MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following position;
Job Title: Business Partner – Sales & Distribution
Reports to: Senior Manager – Corporate Performance Management
No. of Vacancies: 1
Division: Finance

Main Job Functions:
Strategy Implementation
• Lead creation of Sales & Distribution sub-divisional strategy in line with overarching divisional goals
• Ensure effective implementation Sales & Distribution sub-divisional strategy by means of providing direction, structure, business plans and support
Governance
• Set up and participate in operational meetings
• Review and identify key risks, issues and dependencies and set mitigation actions
• Review performance of Sales & Distribution against agreed KPIs and their compliance with SLAs and reverse SLAs
Reporting
• Review monthly reports from Sales & Distribution relating to progress made within Sales & Distribution sub-division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organization
• Review reports on specific Sales & Distribution projects as per the defined timelines.
• Comprehensive reporting on detailed operational outputs
• Adhoc reporting to executives and senior management of the business
Budgets
• Manage Sales & Distribution sub-divisional budgets in line with business objectives
• Manage Sales & Distribution project initiative budgets in line with business objectives
• Provide guidance and support on planning, budgeting, and forecasting process for Sales & Distriution.
• Provide financial inputs into business strategy and collaborate with Sales & Distribution and other MTN Opcos to assist in implementing integrated business plans.
Operational Delivery:
• Provide insights and challenge the process to ensure that business plans are more commercially robust from initiation
• Detailed investment appraisals, evaluate business cases and assist in conducting feasibility studies.
• Gather and compile economic intelligence through networks to create competitive advantage and enhance shareholder value
• Prepare and update Line and Business heads with key analytics to enable decision making.
• To help in the Identification and assessment of risks, within the business
• Assist in the development and implementation of plans to address the risks identified in the business.
Operational commercial guidance
• Review price plan and provide inputs and guidance on profitability
• Review commission calculations to ensure that computation is in line with the approved commission structures
• Conduct benefits tracking and post-launch/promotions effectiveness assessment
Project Support
• Review financial viability of proposals and assess business impacts for special commercial projects
• Conduct post evaluation of business cases and assess if the benefits are obtained (CAPEX and OPEX benefits)
Customer Service
• Foster a conducive customer-focused environment and MTN culture
• Obtain operational feedback on Finance services from Sales & Distribution Heads
• Provide assistance and support services as maybe requested from Sales & Distribution on a case-to-case basis
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Financial and/or equivalent
• Post Graduate degree in Finance and/or relevant professional qualification (e.g., Chartered Accountant) (preferred)

Experience:
• 4 – 7 years general experience in Financial Analysis in a multinational business environment
• Telecommunications industry experience (preferred)
• Knowledge and understanding of Financial Analysis
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
• Planning and organizational skills
• People management/Interpersonal skills
• Managerial skills
• Presentation skills
Personal Attributes
• Fosters innovation and inquisitiveness
• Displays agility & problem solving
• Identifies, recognizes & builds future talent
• Complexity and ambiguity
• Risk management
• Manages conflict
• Influencing others
• Information processing
• Agile
Female applicants are strongly