SENIOR PRICING & CAPACITY PLANNING SPECIALIST

Purpose of the Job:
To support the elaboration of business plans, budgets and forecasts, business cases and financial reports, with the focus of the activities adjusted to the specific department they are assigned to, in the Financial Planning and Analysis department. Ensures financial rigour of analysis and reports. Represents the department in the company, if required, and coaches and supports the development of (a) junior(s) assigned to him/her/them.
Pricing: To work closely with the Commercial Department and other business units to develop a clear understanding of their plans and activities around pricing of products. This is in order to support the business in decision making process via rigorous financial analyses, for example, the development of business cases and plans, evaluation of the financial impact of proposed products and promotions, carrying out ad hoc financial analyses as requested by the business.
Capacity Planning: Given the company's new operating model, it has become critical to ensure that our existing demand requirements from the Retail department and from the Wholesale Business department if effectively and efficiently matched-up with our existing and future capacity supply constraints to ensure our costs are optimised and commercial opportunities are realised to prevent any wastage. The Senior Financial Analyst will support the Senior Manager: Pricing & Capacity Planning in setting up and being a part of a highly skilled group of technical and commercial experts who are responsible leadings company new business model as a wholesale buyer and seller of capacity.

TASKS/DUTIES:

Financial Analysis

Support the Commercial Department in the preparation and evaluation of business cases. This will entail working closely with the business to understand and objectively evaluate projects, provide insights, identify key risks and implications, and make recommendations
• Develop and build pricing models and provide financial analysis for pricing decisions
• Provide financial analytical support for handset and deal decisions
• Prepare financial pricing analyses (including financial pricing models), aimed at understanding the current and expected performance of various products, promotions and deals. Such analyses could be in the context of reporting of actual performance, or drilling down on key problem areas to understand root causes and provide solutions, planning and forecasting, business case evaluations, etc.
• Understand possible deviations from pricing submissions
• Investigating and answering questions within his/her scope of responsibility
• Gather and validate the integrity of information from different sources (systems and departments) required for financial analysis. Such information include operational KPIs and financial data
• Prepare high quality presentations and reports
• Present the results of any analyses in various formats and forums, for example, to management teams, via PowerPoint or written reports, etc.

• Financial and Commercial Reporting
• Data Integrity
• Pricing
• Capacity Management

o processes, ensuring alignment with the Business Plan as well as managing compliance with financial covenants that the company has with various financial institutions

Financial forecasting

• Financial and Commercial Reporting
• Data Integrity
• Pricing
• Capacity Management

Financial and Commercial Reporting

• Support the preparation of pricing-related financial reports such as profitability reports for products, promotions, deals, as well as other ad hoc reports as required
• Review the financial reports, identifying and correcting inconsistencies between different data sources, identifying trends, providing appropriate commentary, and ensuring an appropriate level of insight on the performance of the company
• Present the results of any analyses in various formats and forums, for example, to management of the Product and Sales teams, via PowerPoint or written reports, etc.
• Provide sound advice and support to the business, primarily to the Commercial and Finance departments
• Undertake post-implementation analysis of past and current initiatives to understand performance, highlight success factors and risks, and make recommendations to mitigate and/or minimise risk and/or improve operational and/or financial performance.

Data Integrity

• Ensure quality, accuracy and consistency of information received.
• Ensure regular communication between stakeholders ensuring that all relevant team are aware of any data integrity issues which may affect accurate reporting.
• Ensure the maintenance of financial inputs and revision of these inputs when required.
• Ensure that final numbers reported are correctly reflected in presentations, financial models, scenario planning initiatives and analyses.

Pricing

Undertake deal margin analysis and calculations to guide decision makers in approving retail deals, corporate deals and tenders

• Undertake comprehensive pricing formulation and business case compilation for corporate or government tenders
• Management of the RT15 Transversal Tender pricing components.
• Request pricing approvals from internal and external stakeholders and keep safe records of these approvals.
• Manage the +R4bn per annum roaming cost line for the group and reduce the wastage component thereof.
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