Finance Manager Employment Opportunity – Aikan HR Consultants
Organisation: Aikan HR Consultants
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Aikan HR Consultants is one of Uganda’s leading HR consulting companies and trusted strategic HR advisory partner, aikan’s services include aikan Jobs™, aikan Recruitment™, aikan Internship™, aikan Leasing™, aikan Payroll™ and aikan OD.™
Job Summary: The Finance Manager will provide financial assistance and support during the project(s) implementation phase in the country; monitor CAPEX and operating expenses during the implementation phase and ensure compliance with local regulations, corporate guidelines and budgeted expenses. The jobholder is accountable for all financial, reporting, controlling and accounting aspects of the company. Supports the local GM by providing relevant information through high quality and timely reports, for the operation of roughly 60 people across the country and ensures compliance with local regulations and operating guidelines. The incumbent will liaise with SICPA Group Headquarters to ensure consistency in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes and specific project business model. Participate in overall tax optimisation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build, implement and run an effective finance function to ensure efficient daily support to the local organisation.
- Ensure “order to cash” and “procure to pay” processes are properly implemented and comply with local regulations.
- Guarantee and ensure implementation and follow-up of internal and external accounting standards, group policies and tax rules. Establish financial statements in line with standards (both statutory and management financial statements).
- In charge of all internal controlling aspects and integrity of business and financial processes.
- Monitor, review and assess financial performance. Analyse and explain monthly results and variance with budget. Propose and implement corrective actions aiming to achieve and exceed approved targets.
- Interact with customers, suppliers, external auditors, banks, tax authorities and various entities (chamber of commerce, associations).
- Operational contact and responsible for liaising towards auditors, external financial bodies such as court auditors, regulatory bodies, and any other relevant partners and authorities.
- Explore and evaluate options and implement initiatives to continually improve finance performance.
- In charge of implementing, running and supervising customer invoicing as per customer contractual requirements, cash monitoring, cash collection and cash optimisation. Plan financing needs and liaise with SICPA Group HQ.
- Ensure compliance with fiscal requirements. Propose relevant processes/actions for tax optimisation.
- Establish accurate budget, forecast, financial simulations and specific analyses and reports in consultation with the relevant executive team members and the GM. Coordinate locally with functional and cost centre heads to establish a realistic budget and liaise with SICPA Group HQ.
- Responsible for timely collection of receivables and for payables.
- Ensure timely and accurate, weekly monthly, quarterly and annual reporting to the GM and to SICPA Group HQ.
- Participate in negotiation with local equipment suppliers.
- Ensure information dissemination by providing the GM and if needed the other departments, high quality and timely returns and reports. The format of financial fact sheets will be defined in accordance with the GM.
- The Finance Manager is in charge of implementing and maintaining a Score Card outlining the financial performance of the company.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field from a recognized university.
- At least five years of experience as a Finance Manager within an international service / project based organisation.
- A Professional Accounting Certification and Membership/registration with the relevant Accounting body.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles.
- Good knowledge of the country tax system.
- Knowledge of Labour laws.
- Knowledge of IFRS principles.
- High level of integrity and discretion.
- Good managerial skills.
- Performance oriented.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Talent for problem solving.
- Big picture thinking capacity.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Hands on, business awareness and customer oriented.
- Very good command of English language & local languages.
- Good communication skills.
Desired:
- A Masters Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or relevant field from a recognized university.
- Knowledge of an ERP (SAP).
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their applications by clicking on this link. Please upload the following in your application; an updated CV / resume (PDF or Word Format) which should include your contact information and three work related references and a one page statement describing your suitability for the role should be included.
Deadline: 31st July 2019
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