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Job Title:     Specialist – Financial Planning and Analysis

Organisation: MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Senior Manager Corporate Performance Management

 

About US:

MTN Uganda is a subsidiary of MTN Group, a multinational Telco operating in Africa and Middle East, with over 280milllion subscribers, making it the largest in Africa. MTN-Uganda is the leading telecommunications Company in Uganda, providing payphone, fixed lines, fax/data, internet and mobile services.

 

Job Summary:   The Specialist, Financial Planning and Analysis is part of the Corporate Performance Management team (CPM) at the Company and supports to develop and implement all financial planning and financial reporting and analysis processes and exercises. The main functions of this position is to support in preparations of the budget, forecast and reporting exercises, monitor the enterprise performance and manage the financial relationship between the MTN Mobile Money company and the other MTN Uganda operations in accordance with MTN’s company policies, procedures and contractual obligations

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategy Implementation

• Lead creation of sub-divisional strategy in line with overarching divisional goals
• Ensure effective implementation of company and sub-divisional strategy by means of providing direction, structure, business plans and support.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting to enable the regular review of the functional strategy, roadmap and performance to ensure its alignment with the changing dynamics of the internal and external ecosystem.

Operational Delivery

• Monthly/quarterly and annual finance operations review report (Ops review report) preparation and submission as per agreed SLA.
• Acts as the finance resource dedicated to managing the financial relationship between the Mtn MoMo business and the MTN Telco business.
• Gather assumptions and business drivers critical for defining the business plan
• Prepare the business plan based on assumptions and other key inputs such as proposed strategic initiatives and market assessment
• Gather business drivers and assumptions required for financial budget/forecast preparation
• Maintain records of basis of arriving at key assumptions and drivers for budget and forecast exercise
• Identify stakeholders responsible for providing budgeting inputs in time based on shared SLA
• Collect information from relevant functions/ departments for budget and forecast exercise
• Prepare the planning, budgeting and forecast process for the Operation.
• Ensure adequate reconciliations are performed prior to formal upload of financial budgets and forecast and communication of approved budgets to relevant stakeholders.
• Partake in the financial loading exercise of the budgets, forecast as per agreed SLA into the financial system.
• Provide insights and challenge the process to ensure that business plans are more commercially robust from initiation stage
• Guide and advise internal clients on financial implication of actions / decisions taken
• Provide appropriate finance support to the Business operation to create competitive advantage and enhance shareholder value
• Provides guidance to support to the Business operation from a finance perspective
• Collaborates with Finance Centres of excellence (CoE) and Opco stakeholders to develop and implement an integrated financial planning strategy
• Identifies and mitigates risks to protect MTN momo business from potential losses
• Ensures compliance to external regulatory requirements (e.g., disclosure and reporting)
• Foster a conducive customer-focused environment and MTN culture
• Communicate and liaison with the various operational Functions and Lines of Business
• Liaising with divisional heads and managers to understand specific requirements relating to financial planning
• Support business as the first point of contact for various Finance operational activities including taxation, payment processing, etc.
• Assist Business segment head in budget estimations and monitoring
• Review commission calculations to ensure that computation is in line with the approved commission structure
• Prepare and update Line and Business heads with key analytics to enable decision making
• Obtain operational feedback on Finance services from Business Segment Heads
• Assist in gathering, collating and consolidating learning and development needs of the Business Segment for improving learning initiatives
• Provide financial assistance and support services as maybe requested from the Business Segment / Employee on a case-to-case basis

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.

Reporting

• Prepare and analyse operational reports to management on a monthly, quarterly, annually relating to progress made within the operation and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organization.
• Prepare and analyse reports on specific projects as per the defined timelines
• Provide report on performance of the operation as per agreed operational guidelines and SLA.

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.

Governance

• Adhoc and Operational Meetings
• 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

Operational

• Set up, manage and deliver action points related to financial planning project status meetings
• Review and identify key risks, issues and dependencies and set mitigation actions in financial planning
• Manage monthly operational reporting/ budgets/forecasts and any operational business plan related activities

Performance

• Analyse and prepare performance of the operation to management on a monthly, quarterly, annual basis
• Monitor and make suggestions for continuous improvement of performance
• Provide report on performance of the operation as per agreed operational guidelines and SLA

Staff Leadership and Management

• Accountable for meeting and prioritising own targets / deadlines and those of the team.
• Provide information to the Senior Manager on work accomplishments, individual / team challenges.
• Contribute to team meetings on specialist/ technical areas.
• Set KPIs and provide regular performance feedback through a well-defined and implementable performance review program
• Develop and implement a training plan in order to build and develop skills within the team
• Performance manage resources in accordance with HR policy and legislation where necessary
• Actively participate in leadership of team and develop skills of own team
• Report process dashboards on various performance metrics internally to the Senior Manager.
• Ensure a ‘MTN centric’ and ‘partnership approach’ to develop strong relationships with other working groups.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field.
• Relevant professional qualification e.g., Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant would be advantageous).
• Four to seven years of relevant experience in Financial Management in a multinational business environment, Telecommunications industry experience preferred.
• 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).
• Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices (Finance).
• Experience in Finance leading practices and trends.

 

Knowledge

• Ambiguity in the workplace
• Budgeting
• Complexity and ambiguity within the workplace
• Conflict management
• ERP (Oracle preferred)
• Financial planning
• GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
• IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• Influencing others
• Information processing
• Agility and Problem solving
• Risk management
• Telecommunications industry
• Fosters innovation and inquisitiveness
• Identifies, recognizes & builds future talent

 

Skills

• Accounting
• Analytical
• Communication
• Continuous improvement
• Data interpretation
• Judgment
• Planning and organizational skills
• Presentation
• Reporting
• Research & Development

 

Behavioral Attributes

• Accountable
• Adaptable
• Agile
• Communication
• Culturally aware and adaptable
• Get it done
• Innovative
• Inquisitive.

 

NB: Please note that presentation of false academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

 

Female candidates 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.

 

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Deadline: 7^th February 2024

 

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