Job Title: Manager, Financial Planning & Budgeting
Organisation: MTN Uganda Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
About US:
MTN-Uganda is the leading telecommunications Company in Uganda, providing payphone, fixed lines, fax/data, internet and mobile services.
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 necessary
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
Business Planning
- Gather assumptions and business drivers critical for defining the business plan
- Develop the business plan based on assumptions and other key inputs such as proposed strategic initiatives, status of in-flight initiatives and market assessment
- Validate, socialise and update drafts of business plan with relevant stakeholders at the Opco including C-level stakeholders
- Submit formal business plan for approval as per defined delegation of authority
- Provide summary of approved plan to Opco CFO for presentation to the Board of Directors
Financial Budgeting
- Gather business drivers and assumptions required for financial budget preparation
- Maintain records of basis of arriving at key assumptions and drivers
- Identify stakeholders responsible for providing budgeting inputs
- Collect information from relevant functions/ departments
- Manage budget process to ensure completion of responsibilities by authorized personnel, within defined timelines.
- Submit the budgets for approval to CoE (Centers of Excellence)
- Validate that the approved budgets are maintained in Hyperion
- Channelise team members to ensure adequate reconciliations are performed prior to formal upload and communication of approved budgets (baselining of budget numbers for the year)
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.
Exceptions Handling and Reporting
- Perform root cause analysis for SLA non-compliance and take corrective action.
- Identify potential sensitive issues and escalate it to the appropriate level
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 and Experience:
- The applicant for the MTN Uganda must hold a 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)
- 4 – 7 years of relevant managerial experience in Finance (or Business Management)
- 2 – 4 years of experience within a telecommunication environment
- 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
NB: Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join MTN Uganda Limited in this capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 7th June 2023
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