Finance Business Partner - Product | ITC and Telecoms

Key Objectives

• Act as the primary finance partner to Product and Commercial teams
• Own product-level profitability, management accounting, and performance reporting
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning across product and revenue streams
• Deliver financial modelling and scenario analysis to support strategic initiatives
• Develop data-driven insights, dashboards, and KPIs to enhance decision-making
• Support executive reporting with clear, insightful financial narratives

Key Responsibilities

Commercial & Product Finance

• Partner with Product Managers to improve revenue, margins, and cost efficiency
• Analyse pricing, product performance, customer profitability, and sales trends
• Develop and maintain product P&Ls, unit economics, and contribution margins
• Provide insights into pricing strategies and product lifecycle performance
• Translate financial outcomes into commercial recommendations

Management Reporting & Forecasting

• Prepare monthly product and divisional performance reports with variance analysis
• Own short-, medium-, and long-term forecasting (24 months to 10 years)
• Identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities with clear commentary
• Contribute analytical input into management accounts and executive reporting

Financial Modelling & Decision Support

• Build and maintain robust financial models for pricing and investment decisions
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to support strategy
• Continuously improve modelling assumptions and drivers
• Provide ad hoc analysis for commercial initiatives and projects

Revenue Assurance & Data Analytics

• Collaborate on reconciliation and validation models
• Analyse revenue trends to improve forecast accuracy
• Identify revenue leakage and margin risks
• Enhance insight into revenue quality and sustainability

Dashboards, KPIs & Data Enablement

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting tools
• Define and track key performance indicators
• Improve data integrity and accessibility
• Enable data-driven decision-making

Budgeting & Planning

• Support annual budgeting processes
• Translate strategy into financial plans and forecasts
• Monitor performance vs budget and recommend corrective actions

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or CIMA (essential)
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience

Experience

• Strong background in commercial finance and management accounting
• Proven experience in complex financial modelling
• Experience in multi-revenue stream environments (e.g. telecoms, tech, services, FMCG)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI
• ERP system experience; SQL / Power Query advantageous
• Telecommunications experience advantageous

Knowledge & Technical Competencies

• Advanced management accounting and commercial finance principles
• Strong forecasting and financial modelling expertise
• Knowledge of product profitability and pricing strategies
• Experience with data analytics and BI tools
• Understanding of revenue assurance concepts (advantageous)

Key Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective business partnering and stakeholder management
• Ability to translate data into clear insights and recommendations
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Self-motivated, proactive, and solutions-driven
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Key Behaviours

• Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset
• Collaborative and influential across teams
• Confident communicator with senior stakeholders
• Continuous focus on improvement and value creation
• High levels of ownership and accountability