Job
Title: Finance Director
Title: Finance Director
Organisation: Kalangala infrastructure
Duty
Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports
to: Managing
Director
to: Managing
Director
About
Us:
Us:
Our client Kalangala
infrastructure is a private/public partnership company which is working to
develop environmentally sensitive infrastructure services to serve island
residents in Uganda with improved access to water, safer transportation and
more reliable electricity.
infrastructure is a private/public partnership company which is working to
develop environmentally sensitive infrastructure services to serve island
residents in Uganda with improved access to water, safer transportation and
more reliable electricity.
Key
Duties & Responsibilities:
Duties & Responsibilities:
1.
Formulating
and implementation of business strategies and plans:
Formulating
and implementation of business strategies and plans:
- Formulation
of annual budgets and targets. - Lead
and manage the budgeting process. - Review
and investigation of budgetary variances and setting recovery plans. - Overall
responsibility for achievement of Earnings after Tax (EAT). - Capital
Expenditure – evaluation and preparation of submissions.
2.
Reporting:
Reporting:
- Ultimate
responsibility for the preparation and presentation of annual financial
reports in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards –
IFRS. - Preparation
and presentation of monthly written business and financial commentaries
for the Board. - Preparation
and presentation of monthly, quarterly and annual Debt (Note Issuance
Deed) Reports. - Responsible
for statutory and regulatory reporting.
3.
Overall
control of Finance Function:
Overall
control of Finance Function:
- Lead
and develop the finance team. - Control
of all financial transactions, accountancy matters and tax compliance. - Developing
Financial Models. - Performing
risk management and monitoring reviews including insurance.
4.
Liaison
with Lenders:
Liaison
with Lenders:
- Responsible
for compliance with financial Note Issuance Deed (NID) covenants. - Updating
lenders on key developments
5.
Corporate
Finance and Treasury Management:
Corporate
Finance and Treasury Management:
- Managing
capital requirements – specifically debt draw down. - Plan
and manage long term debt obligations. - Hedging
foreign currency exposure. - Investment
of excess cash. - Formulating
and negotiating payment arrangements for high value long term contracts
(EPC) with a view to minimising associated risks and costs. - Overall
cash management on an on-going basis. - Manage
relationship with the local and offshore banks.
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
Skills & Experience:
- The
Finance Manager should be a Qualified Accountant – CIMA, MBA (Finance) and
BSc (Econ). Level 2 candidate on the CFA program - A
minimum of at least ten (10) years in senior positions, 5 of which heading
Finance Functions/Departments - Communication
Skills:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Team
work: Good
interpersonal skills. Self-motivated and able to support and motivate
others. Comfortable working virtually with team members spread across
different time zones. Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment. - Technology
Skills: Advanced Spreadsheet, PowerPoint, MS Word, and computerised
accounting (ERP) skills. Kin interest in deploying Information and
communication technology - Planning
and Organizing:
Strong planning and organisational skills. Comfortable multitasking and
handling cross-function tasks. - Other
personal attributes:
A high level of integrity and reliability. Able to work and deliver under
pressure, and strong analytical and numeric skill.
How
to apply:
to apply:
Please abide by these
instructions or risk disqualification.
instructions or risk disqualification.
- Write
an Application letter and CV/Resume. - Merge
these two documents into one document in either word or PDF format. - Do
not attach or send any scanned documents. These are sometimes too large
for our inbox. - Send
your application, please click”
Apply to Position” - Only
successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries
please contact our offices directly.
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