Commercial Planning Analyst

For the period of quarantine Kyivstar continues his work and takes care that our clients keep in touch with their relatives and friends, being duly provided with high quality information.

Our activity hasn't stopped and most of our employees work remotely. During this complicated period we conduct job interviews online, make job offers and arrange remote working mode for our candidates.

Stay at home and we will take care of your job interview, making it comfortable and safe!

Work at Kyivstar is:

• team, part of which you really want to be;
• decent salary (of course, official);
• a chance to have international experience;
• endless learning opportunities (trainings, courses);
• professional and personal development;
• bonuses for quality work;
• an opportunity of flexible scheduling and remote work;
• one of the best in Ukraine social packages with medical insurance and help in different life situations;
• adaptation programs to help a newcomer get to grips with the company as quickly as possible;
• modern office, where you can comfortably work and relax.

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This position is in charge of developing marketing strategy scenarios, Commercial PNL and KPIs analysis and planning to increase topline and operational efficiency, including preparation of regular performance reviews for Senior Management and HQ. Planning analyst is in charge of annual budgeting process delivery, weekly and monthly forecasts preparation and strategic business plan development.

We offer an international experience in a dynamic and challenging environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops scenarios of Commercial strategies to increase company profit and optimize costs
• Leads budget planning process through Commercial Roadmap (Weekly and Monthly latest estimate reviews, Yearly Budget process, Strategic Business planning) in close cooperation with Marketing, Sales, Wholesale, and Finance departments.
• Provides regular budget-variance reviews with actionable highlights of the drivers on Weekly and Monthly basis for Senior management
• Develops forecasting models of financial & operational metrics of the Company including subscribers, traffic, revenue, costs, ARPU, sales funnels, etc.
• Leads constant improvement of forecast accuracy, process optimization and best-practice driver models development
• Develops and supports profitability models of channels and develops actions to increase efficiency
• Ensures concerted cross-functional collaboration (Marketing, Sales, CVM, Finance, Project Office and HQ) to develop bottom-up forecasts
• Provides analytics on deviations versus plan and drives commercial leaders in developing actions to deliver budget and improve performance

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Finance, Economics, Marketing or Management received from a reputable university
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in an international company, strategy consulting, telecom, large-scale projects or financial advisory firm
• Experience in Budget process support in a large company or project is a must
• Strong analytical and data visualization skills
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint presentation skills, knowledge of business intelligence tools, SQL is a plus
• Ability to structure and solve complex, ambiguous problems
• Strong project management, interpersonal, and organizational skills, cross-functional cooperation
• Result-oriented with profound understanding of business processes
• Experience and desire to work in a highly dynamic and challenging environment, multitasking
• Experience to challenge on a Senior level
• Ability and desire to learn quickly
• English - upper-intermediate and higher.

Working at VEON demands a high standard of business ethics and adherence to our legal obligations, our values and our Code of Conduct and supporting compliance policies and procedures. Our pioneering spirit is embodied in our values to be customer obsessed, entrepreneurial, innovative, collaborative, and truthful. Being truthful requires us to act ethically, honestly, and with integrity.