Business Modelling and Financial Reporting Consultant

Job mission

•Business Modelling: Provide strategic, financial and other information necessary for the effective planning and control of MTN Dubai GCS portfolio of business activities. In particular, define, build, populate and administer capacity forecast and utilisation and other commercial business models to guide aggregated investment decisions and determine the appropriate cost recovery mechanisms in order to drive the correct forecast and utilisation behaviour from the various supported Opcos while ensuring all benefit optimally from Group level investments. Support the decision making and operational process in the Infrastructure and Commercial areas of Global Carrier Services division. Monitor the top risks identified for MTN Dubai GCS, via, among other tools, maintaining MTN GCS’s risk register •Financial Control and Reporting: Prepare and analyse regular financial reports related to GCS set of activities, in particular monthly variance analysis report, state of accruals and forecast. Organise and maintain appropriate recording of all budget, supplier and client information necessary to the production of timely and accurate such monthly reports. Upfront budget control and ownership.

KPA duties

•Provide support to the preparation of MTN GCS division business plans •Support the development and maintenance of appropriate business models for MTN Global Capacity division •Model the international transmission and other shared platform capacity requirements of the MTN Group to guide investment and cost recovery decisions •Produce and maintain pricing models for all international capacity sales •Provide appropriate pricing upon capacity request from client. •Define and administer contribution and cost recovery models with an impact on multiple Opcos and subject to uncertain future capacity a requirements and other infrastructure utilisation. •Support the modelling requirements of both technical and commercial functions •Collect and analyse relevant forecasts, utilisation, commercial agreements, commitments and other variables impacting on capacity cost recovery models as well as other MTN GCS invested infrastructure •Build business models that are relevant/current taking cognisance of 3rd party dependencies and unforeseen changes in the operating environment. •Identify idle or spare capacity and include any indicated optimal utilisation strategies in revenue and cost recovery models •Provide long term cost recovery models based on projects life cycle in fast changing environment. •Balance Group investment decisions with individual OPCO priorities •Participate in discussions on and meetings of submarine cable investments that impact on MTN cost recovery strategies, including routing and restoration •Ensure recovery models that provide benefits of Group purchasing while maintaining incentive for rational business decisions and behaviour •Provide expert input into the business planning process for Group and OPCOs where relevant •Consolidating statistics and forecasts from Opcos in different times zones and with different cultures •Understand and guide he development of capacity parameters of consortia agreements which are still in flux and requires deep understanding to model •Participate in MTN Dubai GCS risk management activities, and in particular maintain MTN GCS’s risk register, including monitoring of controls •Guide the development of key processes for GCS that lead to realization of business objectives including revenue optimization, growth and efficient cost recoveries •Responsible for periodic and ad hoc financial reporting, such as variance reports, accruals and sales forecast •Collection and maintenance of all records pertaining to any supplier or client transaction, achieved, in process or planned, necessary to the production of the above monthly reports. •Carrying out any special studies that may be identified from time to time, interpreting and providing implications of the findings

Educational requirements

•Commercial/Financial Degree with further training in oFinancial modelling oCost accounting oProject financing

Experience required

•5 Years commercial modelling experience with strong telecommunications background •Exposure to the structures of International Carrier Business, Cable Consortiums and Space Segment providers •Strong budget and financial control background required

Skills required

Knowledge: •Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project) •Business planning and modelling •Broad telecommunications industry understanding •Specific knowledge of international connectivity systems •Knowledge of vendors and suppliers capacity and trends Skills / physical competencies: Strong analytical skills, Creative, Synthesis of ideas, Identification of business risks, Goal setting, Decision making, Research, Organizing, Problem solving skill Behavioural qualities: Strong self motivator and independent worker. Global thinking, Goal orientated, Lateral thinking, Methodical thinking and structured, Innovative, Motivated, Confident,

Other information

Reference No: DXB211 Position Type: Permanent Affirmative Action: Open to All Salary: Additional:

Applications close 26 Jan 2012.

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