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Business Planning and Analysis Manager
Airtel Africa
Job at a glance
- Employer
- Airtel Africa
- Position
- Business Planning and Analysis Manager
- Location
- Kenya
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 4-7 years in FP&A (Telecoms/FMCG)
- Education
- Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- 30 October 2026
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 27 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
Airtel Africa is hiring a Business Planning and Analysis Manager in Kenya to lead performance reporting and strategic financial planning. You will coordinate budgeting processes, analyse market trends, and drive cost optimisation initiatives across the business.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Role involves Board-level reporting and strategic input
- Focus on MVNO operations and site-level profitability analysis
- Requires driving cost optimization and efficiency initiatives
Key responsibilities
- Lead business performance reporting on revenue, customers, traffic, costs, and operations for Management and Board review.
- Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning aligned with business strategy and Group objectives.
- Monitor financial and operational performance against budgets, analyse variances, and drive corrective actions with stakeholders.
- Deliver commentary highlighting key trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
- Conduct market, competitor, industry, and macroeconomic analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Perform profitability and commercial analysis across products, segments, channels, sites, and MVNO operations.
- Review and validate business cases for the financial and commercial viability of investments and projects.
- Drive financial governance through expenditure reviews, budget optimization, and control of unbudgeted spending.
Who should apply?
This role suits an experienced finance professional with strong analytical skills and telecommunications or FMCG background, seeking to influence strategic planning and performance management at Airtel Africa.
Key requirements
- Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business
- ACCA/CPA/CFA qualified or pursuing
- 4-7 years FP&A experience
- Telecommunications or FMCG sector background
- Advanced Excel and big data analytics
How to apply
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Original employer advertisement
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The employer’s advert
Why Airtel Africa?
At Airtel Africa, we act with passion, energy, and a can-do attitude. Innovation with an entrepreneurial spirit drive us. If you like “ordinary”, then we are not for you.
We champion diversity. We anticipate, adapt, and deliver solutions that enrich the lives of communities we serve. we roll up our sleeves to win with our customers.
By choosing Airtel, you choose to be part of a winning team. All this in addition to a brilliant opportunity to build a career in your field of expertise, across our different operating companies in Africa.
Airtel Africa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and remain fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Responsibilities
The role holder duties will include but not limited to:
• Lead business performance reporting and analysis, providing actionable insights on revenue, customer, traffic, cost, and operational performance for Management and Board review.
• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with business strategy and Group objectives.
• Monitor financial and operational performance against budgets and forecasts, analyze variances, and drive corrective actions with stakeholders.
• Deliver business performance commentary, highlighting key trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Conduct market, competitor, industry, and macroeconomic analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Perform profitability and commercial analysis across products, segments, channels, sites, and MVNO operations to identify value creation opportunities.
• Review and validate business cases, assessing the financial and commercial viability of investments, projects, and strategic initiatives.
• Drive financial governance and budget compliance through expenditure reviews, budget optimization, and control of unbudgeted spending.
• Partner with business units to identify, implement, and track cost optimization and efficiency initiatives across the organization.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Competencies and Behaviors required:
• University degree in Finance, Accounting or business related
• ACCA/CPA/CFA qualification or currently pursuing a professional qualification.
• Minimum 4-7 years’ Financial Planning & Analysis experience in Telecommunications or FMCG
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capability, including quantitative and qualitative financial statement analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and big data analytics
• Strong ability to analyze complex business issues and develop practical, value-driven solutions.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills able to work with colleagues
• High attention to detail, good business understanding and ability to work effectively under pressure.
At Airtel Africa, we act with passion, energy, and a can-do attitude. Innovation with an entrepreneurial spirit drive us. If you like “ordinary”, then we are not for you.
We champion diversity. We anticipate, adapt, and deliver solutions that enrich the lives of communities we serve. we roll up our sleeves to win with our customers.
By choosing Airtel, you choose to be part of a winning team. All this in addition to a brilliant opportunity to build a career in your field of expertise, across our different operating companies in Africa.
Airtel Africa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and remain fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Responsibilities
The role holder duties will include but not limited to:
• Lead business performance reporting and analysis, providing actionable insights on revenue, customer, traffic, cost, and operational performance for Management and Board review.
• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment with business strategy and Group objectives.
• Monitor financial and operational performance against budgets and forecasts, analyze variances, and drive corrective actions with stakeholders.
• Deliver business performance commentary, highlighting key trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Conduct market, competitor, industry, and macroeconomic analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Perform profitability and commercial analysis across products, segments, channels, sites, and MVNO operations to identify value creation opportunities.
• Review and validate business cases, assessing the financial and commercial viability of investments, projects, and strategic initiatives.
• Drive financial governance and budget compliance through expenditure reviews, budget optimization, and control of unbudgeted spending.
• Partner with business units to identify, implement, and track cost optimization and efficiency initiatives across the organization.
Qualifications
Qualifications, Competencies and Behaviors required:
• University degree in Finance, Accounting or business related
• ACCA/CPA/CFA qualification or currently pursuing a professional qualification.
• Minimum 4-7 years’ Financial Planning & Analysis experience in Telecommunications or FMCG
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capability, including quantitative and qualitative financial statement analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and big data analytics
• Strong ability to analyze complex business issues and develop practical, value-driven solutions.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills able to work with colleagues
• High attention to detail, good business understanding and ability to work effectively under pressure.