Specialist, Budget Control

Specialist, Budget Control

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• To carry out budget control and business planning activities across Technical and Commercial Operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Business Partner to the business by working with key stakeholders across the functions to understand business drivers; elicit both financial and operational performance expectations; and implement strategy.
• Provide budget support to the business by analyzing variances, commitments, and efficiencies, as well as recommending potential savings opportunities.
• Maintain a KPI Scorecard for Technical Department and analyze network performance and other relevant KPIs on an ongoing basis.
• Create and maintain cost-head dashboards to monitor spend against key expense items and against responsibility centers and functions.
• Resolve budget upload complaints/issues and secure the necessary budget approvals
• Track accurate usage of cost codes across the business and coordinate periodic knowledge sharing session to bridge gaps.
• Carry out performance analytics of raw data from primary and secondary sources to facilitate decision-making.
• Provide forward-leaning, proactive early-warning systems to budget holders on performance to plan.
• Provide technical and functional cost inputs to the Commercial Finance, Budgeting and Reporting functions within Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) for purposes of budget preparation and business modelling.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Specialist, Productivity & Budget Optimization.

Functional Competencies:

• Financial Modelling
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Business Communication
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management

Behavioral Competence:

• Collaboration & Teamwork

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or any relevant numerate discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in a similar role.

Additional Information:
Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus – People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation – People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity – People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Be Bold – People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
• Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.

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