Role summary
The role holder is responsible for monitoring and reviewing financial performance and project performance of Infrastructure and Operations, setting financial plan guidelines and communicating targets to ensure clear long-term direction through approved financial plans, monitoring budget implementation progress via variance analysis, and assessing and preparing annual Infrastructure budgets. Duties are carried out in accordance with established business policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and review financial performance of Infrastructure and Operations, evaluate results against strategic objectives and provide recommendations
- Monitor and review budget performance of Infrastructure and Operations, evaluate results against strategic objectives and provide recommendations
- Monitor and review performance of Infrastructure and Operations, evaluate results against provided budget and objectives and provide recommendations if necessary
- Compile periodic and year-end planning and forecasting reports in line with corporate requirements
- Set financial plan guidelines and communicate targets to ensure Infrastructure and Operations have clear long-term direction through approved financial plans
- Set budget plan guidelines and communicate targets to ensure Infrastructure and Operations have clear long-term direction through approved budget targets
- Provide analysis of financial plans in terms of KPIs, covering return on capital, profitability, growth, efficiency of capital employed, capital structure, liquidity and free cash flows
- Review and consolidate budget estimates from Infrastructure and Operations to assess compliance with agreed plans and strategic expenditure guidelines
- Monitor and review cost optimization efforts during budget review and follow up on Infrastructure and Operations adherence to cost optimization initiatives
- Contribute effectively in capex and business efficiency programs with concerned responsible parties
- Contribute effectively in business efficiency programs with concerned responsible parties
- Review PO extension requests received from sectors and approve per authority matrix defined in HUB system
- Develop and distribute CAPEX and OPEX envelopes
- Review and analyze ad-hoc budget requests for CAPEX and OPEX
- Consolidate variance reports for all CapEx and O&M projects
- Develop capex plan
Education
Bachelor Degree in Finance or Business Administration
Experience
5 years and above; prior experience in Infrastructure Budgeting and specifically in telecommunications is strongly preferred