Business Planning and Analysis Manager

The role holder duties will include but not limited to:

• Lead business performance reporting and analysis, providing actionable insights on revenue, customer, traffic, cost, and operational performance for Management and Board review. 
• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with business strategy and Group objectives. 
• Monitor financial and operational performance against budgets and forecasts, analyze variances, and drive corrective actions with stakeholders. 
• Deliver business performance commentary, highlighting key trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers. 
• Conduct market, competitor, industry, and macroeconomic analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making. 
• Perform profitability and commercial analysis across products, segments, channels, sites, and MVNO operations to identify value creation opportunities. 
• Review and validate business cases, assessing the financial and commercial viability of investments, projects, and strategic initiatives. 
• Drive financial governance and budget compliance through expenditure reviews, budget optimization, and control of unbudgeted spending. 
• Partner with business units to identify, implement, and track cost optimization and efficiency initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications, Competencies and Behaviors required:

• University degree in Finance, Accounting or business related 
• ACCA/CPA/CFA qualification or currently pursuing a professional qualification. 
• Minimum 4-7 years’ Financial Planning & Analysis experience in Telecommunications or FMCG 
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capability, including quantitative and qualitative financial statement analysis. 
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and big data analytics
• Strong ability to analyze complex business issues and develop practical, value-driven solutions. 
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills able to work with colleagues 
• High attention to detail, good business understanding and ability to work effectively under pressure.