Business Intelligence Analyst at West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC)

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  • Kenya
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
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. In November 2012 (at Africa Com), WIOCC won the Best Pan-African Initiative Award for building an unparalleled, diversity-ri…Business Intelligence AnalystKey Duties & ResponsibilitiesBusiness 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
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