Financial Manager Jobs Opportunities in Uganda

Job Title:
Financial Operations Manager

About this job

Our client is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless and broadcast communication sites that is seeking to recruit result driven and motivated individuals for the Vacancy above;

Summary:

The Financial Operations Manager is responsible for the financial transaction processing and related controls



The Financial Operations Manager is responsible for preventing payment of unauthorized expenditure, enforcing compliance to ATC policies, procedures and legislation with regard to the procurement of goods and services, and ensuring that valid invoices are recorded promptly, accurately and are accounted for in accordance with GAAP. The Financial Operations Manager is also responsible for cash control environment, problem customer identification and escalation, and completion of month end reporting cycle on time. This position manages the AP, AR and project accounting activities. . The Financial Operations Manager works closely with the CFO, Financial Controller, Commercial Finance Manager and the Procurement Manager, to ensure the organization’s strategic goals and performance objectives are met.

The Financial Operations Manager will develop and implement new Finance processes, ensuring consistency with the requirements of IFRS and GAAP, and become a finance lead in the rollout of Oracle Financials to ensure successful and timely completion of the project.

Essential Functions:

    Support development of month end timetable for Uganda for the transactional team
    Manage month end close process for transactional team
    Support reporting team in preparation of review materials for senior management on monthly results.
    Work with multiple functions to prepare variance explanation reports during the monthly accounting close process.
    Assist with special projects as required by management to support ongoing needs of business.
    Support external auditors with detailed analyses as requested.

OTHER:

    Build a skilled transactional team
    Other duties will be assigned as required

Qualifications:

    Strong finance skill set with a detailed understanding of IFRS and GAAP requirements.
    Wide experience of ERP systems, Oracle knowledge preferred
    Experience in setting up and monitoring system based controls environment including review / audit of end to end processes / key controls
    Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of the organization, including senior management
    Excellent written and oral communication skills
    Self-motivated, experienced leader
    Creative analytical thinker with the ability to solve problems
    Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to multitask, meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities
    Detail oriented
    Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel, and the ability to quickly learn other software tools

Education and Experience:

    Member of professional account body
    Degree or equivalent
    6 years of experience in a business environment including transactional, reporting and systems roles
    3 years team management experience
    Detailed accounting knowledge of income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows required

How to Apply:

Please follow the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to disqualification.

1. Send an Application letter and CV/Resume.

2. Merge these two documents into one document in either word or pdf format.

3. Do not attach or send any scanned documents, these are sometimes too large for our inbox.

4. Include the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email address   and send your application by email to atcjobs@nftconsult.com

5. Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.



Deadline: 17th July 2012