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Manager – Financial Reporting and Analysis.Finance

Kampala, Uganda * Full-time
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MTN Uganda Limited

Category: MANAGEMENT Total Positions: Location: Kampala, Uganda Full-time Salary: Attractive Posted 10 months ago
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Strategy Implementation • Assist in the creation of sub-divisional strategy in line with overarching divisional goals • Ensure effective implementation of sub-divisional strategy by means of providing direction, structure, business plans and support • Staff Leadership and Management • Set KPIs and provide regular performance feedback through a well-defined and implemented performance review program • Develop and implement a training plan in order to build and develop skills within the team • Manage allocation of work to team members after planning for back-up and leave / absenteeism • Ensure cohesive working of the team • Accountable for meeting and prioritising own targets / deadlines and those of others • Provide coaching and support to help achieve performance expectations • Provide information to the Manager on work accomplishments, individual / team challenges • Lead team meetings and contribute on specialist/ technical areas • Report process dashboards on various performance metrics internally to the Manager • Ensure a ‘MTN centric’ and ‘partnership approach’ to develop strong relationships with other working groups • Governance • Adhoc and Operational Meeting • Set up / participate in adhoc and operational meetings • Report at process and functional level • Escalations • Manage and resolve escalations that have impact on critical path of service delivery • Escalate issues that will result in significant time, scope, employee / client or cost impact if not resolved • Manage and provide solutions to issues that require formal resolution • Opco Operational • Set up and manage project status meetings • Review and identify key risks, issues and dependencies and set mitigation actions • Manage budgets • Sign-off / make decisions regarding operational changes • Performance • Provide input to the performance review of CoE against agreed KPIs and their compliance to SLAs and reverse SLAs • Create and monitor plan for continuous improvement. • Reporting • Provide input into the review of reports on a monthly basis from the CoE relating to progress made within the sub-division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organisation • Review reports on specific projects as per the defined timelines as and when necessaryy • Budgets • Assist in managing the sub-divisional budgets in line with business objectives • Assist in managing project initiative budgets in line with business objectives • Operational Delivery • Reporting and Analysis of Business Performance • Generate defined set of financial performance and business performance reports for the Opco • Review and analyse reports and provide necessary commentary supporting the analysis (in form of management commentary) • Review period end financials • Present management commentary to relevant stakeholders and obtain validation • Investigate and resolve discrepancies through analysis of reports, past trends, financial ratios, variance analysis etc. prior to formal reporting / release • Prepare analysis and commentary for Board presentation and approval • Release final financial results after approval from authorities as per authority matrix defined • Liaise with business to identify needs for different forms of financial performance reporting • Evaluate financial performance along with non-financial indicators in order to summarise financial information as an overall enterprise performance assessment • Management Action Recommendations • Facilitate recommendation of corrective action based on analysis of reports and corresponding deviations noted • Conduct / lead discussions with representatives from different functions to validate recommendations and assess development of action plan • Equip Opco CFO with adequate information on insights from analysis and corresponding action items for presentation to the Board • Support Finance Team in evaluating management commentary prior to annual report publication • Assess need for additional financial performance reports to highlight various financial trends • Recommend additional reports for financial analysis and reporting based on user feedback • Continuous Monitoring of Budgets • Conduct periodic review of business plans and budgets to evaluate actual vs. budgeted performance. • Analyse discrepancies and determine root cause for deviations in consultation with relevant stakeholders. • Formulate corrective measures to be incorporated into plans and budgets. • Propose revision of budgets and business plans based on outcome of actual vs. budget analysis. • Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities • Coach and mentor direct reports to ensure staff motivation is high • Ensure skill transfer for staff development, motivation, and business continuity • Ensure the team is led, motivated, and rewarded to achieve high performance areas • Guide and direct vendors and third parties in achieving Opco objectives • Identify staff training and development needs and implement necessary actions • Manage team (including recruitment, on-boarding, attrition) • Set goals and objectives for direct reports, monitor progress and maintain motivation • Set up appropriate structure to meet departmental management objectives
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QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or relevant field • Post Graduate degree in Finance / equivalent • Relevant professional qualification e.g., Chartered Accountant or Chartered Finance Analyst would be advantageous) • Experience: • 4 – 7 years of relevant managerial experience in Finance (or Business Management) • Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices (Finance) • Experience in Finance leading practices and trends • Experience in similar leadership role with a global/ multi-site organization, ERP (Oracle), MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) • Knowledge, Skills and Competencies: • Knowledge • Ambiguity in the workplace • Budgeting • Complexity within the workplace • Conflict management • ERP (Oracle preferred) • Financial planning • GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) • IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) • Influencing others • Information processing • Problem solving • Risk management • Telecommunications industry • Skills • Accounting • Analytical • Communication • Continuous improvement • Data interpretation • Judgment • Presentation • Reporting • Research & Development • Behavioral Attributes • Accountable • Adaptable • Agile • Communication • Culturally aware • Get it done • Innovative • Inquisitive
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