We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Finance Business Partner to join our finance team. As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in supporting the business units by providing financial insights, analysis, and strategic guidance. This role requires a strong financial acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Finance Planning amp; Budget
- Develop budget guidelines in accordance with group, timetables and applicable forms and communicate accordingly with concerned stakeholders.
- Ensure overall budget requirements of ZainTECH functions are aligned with finance rules and regulations and escalate arising issues to ensure prompt resolution.
- Develop budget for all ZainTECH functions ensuring that all budgetary requirements are taken into consideration.
- Oversee adherence to budget and supervise resolution of all identified discrepancies, deviations and issues to ensure effective use of budget.
- Evaluate budget commitment and transfer requests and provide recommendations on course of action based on available budget.
- Evaluate financial analyses of all proposed investments in order to provide recommendations on course of action accordingly.
- Receive and review reports and accordingly develop corrective / improvement measures to enhance financial planning and control activities.
Budget Management
- Contribute to the development of Finance business plans in line with ZainTECH strategy.
- Develop the operational plan and goals for the team in line with the Finance business plan and Finance amp; HR strategic plan.
- Implement plans and provide input and recommendations when needed.
- Participate in the team’s annual budget planning cycle and process.
- Manage operational plans efficiently and within budget, and report accurately on progress made and challenges encountered.
Management Reporting
- Develop and prepare management reports in accordance with the business needs.
- Produce cost, efficiency and other important analysis based on the financials.
- Work with business to understand variances, issues and the way to move forward with respect to the financial performance.
- Project/forecast performance by product, country, and other dimensions.
- Work on cost controls and efficiency analysis.
- Provide monthly CFO, management, and the Group reports.
Business Case Review and Profitability Analysis
- Develop and prepare business case for new customer proposition
- Understand and develop costing model for service offering
- Post launch business case analysis
- Service wise profitability analysis
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field. MBA or professional finance qualification (e.g., CFA, CPA) is a plus.
- Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner in Telecom, ICT or technology-driven company.
- Audit experience would be added advantages.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
- Proficient in financial modeling, forecasting, and analysis.
- Advanced knowledge of financial systems and tools.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.