Financial Modeling Specialist

Job Description

*Mission:
To provide support to high-level management on financial decisions using financial metrics obtained from models that are driven by research findings, macroeconomic and competitive assumptions, and benchmarks.

*Responsibilities:

• Liaise with network, sales and distribution, and finance to coordinate the marketing objectives versus demand planning.
• Support the development of home business (FTTx/WTTx) products and services using robust financial forecasting plans and methodology.
• To do post-mortem analysis and monitor the performance of MTNIrancell offers and marketing campaigns and revise offers/campaigns if needed.
• Monitor and analyze price changes in the market and define pricing plans to improve or keep the service/product position in the market.
• Ensure relevant business rules are applied in products and services financial analysis and forecasting scenarios.
• Produce and maintain a detailed listing of all drivers and assumptions for the products; financial assessments from gross revenue to margin.
• Conduct actual versus financial forecast assumptions and take into account product performance after promotion to modify the financial model assumptions based on actual data.
• Build a source of data for each assumption (revenue/costs) for reporting and projection purposes.
• Coordinate the financial assessment assumptions (revenue and costs) with the business and owner teams to ensure assumptions are near reality.
• Support the business planning process in financial modeling affairs, concerning providing assumption models for each product.
• Coordinate gathering relevant internal and external data, including research that ensures robust financial analysis.
• Complete and present business cases and other financial analyses for approval by the management.
• Support the development of a tariff/pricing strategy on all commercial/retail tariffs.
• Support research efforts to obtain best practices in tariff planning and strategy in the world.
• Support product development efforts from inception to launch and forecast for the ITS/NWG in financial aspects.
• Liaise with departments within Marketing and MTNIrancell on the feasibility of any new or modified product or promotion and or activity that requires a financial assessment, to fully understand the impact on MTNIrancell business plan.
• Provide support in the development of the annual MKT budget and monthly forecast figures.

*Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Economics /Mathematics/Financial Management- Engineering /Business Administration
• Master degree in management/MBA is added advantages

*Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization
• Experience working in a medium organization
• At least two years’ work experience in a role utilizing research data and financial modeling to guide key business decisions

*Technical Competencies:

• English Literacy
• Data Visualization & Presentation
• Business Plan
• Market Segmentation
• Financial Modelling
• Forecasting
• Financial Analysis
• Feasibility Study
• Business Case
• Customer Acquisition Management
• Applied Mathematics
• Cross-Sell and Up-Sell
• Market Sizing
• Statistical Analysis
• Pricing Strategy
• Gamification
• Customer Value Management (CVM)
• Business Model

*Behavioral Competencies:

• Leadership
• Innovation
• Relationship
• Integrity
• Can-do
• Customer Centricity
• Agility

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Financial Management, or Business Administration; a Master's degree in Management; or an MBA graduate.
• At least 3 years of experience in an area of specialization; experience working in a medium organization; at least two years of work experience in a role utilizing research data and financial modeling to guide key business decisions.

*Technical Competencies:

• English literacy.
• Data visualization and presentation.
• Business plan.
• Market segmentation.
• Financial modeling.
• Feasibility study.