POSITION : Senior Manager Controlling

REPORTING TO : Chief Financial Officer

DEPARTMENT : Finance

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• Under the authority of the CFO, the controlling Senior Manager leads the control team, overseeing all activities and ensuring smooth execution of functions.
• Ensures that all financial activities, records, and reports in the business accurately represent the business’s financial state of affairs.
• Assists the CFO for the purpose of developing efficiency with a view of optimizing the business’s profitability.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The incumbent will manage presales projects with customers as part of our digital transformation goal.

More specifically the role will include:

• Define budget forecasts (operational and financial objectives of the company and its departments) and ensure compliance
• Manage profitability studies
• Challenge and optimize expenses (OPEX and CAPEX) and identify best practices for continuous improvement of the company’s performance
• Contribute to the construction of long-term objectives (Strategic Plan)
• Participate in the definition of five-year strategic objectives;
• Organize the construction of the company’s objectives by defining the annual budgets and the necessary means (human, financial, technical, commercial, etc.) for each objective;
• Coordinate the economic and financial studies of the projects carried out by the operational departments
• Develop the business cases of the offers and carry out the financial evaluation of the commercial partnership projects
• Ensure the implementation of the TTM procedure (evaluation and followup of offers)
• Organize expenditure / investment committees and ensure the Secretariat
• Support the Accounting & Tax teams in monthly closing work
• Designing summary reports for the CEO and the CFO and proposing corrective measures;
• Ensure the production and distribution of Group reporting (Preflash, Business Review, OCF, etc.)
• Ensure the analysis of key management indicators (Revenue, EBITDA, CAPEX, Free Cash-Flow, Net income, etc.)
• Participate in the development of P&L by activity and their regular updating
• Set up a benchmark with the Group to help control costs
• Ensure the consistency and compliance of planning, management and steering procedures with respect to all of the company’s management rules, and ensure the harmonization of IT management tools
• Supervise the preparation of a periodical reporting or dashboard to the CEO, the CFO and the other executive managers
• Keep the documentation relating to its activities up to date;
• Develop procedures related to its activities and ensure their application;
• Lead the team of management controllers
• Control and evaluate the quality as well as the respect of the objectives of its collaborators, ensure the development of the skills of the collaborators

Minimum Requirements

Education:

• Degree in Economics, Accounting, and Finance, Controlling or equivalent required. Master’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 8 – 9 years’ of budgeting, financial reporting and financial systems work experience, preferably in the Telecom Sector.

Experience:

• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with financial systems integration
• Experience in budgeting and budget planning including development of annual budgets, forecasting and variance analysis
• Knowledge of accounting software must be able and willing to work long hours as needed
• Knowledge of Telecommunication standard accounting principles, best practices, and procedures.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Excellent written and speaking skills including preparation and presentation of verbal and written reports, presentations, and recommendations
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in order to meet individual goals and deadlines.
• Excellent time-management, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skill
• Demonstration of the highest level of integrity, trust and information confidentiality
• High ability to work under pressure and within set deadlines
• Ability to motivate and grow teams
• Strong leadership skills having an ability to influence both a crossfunctional team and senior business management and stakeholders
• Efficiency in decision making

To apply:

Please submit via email your letter of application along with your recent curriculum vitae as well as copies of your academic credentials to hr.olr@orange.com

Due to the urgency of the role, interviews will be done on a rolling basis.

Deadline for receipt of applications: March 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

Please note the following:

• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

• Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.