Regional Financial Planning & Analysis Manager Jobs – Liquid Telecom
Job Title: Regional Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Organisation: Liquid Telecom
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: the CEO Uganda with a dotted line to Regional Head of FP&A
About US:
Liquid Telecom is the leading independent data, voice, and IP provider in eastern, central, and southern Africa. It supplies fiber optic, satellite, and international carrier services to Africa’s largest mobile network operators, ISPs, and businesses of all sizes. Liquid Telecom also provides payment solutions to financial institutions and retailers, as well as award-winning data storage and communication solutions to businesses across Africa and beyond.
Job Summary: The Regional Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will be focused on developing and maintaining financial strategy as well as evaluating and managing financial performance from the aspect of financial planning and analysis. The goal is to support financial decision making and advisory services to RCFO, LTU Exco & Other OPCO EXCOs on the line of Financial Planning and analysis
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Budgeting and financial planning:
- Preparing timely and accurate Annual Operating Plans according to the group guidelines
- Prepare a 5-year business plan, developing an appropriate drivers-based model
- Prepares financial budgets and management reports thus ensures efficient budgetary control
- Analyses monthly financial performance against established benchmarks set within the business plan framework for the Company and/or AOP
- Prepares financial feasibility and profitability studies; evaluates and approves financial dimensions of new projects, new products, and main changes to processes
- Analyses of business performance against set KPIs analysis; variance analysis vs budget
Capital expenditure budgeting, evaluation of business cases and analysis:
- Evaluates and reviews Business Cases to ensure business viability for any long term projects and profitability or cashback for the business
- Develops Capex budget in conjunction with Technical and Commercial Departments
- Ensures that capital expenditure for the company is correctly spent and is in line with the CAPEX approvals
- Reviews Capex productivity to ensure that proper Value for Money is achieved
- Designs and/or assists the Pricing team to ensure the correct price for new products
- Review of existing pricing models to ensure that the profitability and marketing standing is viable and ensure the growth of the Marketing
Financial performance and financial risks management:
- Ensures that the business achieves or surpasses its profitability targets by monitoring key expenditure areas and that profitability margins are in line with a business plan
- Meets key line managers weekly regarding their expenditure and carries out monthly variance checks and addresses them through line managers
- Manages the company’s capital expenditure budget Actual vs Budget monthly performance (spend and committed)
- Analyses PL profitability by product and margin analysis
- Monitors operating expenses closely to ensure that efficiencies flow through to minimize costs
- Assists with Revenue assurance and monthly revenue rolling forecasts
- Assists in the preparation of Board papers
Investment decision model development review and approval:
- Designs and or improves on existing business cases/investment models
- Advises Management on investment or decline decision/ Lease or purchase option
- Follows up on investment decision and report to management
- Ensures business cases capture all the relevant costs related to the investment decision
- Ensures payback and NPV metrics are in line with group policy
- Ensures all the investments have to go through business case process and approval
- Ensures that the business achieves or surpasses its profitability targets by monitoring key expenditure areas
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science or Related Discipline
- Professional accounting qualification such as CPA, CFA, CIMA or ACCA, NBAA registration
- MBA or MBL will be an added advantage
- Five years of experience as Head of FP&A, Financial Controller, or a related discipline
- Five years of experience with Senior Management position within the Telecom Industry
- Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS)
- Knowledge of Accounting Systems (Financial accounting software), HYPERION, Sage Evolution/ Accpac
- Business performance Management
- Good spreadsheet and financial modeling skills are a prerequisite
- High skills in computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office and business modeling tools.
- Good analytical, conceptual, and diagnostic skills
- Good understanding of the different business functions and their interaction towards the achievement of the business objectives
- High degree of professional judgment and discretion.
How to Apply:
All applications should be submitted to hr.uganda@liquidtelecom.com
Deadline: 5th March 2021.
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