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Mission / Purpose
You drive and coordinate the end-to-end controlling activities (business controlling, cost controlling, financial reporting), with focus on the Proximus full Radio Access Network area. You contribute to ensure the consistency of the financial targets with the strategy of the company. You challenge operational plans to ensure their adherence with the financial targets.
Position in the organisation
You will work in the Finance & Support department, reporting to the Finance & Support Director of MWingz. You have 3 another Financial Business Partner colleagues (Orange, Mwingz & NDP), and no direct reports.
It concerns an “Expert” level in the MWingz job grading framework.
Key responsibility areas
1. You drive and coordinate end-to-end a controlling function (business controlling, cost controlling, financial reporting), ensuring consistency with the other functions.
2. You drive the definition the yearly controlling roadmap & ensure through the year the correct prioritization to enable the execution of the roadmap.
3. In collaboration with the NDP controller, you drive the build up of the year budget, the forecasts exercises (iterations) and the 3Y Plan
4. You support, in close collaboration with the accounting department, the monthly closing process, ensuring accuracy and compliance. You proactively identify variances vs. financial targets and recommend corrective course of action to senior management.
5. You drive the definition of management & operational reporting and dashboards: end-to-end process, KPIs definition and implementation, proactive review and monitoring
6. You participate as financial experts in strategic & transversal projects launched by the Management, the Finance Dept /or Operational Departments; projects that you assess financially through relevant business cases.
You ensure compliance with regulatory policies and accounting standards
7. Major interactions You mainly interact with Mwingz at every level of the organization (Executive Management to employee) and with Proximus Finance and Demand Teams
Your Profile
Your profile
8. You have obtained a university degree (or similar further to experience) and have worked minimum 8 to10 years in a similar environment.
9. You have a deep knowledge of accounting, financial analysis, planning & controlling
10. You master the tools and methodologies for process analysis
11. You understand complex situations and transversal implications within the organisation
12. You have developed analytical skills, you are pragmatic and results oriented, and you have developed a helicopter view
Financial skills:
13. You have a strong understanding & vision in Finance
14. You understand the telecom operators business and operational processes
15. You understand and demonstrate knowledge of best practice approaches within controlling
16. You are able to translate operational drivers into financial KPI’s
IT skills:
17. You have a good understanding & vision on Financial Systems
18. You have know-how on accounting tools (ERP systems, reporting systems,…)
19. You master reporting techniques ( dashboard, reports, trends, graphs, etc.)
Soft and Interpersonal skills:
20. You fluently speak and write Dutch or French, and English
21. Influencing Skills: you are able to challenge and influence business owners and senior management
22. You demonstrate team spirit
23. You work autonomously and are assertive
24. You are an excellent communicator and negotiator
25. You are stress resistant, resilient and open for change
26. You are proactive and attentive to quality and respect of timing
27. You demonstrate a “Continuous improvement” mindset, challenging the status quo and constantly looking for new efficiencies (cost, quality, new way of working)
What do we offer you?
28. We are 100% Belgian. So we make decisions in three languages. And all at the same time if you like!
29. We are open to everyone: M, W, X, and in fact all the other letters of the alphabet.
30. We encourage personal growth. At the Proximus Academy, you won't even want to miss a session.
31. We are, of course, committed to sustainability. What else did you think?
32. We firmly believe that working together is important, but that having fun together is even more so. That is why we regularly organise fun activities. (Please let us know if you have a talent for playing Santa Claus!)
33. We believe in responsibility. Also in yours. For example, you can take it to launch your own initiatives.
34. We put our customers first. And because we are all customers somewhere, you already know what that means. That’s good.
35. And the ever-important work-life balance? We keep it in the right place.
Naturally we have a competitive salary package for you. Click (or apply) to discover what else we offer.