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.