2 years experience in the similar scope. Please refer to the job advert for further information.

Specialist - Group Corporate Planning and Strategy

Description
The Purpose:
Accountable for assisting the formulation of the business strategy, develop the Revenue plans and value drivers to enable the Group's businesses/Business Units to achieve envisage vision. Coordinate with the business units to formulate any performance improvement plans

The Job :
  • Actively contribute to the development of Long Range Plan (LRP) and Business Strategy by evaluating global/industry trends, consumer evolution, and competitive environment to align Dialog group objectives with Axiata group vision.
  • Prepare revenue budgets and forecasts for Business Units (BUs) and Market Business Units (MBUs) to support financial budgeting.
  • Participate in target setting for BUs and sales teams.
  • Play a key role in forming BU initiatives to achieve business objectives.
  • Evaluate and recommend investment projects/CAPEX rationalization in line with organizational strategy to ensure value creation for Dialog Group.
  • Continuously study business and industry dynamics to identify emerging market opportunities and competitive threats, providing inputs to respective BUs.
  • Support group initiatives on growth strategy and operational excellence by engaging in planning, monitoring, and controlling.
  • Model business plans/investment appraisals in MS Excel and prepare MS PowerPoint slides with a clear storyline/message for top management.
  • Develop business KPIs aligned with corporate objectives, benchmark performance with industry best practices, and ensure process control.
  • Create and model organization-wide performance monitoring systems for Business Units and Sales Units.
  • Prepare monthly management reports/flash reports to monitor actual performance against targets, providing information/suggestions to senior management for prompt actions.
  • Conduct variance analysis against targets to ensure monitoring is linked to corporate objectives, achieving goal congruence.
  • Model incentive structures for sales teams and present them to management.
  • Assess the feasibility of investments for Investment Committee approvals and furnish all Axiata Corp Center deliverables, including rolling forecasts, EWG/Cost EWG presentations, and ad-hoc requirements from Corp Center.

Entry Requirements
The Person:
  • Degree (Engineering or Business) with First Class (Hons) OR a Management Degree from a reputed University
  • 2 years experience in the similar scope.
  • CIMA Exams Completed (ACMA preferred)
  • Proficiency in MS Office package (MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Good communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

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