Finance Advisory Manager

Partnering with important areas of the business, i.e. commercial, technology or enabling teams. Have a firm focus on performing complex analysis for these groups. Supporting groups on financial forecasting; reporting, consolidation and ad-hoc analysis. Involvement to explain deviations between actual and expected results. Play a key role in uncovering process improvement changes for the business unit and develop better processes. Participate in projects and initiatives. Interacting with different members of the team to provide analytical and problem solving support to present findings and recommendations.

• Prepares the comprehensive financial plans, budgets, and forecasts for EG
• Facilitates preparation of CAPEX and OPEX in support of business objectives and programs
• Collaborates with the following units for setting up plan and budget requirements, control measures and implementing procedures
• Finance-Corporate Budget Department for general budget guidelines
• Supports, evaluates and ensure implementation of cost-imperatives to decrease cost, increase margins.
• Facilitates regular operations review and putting together financial reports and analytics (including the monthly statistical/data package).
• Supports activities to keep expenditures within target while identifying cost reduction opportunities to drive cost down-out.
• Keeps abreast of global/industry trends, global best practices and available technology; anticipates impact on the business/project.
• Ensures proactive handling of financial accounting implications of new products and services as well as new business models.
• Ensures that Operating Expense (OPEX), Capital Expense (CAPEX) and manpower headcount are kept within budget and that costs are efficient and that necessary processes and policies are in place.
• Ensures proper controls on marketing spending
• Implements the budgeting and forecasting requirements and prerequisites by enforcing directions, guidelines, timelines, and templates to EG project proponents
• Works on the completeness, validity and applicability of costs, mathematical accuracy on major budget elements and compliance to major budgetary policies & guidelines
• Regularly (monthly and quarterly) monitors budget usage to check against budget schedule.
• Prepares accurate, timely management reports with analysis on budget variation on a monthly basis
• Effects approved project budget spending with probable adjustment on budget surplus and supplemental funds
• Provides guidance through budget and policy advisory services to other EG Divisions in the resolution of budgetary issues to ensure compliance with the overall financial plans
• Acts as liaison to Finance group with information on product costing based on requirements

• Previous managerial role in financial planning and analysis, budget and management reporting, cost and capex management, etc.
• CPA, CMA, CFA or MBA is a plus
• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Management, Finance or Business

• Strategic and Business Acumen
• Resourceful Planning and Organizing
• Managing Change with Courage
• Optimal Results through People

• Applies in-depth understanding of business needs and adapts principles of business analysis in the review of emerging technologies and network evolution plans and options to determine :
• Technologies to be adopted by Globe/Innove
• Business implications, impacts and watch-outs with respect to adoption of either a technology or a network architecture
• Business potential and/or viability of a technology adoption
• competitive advantages resulting from the adoption of specific technologies and/or recommended network architecture
• Consumer and business trend awareness and understanding
• Clear understanding of regulatory environment
• Competitive environment

• Exercises care in the use of the organization’s financial resources, based on an understanding of the scarcity and finiteness of the resources
• Constantly searches for ways to maximize the finances allocated within the role’s scope and authority
• Evaluates processes, resources and services in terms of the value that it delivers to the organization given its cost

• Determines the correct level of expenditures to adequately support the projects and initiatives of the department
• Presents appropriate arguments to justify expenditure estimates and secure the amount required to implement projects
• Technical Communication (Ability to communicate technical details based on audience)
• Communicates and translates clearly, in oral or written form, technical terms and concepts into business-oriented terms
• Evaluates the documents readability and clarity given the profile of its users

• Ability to determine the impact of project delays on the competitiveness and financial health of the organization
• Evaluates the feasibility of targets based on a strong understanding of the delivery capabilities of each division in EG

• Makes a conscious effort to adhere to defined quality standards and recognizes the impact of poor quality output on the following:
• Ability to complete the project on time
• Keeping project costs within budget
• Meeting customer needs and requirements (and the impact on the customer)

• Identifies areas for process improvement based on analysis of performance and metrics
• Determines possible solutions to improve processes and increase efficiency based on best practices and industry standards

• Identifies capability gaps and determines training needs based on present and forecasted needs versus current capabilities
• Determines probable avenues for skills development based on HR processes and available programs

• The ability to implement processes, methods, practices and policies
• Ability to manage and troubleshoot simple database issues
• Ability to navigate database and generate needed reports
• Identifies and escalates issues and potential risk