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Consultant - Finance Business Partner.Functional Business Partnering

Consultant - Finance Business Partner.Functional Business Partnering

MTN GroupRoodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
3 days ago
Job description

MTNs purpose is to enable the benefits of a modern connected life to everyone. The MTN Group Strategy is anchored in building the largest and most valuable platform business with a clear focus on Africa. This rests on a scale connectivity and infrastructure business – mobile and fixed access networks in the consumer, enterprise and wholesale segments.

Within the changing finance, regulatory and governance environment the role must ensure successful delivery in the context of :

  • Diversifying telco-to-techo landscape
  • Evolving industry ecosystems
  • Multi geographic landscape and cultural context
  • Implementing transactions which will support overall shareholder value creation and stakeholder management
  • Achievement of top quartile operating efficiency and effectiveness through scale and common policies and processes
  • Driving growth through business intelligence and standardization to maximize business impact
  • New imperatives concerning data privacy and security and building strong digital trust partnerships
  • Constant dynamics and local challenges in the economic, regulatory and legal environments
  • Mitigating risks, and safeguarding security through business intelligence to maximize business impact
  • Management of demanding investor, customer and supplier expectations
  • Enhancing MTN reputational position as a leading secure, reliable and safe network and system provider at Group, Platform Business and Markets

We at MTN are a purpose and value-led organisation. At MTN, we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, everyday. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard,understood and empowered to live an inspired life.

Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.

As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!

Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.

Live Y’ello

  • Lead with Care
  • Can-do with Integrity
  • Collaborate with Agility
  • Serve with Respect
  • Act with Inclusion
  • The Consultant : Finance Business Partner role is responsible to achieve the following objectives :

    Strategy Implementation

  • Assist Senior Manager in the formulation of strategy, budget and planning activities for the business unit whilst ensuring alignment with Group.
  • Apply standard methodology and valuation techniques to determine business case and investment opportunities.
  • Financial Analysis and Business Evaluation

  • Provide analysis and develop insights to business unit on cost leadership initiatives including resource allocations, within the business vertical.
  • Deliver comprehensive financial analysis, guidance, and financial support to the business.
  • Demonstrate a proactive approach by closely monitoring business performance, conducting in-depth analyses, and providing valuable insights to inform critical decision-making processes.
  • Monitor and analyse business risk evaluation and mitigation measures, in conjunction with the risk and compliance function.
  • Provide financial evaluation on various proposals for investments, capex and opex items. Assess anticipated risk and returns to evaluate viability and profitability.
  • Provide bid calculation tools and verify alignment with forecasts.
  • Operational Delivery

  • Assist in developing performance measures and KPIs at various levels of the business (operations, products & markets, revenue, margins, profitability .
  • Develop new / existing product commercial and financial feasibility assessments to arrive at go-no-go decisions and investment potential.
  • Generate ad-hoc analysis to develop revenue, margins and frame contracts.
  • Assist in product pricing, tariffs, channel evaluations.
  • Develop and report on actual product performance.
  • Apply proprietary models to evaluate ATB and BTL related expenditures.
  • Lead transformational projects for business units, specifically focusing on finance systems enhancement and evolution.
  • Align with FP&A function on performance management methodology, process and protocols.
  • Conduct scenario analysis and modelling to arrive at realistic and planned targets for achievement.
  • Identify appropriate sources and channels to derive performance-related data.
  • Continuous Improvement

  • Drive innovation and optimization initiatives within finance systems, implementing changes that enhance data accuracy, reliability, and overall system efficacy.
  • Analyse potential issues and risks to enable early resolution and course corrections.
  • Performance Monitoring and Reporting

  • Monitor and report on progress of budget, plans and forecasts for the business unit.
  • Assist in developing performance measures and KPIs at various levels of the business (operations, products & markets, revenue, margins, profitability .
  • Monitor performance parameters by applying standard sources for measurement, to evaluate ongoing success of such decisions.
  • Monitor, perform deep-dive root cause assessments to improve financial performance.
  • Develop and report on actual operating expenditure performance against the budget and forecast to ensure monthly budget tracking and reporting.
  • Key Deliverables

  • Division performance and budget achievement
  • Analysis and evaluations for business feedback
  • Business case vs. benefits analysis
  • Investment returns analysis
  • SLAs on analytical insights
  • Risk and compliance monitoring and reporting
  • Innovation and financial system optimisation
  • Role Dependencies

  • Understanding of business strategy
  • Business Finance objectives
  • Finance operations and practices
  • Business Unit Management
  • Education :

  • Minimum 4-year degree in Finance
  • CA (SA) / ACMA (CIMA) preferred
  • Experience :

  • Minimum 3 – 5 years’ professional experience.
  • Experience in financial planning and analysis, P&L, Operational and Cost Management experience.
  • Experience using financial systems and various modules
  • Proven success in delivery of high-quality analytics
  • Experience in working with various stakeholders.
  • Experience in working under pressure and delivering under tight deadlines.
  • Functional Competencies :

  • Business and financial acumen
  • Advanced Excel skills for ‘big data’ analysis
  • Application of accounting and finance practices
  • Data gathering, research and analytical abilities to develop insightful conclusions
  • Skills :

  • Organisational Awareness
  • Data Presentation and Communication
  • Financial and Numerical
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