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-techco 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

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: Forecasting, Budgeting and Reporting role is responsible to achieve the following objectives:

Strategy Implementation

• Assist Senior Manager in the formulation of tactical approaches, budget and planning activities for the Opcos and Group.
• Provide input into the effective implementation of the FP&A objectives by means of providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, plans and roadmaps.

Operational Delivery

Budgeting and forecasting:

• In line with the budgeting timelines, develop different financial scenarios for strategic planning purposes based on provided assumptions and business drivers.
• Develop budget and forecasting templates with guidelines and instructions for Opcos and Group in line with the defined timelines.
• Provide assistance to Opcos when performing budgets and forecasts, addressing queries and providing guidance on requirements, key KPIs and deliverables specific to the Opco and the Group roll-up.
• Consolidate budget and forecast information received from Opcos. Track progress and issue resolution that arise due to the consolidation of these results.

Performance Tracking

• Receive requests and evaluate the requests for performance management reports (e.g. budget versus actual, budget versus forecast, etc.)
• Facilitate the development of new reports.
• 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.
• Assist in developing performance measures and KPIs at various levels of the business (operations, products & markets, revenue, margins, profitability etc.).
• Monitor and analyse business risk evaluation and mitigation measures, in conjunction with the risk and compliance function.
• Lead transformational projects for business units, specifically focusing on finance systems enhancement and evolution.
• Conduct scenario analysis and modelling to arrive at realistic and planned targets for achievement.
• Identify appropriate sources and channels to derive performance-related data.
• Consolidate performance reports received from MTN entities.
• Undertake analysis of the business performance of different Opcos based on the performance reports generated.
• Obtain input from business partners based on the results published (where required).
• Publish and prepare performance reports for stakeholders in line with the defined requirements.

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.
• Analyse the business requirement for master data requirements / business intelligence reporting.
• Perform evaluation baseline of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Key Deliverables

• Forecasting, budgeting and monthly reporting
• Analysis and evaluations for business feedback
• Risk and compliance monitoring and reporting
• Innovation and financial system optimisation

Role Dependencies

• Understanding of business strategy
• Business Finance objectives
• Finance operations and practices

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 in management accounting leading practices and trends.
• 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.

Capabilities:

• Conceptual Thinker, Problem Solver, Improvement Driver
• Culture and Change Champion, Supportive People Manager, Relationship Manager
• Results Achieve, Operationally Astute

Functional Competencies:

• Strategic Business Planning
• Budgeting, Forecast and reporting.
• Financial Analysis & Market Intelligence
• KPI & Business Performance monitoring
• Business Case Evaluation & CAPEX Valuations

Skills:

• Business/ Financial Acumen
• Accounting and Reporting
• Finance Operation / Process Mindset
• Organisational Awareness
• Data Presentation and Communication