Expert in financial management - cost (Telecom)
Just now we have a request from one of our Swedish clients for an Expert in financial management - cost (Telecom).
Please note: This assignment is based in Stockholm. There is a lot of international travel required for this assignment. This can be a long term assignment. Initially it is for 3 months.
Responsibilities:
Be able to provide Telecom Industry leading practices on cost management and control, which cover:
- Policies, organizations, division of responsibilities and methods for cost management and control
- Performance management and metrics for value chain cost
- Cost reporting and analysis
- Collection and allocation of value chain cost
- Cost drivers of hardware cost, logistics cost, software cost, service cost and cost model.
Qualifications Required:
- Experience from the finance department (HQ or subsidiary) of a leading telecom company
- Experience from the cost management and control of leading telecom company
- Familiar with leading telecom company's businesses and processes
- Good capabilities in communication, comprehension, and teamwork
Most important experience required:
To be considered for this assignment, you must be able to work with the following areas:
- Have experience in corporate cost management organisation, strategy, process, method, and reporting.
- Be able to explain the standards for performance management in different business functions.
- Have experience with the product cost model. In particular, know how to calculate the Total Cost of Ownership (throughout the contract life cycle) of a product and how to measure improvement.
- Have experience in establishing the standard cost of hardware, software, and service products.
- Have experience in cost control and how to use cost for decision making.
- Have experience in the Telecom industry benchmark and gap analysis in regard to cost management.
Duration: Initially for 3 months. This can be a long term assignment.
Start: ASAP.
Place: Stockholm (a lot of international travel is required for this assignment).