Director Financial Planning & Reporting

Key Accountabilities Strategic Financial Planning & Business Advisory - Coordinate the end‑to‑end annual budgeting, medium‑term forecasting and 5‑year business planning processes, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy. - Facilitate the regular forecasts and financial projections, providing forward‑looking insights, scenario analysis, and risk/opportunity assessments for the company. - Support the Head in translating strategic priorities into robust financial plans, balance scorecards, and performance commitments. Management Reporting & Performance Insights - Coordinate and enhance enterprise‑wide management reporting, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial and non‑financial KPI dashboards. - Ensure accurate, timely and insightful reporting to EXCO, Board, and regulator, highlighting performance drivers, value creation, and corrective actions. - Drive consistent performance narrative across business units by integrating financial outcomes with operational and strategic metrics. Forecasting and Analytics - Establish best‑in‑class forecasting models, incorporating scenario planning, sensitivities, and stress testing. - Provide decision support on major investments, CapEx/OpEx trade‑offs, cost optimization initiatives, and strategic business cases. - Proactively identify performance risks and opportunities and recommend data‑driven actions to improve outcomes. Governance, Controls & Stakeholder Management - Ensure strong financial governance, data integrity, and adherence to internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements. - Coordinate inputs across the company to ensure a single source of truth for planning and reporting. - Act as the primary interface for financial planning and performance matters with auditors, regulators, and internal governance forums. - Coordinate the Investment Committee’s meeting agenda, action points closure and presentation submissions. Leadership & Capability Development - Lead, coach, and develop a high‑performing financial planning and reporting team, fostering a culture of accountability, insight, and continuous improvement. - Drive capability uplift through advanced analytics, automation, and modern planning tools. - Embed best‑practice planning and performance management standards across the organization. Qualifications, Experience And Skills - Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field. - Mandatory Professional qualification (e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA). - 12 - 15 years of progressive experience in financial planning, management reporting, or corporate finance within large, complex organizations. - Proven experience supporting EXCO level decision‑making. - Demonstrated track record in leading enterprise‑wide budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range planning processes. - Experience in telecoms, regulated environments and/or capital‑intensive industries is highly desirable. - Strong people leadership experience managing and developing medium level finance professionals. - Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis capabilities. - Strong business acumen with the ability to link financial performance to operational drivers. - Exceptional communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to influence medium/senior stakeholders. - High proficiency in financial systems, planning tools, and performance analytics platforms. - Strong problem‑solving skills with a pragmatic, solution‑oriented mindset. - Strong people management skills - Proficiency in use of Oracle EPMS tool.

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