mapping/re mapping requirements.
• Support various Group Finance ad-hoc requirements time to time.
• Prepare internal financial reports for Bayobab Exco, Bayobab Board and Audit Committee including monthly, quarterly and annual results.
• Prepare formal papers for the board and other stakeholders on technical accounting matters relevant to Bayobab and FibreCos.
• Keeping abreast of latest developments in IFRS and integrate into Bayobab accounting policies and procedures.
• Continue to keep update Bayobab Finance team on various developments in Group Finance frameworks, policies and IFRS pronouncements and ensure timely implementation.
• Manage and assist with the implementation of changes to the Group accounting policies and new accounting standards in Bayobab & FibreCos.
• Support and review any financial implications related to Opco Fibre Carveouts.
• Coordinate, manage and review special accounting advisory reports received from consultants, auditors at the request Bayobab management.
• Assistance to Bayobab Finance and FibreCo Finance teams on various accounting issues and implementation.
• Accounting for merger and acquisition activity and other variable transactions.
• Analyse and provide input on business requirements for business intelligence and reporting and or master data.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Minimum 4-year bachelor's degree in finance, Commerce, MBA would be a plus.
• Qualified CA, ACCA.
• Fluent in English and language of country preferable.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a area of specialisation; with experience in supervising others.
• Previous audit experience in Big 4 is a must.
• Hands on experience in implementing various IFRS impacts across business.
• Technical accounting experience within a telecommunication environment.
• Experience in consolidations and reporting.
• Experience in financial accounting leading practices and trends.
• Must be a self-starter who is able to work independently and interface with all relevant internal teams and external business partners as needed.
• Experience in ERP (Oracle preferred – EPM, FCCS, HFM).
• Experience working in a medium organization.

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Key Deliverables:

The Senior Manager: Bill to Cash will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

• Assume a financial leadership role at Bayobab responsible for the billing to cash management cycle, including leading the automation and transformation initiatives to drive efficiency and agility for the finance function.
• Manage the finance operations of the mobile, fixed and fibreCo wholesale function including the monthly invoicing, dispute management, review of various reconciliations and performance reports, accounts receivable, collections and credit management.
• Ensure the collections process is followed with regards to overdue payments in line with the credit policy, arranging payment plans to achieve target of recoveries as per the KPI’s.
• Lead and drive the cashflow optimization program.
• Review monthly performance and processes which 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 senior management.
• Maintain a high standard of the control environment (including segregation of duties, supervision and review) and ensure compliance to governance protocols and policies (committee approvals, DoA, process etc).
• Forecast cash flows from the wholesale business and ensure that the cash flow is well managed in terms of inflows.
• Review investigation reports on identified error or leakage to determine the revenue leakage root cause and further discuss with the related department for further investigation or corrections.
• Review monthly financial performance reports against KPIs and provide feedback to senior management.
• Monitor and proactively advise on financial risk evaluation and mitigation measures, in conjunction with the risk and compliance function.
• Provide insights on cost and revenue leadership initiatives including resource allocations.
• Interaction with senior management on various finance matters relating to the finance operations.
• Participate in the wholesale business review meetings and provide updates.
• Management of the internal and external auditors for timely delivery of the audit requirements and opinions.
• Provide leading practice insights for financial performance improvements and value-driving actions.
• Support senior management in preparing various presentations and regular meetings with functional heads to drive performance.
• Continuous collaboration and active engagement with group cross functions, Opco finance, business finance and commercial teams.
• Recruit and evaluate staff ensuring appropriate skills are brought into the finance department.
• Ensure appropriate skills development through training, mentoring and coaching.
• Set clear objectives and manage performance of the finance team.
• Leading and motivating employees.

Role Deliverables:

• Bill to Cash Management.
• Automation for efficiencies.
• Cashflow optimisation.
• Integrity of financial data and reporting.
• Financial governance and compliance with Group financial processes, policies and procedures.

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Qualified CA, ACCA.
• Minimum 4-year bachelor's degree in finance, Commerce.
• MBA would be advantageous.

Experience:

• 5 years’ managerial experience in leading a Bill to Cash function of a large multinational company.
• 5 years post article experience, preferably in a telecoms environment.
• Previous audit experience at an audit firm is advantageous.
• Experience in managing a high performing team.
• Experience in Oracle ERP, ARCS. 

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RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Performance Areas

Task Complexity: 

Strategy Development

• Support development of Radio Network strategies and key technology projects
• Support translation of the network and radio strategies into both long range and near term plans and drive the execution of these    plans within the regional teams
• Support HO with regional access network controller node as well as Site Capacity planning to ensure the nodes’ provision for    sufficient capacity and support future technologies and features as well as marketing initiatives within budget constraints
• Assist and support a regional training and development strategy for regional Planning team members. 
• Support development of regional strategy for network roll-out as well as quality improvements
• Escalate and advise on proposals for  MSP improvements

Planning & Delivery:

• Produce detailed and comprehensive designs for regional  radio network planning with consideration of the requirements of radio    optimisation
• Ensure implementation of regional radio network planning and optimisation support plans are carried out fully and integration into    the live network
• Align planning with other functions
• Research, investigate, test and evaluate and implement all technologies, features and processes which will result in improvement    of the quality of the network and   without compromising its profitability. This could be in the form of direct involvement and/or    strategic support.
• Forecast traffic and capacity requirements against organic as well as forecasted Network Requirements
• Translate high level plan to low level design as well as specify detailed configuration setting of design
• Identify geographical location for equipment to be installed: Planning the growth of the radio network considering general    engineering principles, analysis & interpretation of network statistics, geolocated coverage and quality statistics, knowledge of    market requirements & profitability 
• Planning of Radio sites: (including but not limited to 2G/3G/4G and Wifi)
• Achieve  most effective design of RF installation to satisfy the demands of the market while delivering satisfactory return on    investment
• Consider cost of installation, market requirements and expected traffic, environmental management legislation and knowledge of the    existing radio access network 
• Specify hardware/software requirements in advance for implementation
• Specify testing requirements and ensure testing by relevant parties
• Evaluate site integration process for sites as well as support Site Acceptance
• Ensure that routine performance of network audits is done i.e. drive testing, configuration audits, etc
• Assist in testing and approval of any new equipment to be used in the radio network 
• Responsible for the Radio Parameters of the live network (2G/3G/$g…) and the integrity thereof.
• Testing and monitoring network performance 
• Ensure quality is of high priority in planning and execution of projects in what both the MSP (Managed services provider) as well    as Planning Teams do
• Control the regional management of WLA (Working Level Agreements) and ensure that the SLA (Service level agreements) is applied    between internal and MSP
• Interact and act as go-between various departments i.e. Planning and Optimisation, MSP and Complaints centre/ Customer services.    P10 
• Obtain special event warnings/notifications and plan accordingly -  and early MSP warning
• Arrange Special event monitoring (if required).
• Ensure projects are prioritised in accordance with MSP, Marketing, Healthindex impact, Complaints (VIP) feedback/input, etc.
• Maintain sufficient Radio Capacity Headroom; perform own Capacity dimensioning as well as MSP vendor Capacity suggestion vetting
• Ensure proper Capacity execution management and PM (Project Management) interaction (MTN and any other Operator (i.e. Project    Green)) - upgrades and sites; prioritisation; escalate if required
• Monitor Enforcement of focus on customer complaints and perform as the Regional Complaints Radio P&O SPOC – crucial team keeps a close tab on customer experience
• Development of 3G & 4G technologies to alleviate MTN’s 2G technology utilization and Spectrum load.

Network Optimisation & Performance:

• Strengthen the Network. This includes Primary and Secondary KPI’s, Worst performing cells and Data and Network Discrepancies as    well coverage improvement through Automatic Cell Planning (ACP)
• Provide continuous improvement from the radio department and feedback to confirm that plans meet objectives
• Monitor worst cells for the RAN 2G/3G/4G, and escalate for  relevant short term (optimisation) as well as long term (planning)    resolution 
• Escalate network performance impacting issues with Operations dept (REs, HLS, DCG, CNO, BSS), MSP and HQ 
• Review of design and drive optimisation changes
• Suggest/ vet best radio network parameters for 2G/3G network to deploy 
• Ensure the integrity of cell parameters within the 2G/3G network 
• Ensure that network quality is monitored on a continual basis and service levels remain within the predefined KPI’s 
• Ensure guidance, assistance and high level support to Radio Planning and Optimisation Engineers on Radio  network optimisation and    performance issues as well as support in resolution of end-to-end network issues
• Solving network problems through knowledge-sharing, experience in radio network design and operation, detailed knowledge of Radio     system design and principles, as well as vendor specific operations
• Providing guidance to aid the performance, growth and career development of those in the team
• Analyse areas for improvement; identify possible solutions for improvement and escalate; provide inputs for improvement strategies
• Assist with Area, Specific KPI improvement Prioritisation, and SLA revision formulation.
• Assist in Device technology migration strategies and ensure radio network readiness
• Ensure all team initiatives and decisions align towards Perfect-10 customer experience and are in the best interest of MTN.

Communication and co-ordination

• Communicate plans and integrate feedback
• Co-operate with and support other network group and departments at all levels (e.g. Property, Maintenance, SMC, etc.)
• Cooperate with other Business Unit departments within MTN and external parties (e.g. Telkom and external software development    houses such as Arieso, TEOCO) 
• Interface with Project Management and attend project management meetings to align site, Node as well as other project delivery to    requirements.
• Interface with vendors for various issues impacting the planning and optimisation tasks (e.g. Ericsson, Huawei etc)
• Ensure co-ordination of radio optimisation and its implementation with those of core and transmission
• Interfacing with MTN clients, e.g. landlords - presenting proposals on site builds, VIPs, Corporate and general customers when    required
• Co-operate and communicate regularly through meetings with vendors and ensure daily MSP interaction
• Report on plans, status reviews and change approvals
• Ensure measures for Site Requirement qualifications are in place, functional and applied. 
• Assist with the coordination and resolution of customer complaints across Various Teams ie NQC, MSP, etc.
• Interface with the HQ based MSP governance teams.
• Ensure sufficient and appropriate regional based drive testing/ field visits to assure better understanding in site planning.
• Ensure support tools function or escalate with constructive support if this is not the case.

Financial Management:

• Support RH and HO in ensuring regional network budgets are optimised for investment where necessary
• Continuously strive to identify and eliminate non-contributory expenditure
• Ensure sites deployed provide maximum ROI
• Continuously strive to identify and eliminate non-contributory expenditure
• Identify low ROI areas and assist marketing and other initiatives to support ROI improvement

Technology Competencies:

• Very good knowledge of radio network planning & optimisation techniques 
• Very good understanding of radio network planning tools
• Profound understanding of the Radio Network planning process
• Very good understanding of the frequency planning and refarming process
• Understand drive test tools well
• Very good knowledge of radio technology including GSM,UMTS, LTE and Wifi
• Detailed knowledge of Radio system design and principles, the Logical and Physical layers of radio interface and RF propagation    principles
• Good understanding of the operational level of the BSS, RNS including UTRAN and eUTRAN and Wifi access networks
• Understanding of wider trends in the international and local telecoms industry, incl. latest technological and market developments    in relation to all aspects of Network Planning and Optimisation as well as offload of 2G to 2G/4G and Wifi

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum of 3 year degree/diploma in BSc Electric/Electronic Engineering
• Fluent in English and language of country preferable

Experience: 

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Radio Planning & Optimisation. GSM and/or UMTS experience is a prerequisite
• Experience in supervising others

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Key Tasks: 

Driving Profitable growth for MTN Business

• Fully accountable for delivery of product revenue, profit, and product-related customer satisfaction.
• Own, define, document, and agree, with key stakeholders, a product plan that identifies the market landscape, product scope and performance, objectives and strategy, the customer experience, growth plan and roadmap for Italy that works within the context of the global portfolio.
• Create and own market requirements specifications and business cases for the product (s). Responsible for taking services through the MTN Product Development Process.
• Accountable for product lifecycle management. This includes product performance management, maintaining high calibre group product collateral and training materials, product marketing and PR activities, product innovation and rationalisation.
• Managing key stakeholders in MTN (Segment, Marketing, Technology etc.).
• Accountable for product-related costs (capex and Opex) and their impact on competitiveness. 

Ensuring a Culture of Operational Excellence

• Understanding client's strategic business plans, key performance indicators, and decisions and how they create ICT opportunities.
• Understanding the clients’ strategic partners and landscape to identify opportunities. 
• Analysing industry competition and market needs

Accurate Planning and forecasting

• Provide input into operational and promotional planning which will ensure revenue growth within an allocated portfolio of accounts.
• Monitor growth opportunities through competitor activity scanning and feedback to business on such opportunities for further development.
• Recommend ways to exploit new opportunities to grow the business further.
• Provide input into the fine tuning of processes, systems, and support in line with changing work practices.

Cloud Marketplace

• Accountable for managing design, launch and management of the Marketplace
• Manage leading edge enterprise services business models and highly technical environments and cross-functional teams including partners, our large enterprise customers, and technology providers
• Develop the commercial deal, contracts and business cases for the Product and Service Categories
• Manage the Marketplace delivery including identifying and prioritising candidate Categories, build the differentiating offering / proposition and
• Management and evolution of the Marketplace Agile and innovation processes and Ideation methodology for gathering requirements
• Ensure alignment with the broader MTN commercial strategy, architecture, and services
• Ensuring financial integrity and sustainability of the Marketplace platform
• Accountable for alignment with MTN Group strategy and platforms
• Manage the budget
• Management of the public communications strategy for the Market place

Ensuring appropriate governance and Quality Control measures; 

• Utilize sound practices that comply with best practice, legislation, or other regulations / parameters / guidelines.
• Maintain quality standards that will enhance the customer experience and cost efficiency.
• Work consistently according to standard operating procedures.
• Analyse situations and take necessary action to ensure quality is maintained.
• Seek feedback from clients/ stakeholders and continuously seeks ways of improving on quality and customer service standards

Independent thought and Judgment: 

• Good commercial acumen 
• Make decisions to drive immediate response times 
• Prioritization of work. 
• Goodwill credits within procedure and delegation of authority 
• Evaluating credits and debits validity and allocating credit and debit value.
• Dissemination of information. 
• Improvement of processes and procedures 
• Personal presentation in line with company image 

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum of 3-year degree/diploma in ICT/Commerce or related
• Cloud Certification with, at least one, global hyperscalers 

Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience in Cloud Product Management with a proven record of successfully launching products and solutions from cloud hyperscalers (Microsoft/AWS/Google/Huawei) and top ISVs.
• Experience in launching and/or managing a cloud marketplace 
• Experience in working with external partners in collaborative development

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

• The Consultant Submarine Cable Projects role will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:
• Project manage the implementation of new submarine cables from MTN point of view to ensure cable is delivered on time and within budget according to contractual specifications.
• Project manage cross functional teams to deliver infrastructure and facilities such as cable stations, fronthaul, backhaul and other related infrastructure.
• Project manage the procurement and deployment of terminal equipment that interfaces to the subsea cables.

Project manage upgrades of existing cable systems:

• Prepare management reports on the various projects, their progress status, delivery timelines, risks and mitigations etc.
• Ensure effective participation in the required regulatory process to ensure required permissions are obtained for implementation of infrastructure projects and platforms.
• Track, support and report on permitting, rights of ways approvals etc.
• Support commercial and technical activities related to existing MTN GlobalConnect investments in submarine cables and other JV infrastructure, including managing and monitoring the recovery of international infrastructure investment costs. 
• Support commercial and technical activities related to the investments in new subsea cable and JV initiatives, including building the investment and business cases and supporting the decision on prioritisation of investments.
• Manage cable and JV consortia partners and lobby within the cable consortia to ensure MTN interests are accounted for and that decisions taken are in line with MTN GlobalConnect strategy.
• Ensure that the project plans for new subsea and infrastructure investments are tracking according to the plans to ensure the realization of the business case and MTN return on investment.

Ensure processes and governance relating sub-sea cable and JV activities are effective:

• Support planning, delivery, contracting and management of international capacity trading, including swaps of submarine cable, terrestrial and other capacity, and connectivity.
• Assist in financial aspect of recommendations towards implementing strategic changes to subsea cable assets plans. 
• Provide inputs to quarterly analysis of Opco and Group-wide demand forecasts and trends with a view to managing any market and capacity availability risks.
• Provide ad hoc performance reports, performance scorecard targets and plans related to submarine cable and JV projects, capacity, and business.
• Participate in subsea cable commercial sub-committees where appropriate.

Role Deliverables:

• Project management of existing and new subsea cable investments.
• Commercial management of the cable consortia to ensure MTN interests.
• Management of cable consortia and participation in commercial / technical sub-committees.
• Subsea investment recovery management.

Role Dependencies;

• Sales and commercial management
• Subsea technical management
•  Technical operations

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Minimum 4-year Academic Degree (BBA, Engineering /Computer Science) 
• Project Management certification (such as PMP or equivalent)
• Post graduate qualification MBA/Masters (Economics, Engineering /Computer Science) preferred 
• English, French 

Experience:

• 5+ years relevant project management experience in the deployment and implementation of fixed line international telecommunication industry preferably in enterprise/carrier business