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Financial Planning Senior Analyst- Planning & Consolidation Jobs in Doha, Qatar at Vodafone
Job Description
The role is responsible for handling multiple financial planning and analysis tasks and activities including but not limited to driving planning exercises for all forecasting cycles including Long-Range Plans (LRP), leading Cost Committee to deliver cost optimisation targets, and month end closure, and analysis on local and International interconnect costs, bill payment commissions, bank charges, form management costs and other assigned direct cost and OPEX lines.
The role is an integral part of Financial Planning and Analysis team with key responsibility to drive company wide planning exercises and cost optimisation program (cost committee).
Responsibilities
Drive the planning and forecast cycles:
Ensure to work closely with business partners and functional teams on all forecasting cycles including Long-range plan to ensure that forecast and plans are prepared aligned with Vodafone guidelines and are delivered within the stipulated timelines.
Responsible for Target setting and planning calendar finalization with respective management and managing & coordinating Kick off meetings with Functional management to align key strategic goals, targets and initiate commercial strategy discussions.
Planning Consolidation:
Own, run and manage consolidation models and ensure that actual and forecasted data related to all key drivers underlying business is captured correctly. Also responsible for preparing consolidated presentations during all planning cycles at align with management and Board approval.
Responsible for long term valuation of the company for impairment testing.
Lead monthly Cost Committee review sessions in coordination with business partners, including pre-alignment with respective management and stakeholders.
Support head FP&A during month end by performing analysis on interconnect costs and other assigned direct cost & OPEX line items and consolidating segment wise analysis.
Preparation of full company P&L and align with CFO & Execs discussion on finance recommendations to the forecast.
Responsible for planning & forecasting of all below EBITDA items, cash flows, and managing the IFRS
16 & Depreciation forecast models.
Prepare and present full company forecast on weekly basis in coordination with business partners.
Perform any additional project, task or activities assigned/delegated by the Line Manager.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Accounting / Commerce/Finance or equivalent.
3 – 5 years of relevant experience with at least 2 years experience within financial planning and Analysis or business partnering, preferably in telecommunication sector.
In-depth accounting knowledge and commercial expertise with an ability to build and drive financial model independently.
Chartered Accountancy.
Advanced user of MS Office (MS Excel, Word and Power point).
Strong analytical skills.
Business relationship management and result driven expertise.
Pro-actively find opportunities for improvement.
Financial planning and analysis expertise.
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Title: Financial Planning Senior Analyst- Planning & Consolidation
Company: Vodafone
Location: Doha, Qatar
Category: Finance & Banking (Corporate Finance, Financial Manager)
