Senior Manager (FP&A)

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation of the annual budget; support Management to ensure department budgets align with Corporate directives;
• Provide financial analysis and ensure financial plans are consistent with organizational goals
• Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts covering the profit and loss account, cash-flow statement and balance sheet
• Ensuring that all budget/planning processes run effectively and comply with required legislation while meeting all deadlines
• Prepare business cases and financial models to support/determine expected return on new projects, existing operational activity, proposed tower builds and similar activity
• Prepare regular reports to monitor profit and loss and operation of defined KPI’s on new and special interest projects
• Conduct post evaluation reviews of projects that have been completed with a view to evaluating deviations from plan and working with the concerned function to achieve project objectives
• Ensure that requisitions are within agreed budget and flagging deviations from agreed budgets
• Conduct in-depth review of projects or accounts to give the CFO and wider business an understanding of issues driving the project
• Prepare reports and presentations for the CFO that aid in management decision making, reviews from the Corporate office, Board meetings and any other such activity
• Assist the CFO on other projects and operational support as may be assigned from time to time
• Work closely with other teams to ensure the organization’s strategic goals and performance objectives are met

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.
• Supervise the FP&A team.
• Proactively identify and resolve personnel issues in conjunction with Human Resources
• Recruit, develop and retain staff, partnering with Senior Management and Human Resources. This includes on-boarding and orientation for new hires.
• Provide disciplined performance management for team. Define and communicate annual goals, perform formal and informal performance reviews, and ensure changes and updates are communicated in a timely and professional manner.
• Create a high performing team environment enabling employees to reach their full potential and maximize personal and business performance

Competencies:

• Expert knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
• High degree of financial acumen and problem-solving ability
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Financial modelling skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Very strong analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong relationship-development skills resulting in long term mutually beneficial client relationships.
• Self-motivated; able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests and to collaborate with others to utilize their resources and knowledge in identifying quality solutions.
• Strong organization, planning and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for both self and team to meet business requirements and deadlines.
• Strong leadership skills: ability to drive and motivate team to achieve results.
• Ability to work in a time-sensitive and high-volume environment.
• Ability to drive work both independently toward the successful attainment of department goals and project completion dates and as part of a team to leverage input and knowledge base of others within the company in providing well-rounded and thoughtful information and solutions.
• Ability to identify key contacts for follow up; excellent ability to communicate project and status updates to team and cross-functionally to ensure understanding.
• Good strategic and problem-solving skills to effectively influence decision making in key negotiations.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting
• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• Minimum of eight years professional experience in a finance close environment with 3+ years’ experience supervising a team
• Extensive experience on Financial Planning and Budgeting
• Wireless telecommunications industry experience is preferred
• Experience in Oracle Financials preferable

Environment:

• Approximately 90% performed in climate-controlled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Approximately 10% travel within Ghana may be required in support of the position’s responsibilities.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 kilos.

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Attractive

Location: Accra