Assistant Business Finance Manager

Role & responsibilities

Revenue Assurance and Commercial Analysis:

• Develop and maintain revenue assurance frameworks, ensuring timely claiming and collection of entitled revenues from Business partners and payment aggregators.
• Review & negotiate commercial terms in contracts to extract best economic value to the Organisation.
• Evaluate new partnerships and Investment Proposals from ROI & strategic alignment perspectives, to support informed decision-making.
• Periodic ROI testing and reporting of new investments against original plan.

 Business Partnering:

• Advisory and Analytical support to Business Units and representing business in the commercial engagement with the finance organisation.
• Lead the periodic business review and oversee the execution of actionable identified
• Review and recommendations for right pricing and discounting models on products and services.
• ROI testing and recommendations on Marketing Investments and Budgets
• Design and recommend right employee Incentive models and track ROI.

 Receivables Management:

• Monitor stock and receivables, optimizing working capital consumption and overseeing the collection process.
• Monitor and ensure adherence to contractual obligations with Business Partners
• Design and maintain credit control framework (Grading, Credit limit/Period etc.) for enterprise customers, periodic review and oversee compliance.

 Financial Planning and Budget Management:

• Finance Lead in developing of annual budget of Group business units and Long-Term business Plan; by providing necessary data inputs and recommendations.

Vendor Management and Payables Oversight:

• Manage payable accounts with business partners, ensuring best credit terms, timely payments and resolution of conflicts regarding terms and conditions.
• Overseeing Trade procurements from a commercial and liquidity perspective.

Management Reporting and Analysis:

• Oversee management reports generated by the FPNA team, ensuring accuracy and relevance in business vertical performance reporting.

Provide timely inputs and data supply for new projects, supporting informed decision-making in financial planning and analysis.

Process Enhancement and Team Leadership:

• Drive automations/process enhancements for revenue assurance/control and enhanced service delivery.
• Lead conflict management efforts, resolving contradicting views and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Provide leadership and guidance to the team, fostering a high-performance culture and arranging necessary training for team members.

Preferred candidate profile

• Familiarity with ERP and accounting software.
• Competent in using MS Excel and data visualization tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial planning, forecasting, and analysis, delivering tangible improvements in financial performance.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and advanced proficiency in financial analysis tools.
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding communication and leadership skills, capable of thriving both independently and in team settings within dynamic environments.