Finance (FI) comprises all finance and control activities, external and internal reporting, and capital allocation processes. Provides services in the area of financial planning, accounting, controlling, reporting, performance management, tax, investor relations, treasury, and mergers and acquisitions.

Customer & Project Controlling (CPC) comprises the strategic business controlling to drive market / customer / project financial performance. Covers provision of decision support to sales and project teams including customer business case support and analysis. Contains financial planning, reporting, and analysis for customer / project organisation.

Responsibilities

The role is part of Middle East & Africa business controlling team for Network Infrastructure business group. The selected candidate will be covering few countries in Africa, including Nigeria.

• Manages, controls and continuously improves the financial performance of the BG for the area of responsibility.
• Finance representative & business partner from Sales to Delivery
• Deep understanding of forecast & inputs coming from different stakeholders (Sales/PMs/FPCs)/..)
• Accountable/responsible to challenge and complete the forecast for the unit
• Provides financial strategic insights on Forecasted numbers and advice on innovative business schemes.
• Performs financial risk management, controlling risks and opportunities in financials.
• Drives together with RBC and Sales, BG Asset Improvement topics. Receivables / Overdue analysis as part of the Balance Sheet and Cash management
• Provides financial expertise for customer offers when required for the BG cases, and supports negotiations regarding financial matters, as per License to Deal process.
• Responsible for reviewing, preparing & presenting all new won sales cases for the BG to the RRB, and performer or approver of subsequent reviews.
• Ensures compliance with Nokia accounting principles, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) policies, procedures and reporting.
• Conduct Backlog verifications in order to preserve the accuracy and health of the Order on Hand
• Close cooperation with NI Sales & NI Delivery Teams on all relevant matters
• Supports financial planning, reporting and analysis for their respective business organisation, and challenges the organisation in commercial, financial and business performance-related issues.
• Supports performance tracking focuses execution against strategic and financial objectives
• Assesses the level of operational and strategic risk within the organisation; proactively mitigates risks and optimises opportunities across organization
• Develops constructive relationships with executive internal / external stakeholders.

Required Skills

• 5- to 8 years of extensive relevant experience with relevant eductaion
• Business & Financial Acumen
• Strategic Thinking & Analysis
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Financial Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Pre-sales support on financial matters
• Influencing Others
• Business Insight