Executive Head of Department – Finance Business Partner at Safaricom Telecommunication Ethiopia

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Executive Head of Department – Finance Business Partner

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Employer: Safaricom Telecommunication Ethiopia

Employment: Full-Time | Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 day ago

Deadline: July, 11/2025 (7 days left)

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Role Purpose

• Act as the trusted advisor to the Chief Finance Officer and the Technology Chief Officers to help them make the best possible commercial and operational decisions.
• Drive Capex and NOPEX decision-making towards a more efficient network build and operations.
• Provide key financial management information and performance indicators to senior management and stakeholders.
• Lead the Technology & Support Functions Finance Business Partnering team across the organization.

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership

• Prepare and review forecasts, budgets, LRP, and Business Plans.
• Partner with the Chief Technology Officer to drive cost-efficient network build.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and Group accounting policies.
• Align capex and NOPEX spend with approved Budgets.
• Collaborate with the Chief Human Resources Officer to optimize employee costs.
• Act as the single point of contact for all technology and support functions finance-related matters.
• Define ROI for all asset categories to drive returns for capital investments.
• Prepare and review financial models and conduct due diligence.
• Lead the organization in efficiency and cost control measures.
• Identify areas for digitization and process improvement.
• Establish agile and project methodologies with stakeholders.
• Define a clear Finance business partnering structure.
• Manage performance management and objective setting processes.
• Ensure staff reskilling and upskilling for succession planning.
• Advocate the Spirit of Safaricom behaviors across the team.

Core Competencies, Knowledge, and Experience

Business Competencies

• Work effectively with others to maximize interactions.
• Identify people's needs to influence decisions.
• Communicate simply to engage people.
• Adapt style to build rapport and work effectively.
• Build strong relationships and networks.

Operational Excellence

• Target efforts on high-value activities.
• Focus on performance and continuous improvement.
• Think cross-functionally about processes and problems.
• Use knowledge to solve problems effectively.

Creativity and Innovation

• Find creative solutions to problems.
• Take risks to push boundaries.
• Experiment with unorthodox approaches.

Business Know-How

• Use data to make robust decisions.
• Balance current and future needs.
• Act like an owner of the business.
• Comply with legal and ethical standards.

Working with Change

• Respond flexibly to changing situations.
• Manage the business aspects of change.

Agile, Project, and Program Management

• Define scope and deliverables.
• Schedule activities and identify resource needs.
• Evaluate progress and mitigate risks.

Functional Competencies

Planning and Control

• Analyze performance trends.
• Steer business performance using strategy.
• Translate strategies into actionable plans.
• Maintain controls within Financial Systems.

Accounting

• Prepares, analyses, and summarizes financial data to support business operations and deliver statutory information
• Ensures the integrity of processes and systems to record and authorize transactions in compliance with Safaricom accounting policies and regulations

Reporting

• Delivers timely and accurate reports to satisfy statutory and business requirements
• Identifies key performance and variances, and provides recommendations

Treasury

• Develops and advises on funding strategies for the business

Must Have Technical / Professional Qualifications:

• Relevant Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance
• Preferably at least 8 years of experience with a deep knowledge of technology underpinning the telecoms sector
• Preferably at least 12 years of broad, progressive experience in all facets of Finance (i.e., Management Accounting, Forecasting and Planning, Financial Accounting, and Finance Operations)

Key Performance Indicators:

• Ensure timely review of monthly performance for the technology and support functions
• Ensure timely and in-depth reports of key financial models and forecasts for strategic projects
• Demonstrable impact of improvements in cost, efficiency, talent development, and management
• Prepare with Business Unit leadership teams for the monthly performance review
• Ensure funds allocated to projects are spent within budget and deliver returns
• Overview of performance of staff in the department through quarterly and annual reviews
• Implement and address matters raised from Employee Survey

Financial Responsibility:

• Responsible for approval of Capex Spend for the business
• Responsible for the Investment Board
• Approval of budget transfers for all opex expenditure

Direct Reports:

• Manager - Finance Business Partner
• Senior Manager - Decision Support & Partnering (1)

Note: We strongly encourage women to apply and bring their unique perspectives and talents to our diverse and inclusive team.

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How to apply

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, kindly proceed to update your candidate profile on the career portal and then click on the apply button.

Remember to attach your resume.The closing date for receiving applications is Tuesday, 11th July 2025, 5:30 PM.

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