Business Intelligence Analyst at West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC)
Firmly established as Africa’s carriers’ carrier, award-winning capacity wholesaler WIOCC provides international and African telcos and ISPs with unrivalled high-speed, resilient and diverse capacity into, within and out of Africa.
Job Objective: This role provides essential forecasts, analysis and business insights to support WIOCC in achieving its overall business objectives.
Reporting Line: Director, Business Intelligence
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Business Intelligence and Analysis Support
- Day-to-day maintenance and review of data in WIOCC’s business budget models and associated working data files
- Prepare and present clear and actionable BI reports and insights to various stakeholders, including senior management
- Support the accounting team with any month-end and audit requirements
- Provide data for dashboards and other key performance indicators (KPIs) reports
- Support other departments in producing adhoc reports as required
- Foster strong relationships with key business units to ensure BI solutions meet their needs and contribute to business success
- Support the business intelligence director or designate with any other reports as required.
P&L Reporting
- Track, reconcile and report on P&L elements across the organization including budget variances
- Track and report pipeline opportunities and their impact on the P&L and Balance Sheet
- Support the annual costs budgeting process, working closely with department heads to prepare realistic and achievable budgets
- Highlight key dependencies and risks in the financial plan to the Business Intelligence director or designate
- Support tracking and reporting of cost optimization projects
- Support revenue assurance processes within the BI team
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis and reporting related as requested by the business intelligence director
Capex and Balance Sheet Reporting
- Track, report, and report on capex and balance sheet items across the organisation including budget variances
- Provide ongoing forecasts for costs, identifying variances from budget and working with departments to address discrepancies
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in e.g. Finance. Accounting, Actuarial, Statistics, or equivalent
- Relevant professional qualification e.g. CPA(K) or ACCA
- Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience
Experience & Skills
- Significant experience of numerical, financial or other analysis and interpretative techniques
- Excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy
- The ideal candidate should have abilities in business acumen; strategy and P&L understanding; data comprehension and analysis
- Problem-solving: recommend solutions for creating more revenue and reducing loss
- Time Management: work with many data streams and many deadlines. The ability to manage time is crucial
- Ability and confidence to make decisions understanding their full accounting implications
- Confidence in managing and advising on a wide variety of accounting matters
- Proficient in Ms. Office with advanced excel skills and ERP systems
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to integrate within the WIOCC team to achieve results
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information to non-financial stakeholders
Attributes
- Client focused, relationship builder
- Integrity, honest with high ethical standards
- Boundless, passionate, and flexible
- Personal excellence, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork
