Senior Analyst, Regulatory Costing

Role Purpose:

To support regulatory compliance & Internal Reporting of Omantel by acquiring, analysing and maintaining all engineering parameters, producing regulatory/management reports required to achieve the required compliance for Omantel costing model & Unit P&L driven organisation or any other initiatives by the Unit.(Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and facilitating internal reporting within Omantel through the systematic acquisition, analysis, and maintenance of all pertinent engineering parameters. The role entails the preparation of regulatory and management reports essential for achieving compliance with Omantel’s costing model and Unit Profit & Loss (P&L) objectives, in addition to supporting various initiatives led by the unit.

Position Information

• Unit: Finance
• Division: Strategic Finance
• Location: Muscat
• Grade: P6
  
  

Minimum Role Requirements:

• Qualification: Bachelor's in Engineering, Telecommunications or relevant.
• Any other professional certificate in the relevant field.
  
  

Experience: minimum of 6 years of experience

Key Accountabilities

Build Network Cost Models - HCA/CCA/LRIC.

• Develop and continuously maintain the design and necessary templates of the fixed and mobile network costing models, encompassing in accordance with regulatory requisites.
• To control cost analysts’ tasks and assure acquiring the robust information such as but not limited ATRs, FAR, Billing, engineering data, network component, operation cost and support systems, network utilization, units, prices and any other drivers in collaboration with the respective teams required to prepare Regulatory Accounts.
• Perform different analysis and validations of the engineering parameters to assure robust inputs for the HCA, CCA and LRIC model.
• Overseeing technical studies vital for attributing the cost of network element utilization to different call types within the Cost Driver Grid of the Activity Based Costing system (SAS ABM) to distribute Network Costs among services.
• To supervise and ensure quality in data-gathering and regularity in maintenance of Operational statistics of the financials and traffic and on monthly basis.
• To maintain controls of data sources; ensure responsibility hierarchy tracking, documentation and audit trail of model inputs.
• Quality assurance in cost modelling inputs (cost, network drivers, utilization etc…), processes and outputs.
• To ensure executive of the cost allocations process based the most appropriate and available drivers.
• To support maintenance, update, integration and ensure linkages of TD/ BU LRIC cost models of Fixed and Mobile with relevant cost-volume-relationship (CVR) curves and all the supporting data of HCA/CCA models.
  
  

Support in preparing the relevant documentation.

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation elucidating the methodologies employed for network cost allocation, ensuring alignment with TRA requirements.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation elucidating HCA, CCA and LRIC methodologies, ensuring compliance with TRA and internal requirements.
• To support preparation and update of ASMD, Accounting Documents and Detailed Attribution Methodology (DAM) along with any other reports for submission of the Separated Regulatory Accounts, annually.
• Drive the delivery of network cost models and outcomes, providing expert network costing advice to senior management, supported by rigorous analysis.
• Analyze and prepare any other reports from the costing model that will support internal decisions .
  
  

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Support for Regulatory cost accounting and other initiatives

• Effectively communicate intricate concepts and exert influence on stakeholders regarding various issues, such as emerging network technologies, Omantel network topology, network elements, service usage patterns, network studies, Call Scenarios, and routing factors
• Support Consultants and Auditors for ensuring compliance projects, clarifying and meeting regulatory requirements on behalf of Omantel.
• Liaison with the Regulatory Auditor and address observations during and after the preparation and submission of the SRA to ensure Audit Reports is free of qualifications or emphasis points.
• Expertly prepare well-supported responses to queries from the Regulator regarding HCA, CCA, and LRIC, ensuring robust submissions that bolster OMANTEL's position.
• To present key regulatory information from annual Separated Regulatory Accounts submission to Omantel Management with strategic recommendations
• Stay informed about telecom regulations and compliance requirements. Ensure that the company's costing practices align with regulatory standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance, marketing, network operations, network planning, and sales, to gather data and insights and implement profitability improvement initiatives.
• Generate regular reports and dashboards to communicate cost, network utilization and any other insights to management and stakeholders to support decision making and setting actions.
  
  

Supporting Other Activities.

• TRA Consultation: Lead in planning the technical responses to the regulatory in light of the Engineering technologies (Emerging, and Legacy) & parameters.
• Supporting other teams: Support the Team within the Finance unit in any assigned projects that require engineering and network knowledge in Fixed and Mobile Domains.
  
  

Technical Knowledge & Skills

• Deep knowledge in fixed and mobile network domains (technology, operation, usage, capacities, assets, parameters, etc…)
• Upholding meticulous attention to detail and a steadfast commitment to preserving a high level of accuracy in data management
• Deep knowledge of the best practices used in using the engineering parameters and relevant data and analysis used in preparing the Regulatory Accounts and the best practices.