Financial Planning & Reporting Officer

Key Responsibilities:

• Validate, review, and approve day-to-day OPEX and CAPEX requests to ensure compliance with approved budgets, financial policies, and authorization limits.
• Monitor budget utilization and control expenditures by identifying potential budget overruns and ensuring timely corrective actions.
• Manage the budget reallocation process and coordinate with business units and stakeholders to resolve over-budget requests.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the budget control function.
• Maintain and monitor the Purchase Requisition (PR) and Purchase Order (PO) tracking log to ensure budget availability and spending accuracy.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of OPEX and CAPEX against the General Ledger and related systems, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate necessary adjustments with relevant stakeholders.
• Review monthly financial results, perform detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year, and prepare clear business explanations and recommendations.
• Support the preparation of periodic financial forecasts by collecting, validating, and analyzing financial and operational data.
• Assist in the preparation and consolidation of the annual budget by coordinating with business units, validating budget submissions, and ensuring consistency with strategic objectives and historical performance.
• Prepare budget control reports, dashboards, and management presentations to support executive decision-making.
• Support the preparation of quarterly and annual Board and Management Committee presentations by providing financial analysis, insights, and key performance highlights.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial policies, budget governance, and corporate procedures throughout the planning and budget control cycle.
• Perform other duties and special assignments as requested by the Direct Manager

Education:

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or any other related field.

Level of Experience:

Limited Experience (2-5Yrs) in a related field.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

Essential:

• Good knowledge of telecommunication industry.
• Business related sense.
• Strong attention to details.
• Excellent command of data analysis skills.
• Excellent command of English language both speaking and writing.
• Excellent command of computer skills (Microsoft Office).
• Good knowledge of Think-Cell tool

Certifications & Licensure:

Desirable:

• CMA
• IFRS Certification

Tools & Systems:

Essential:

• Oracle Fusion
• Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
• Oracle Cloud EPM Financial Consolidation and Close (FCCS)
• Microsoft Excel (advanced level)
• BI tools such as Power BI.
• AI Process Automation Tools for financial processes like reconciliation and reporting.