Organization:Afrimax Uganda Limited
Duty Station:Kampala, Uganda
Reports to:CFO
Job Summary: The Financial Controller will ensure the operation and maintenance of the financial control systems and the timely preparation of accurate financial information. The Financial Controller will be a key role in the development of the start-up business and will require a great degree of personal flexibility as both the business and the role develop rapidly in a short period of time. The right candidate has the opportunity to develop their role, their personal competencies and influence the business by adding value and providing key contributions during this phase of significant organizational growth. The Financial Controller will be required to be hands on and take a high level perspective, have the minimal number of direct reports to get the job done, whilst growing a team over time to meet increasing demands and ensure the highest standards are set.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
-Operating and managing the company's financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems;
-Initially this will be very hands on and encompass all aspects of day to day accounting within an SME business.
-Own the preparation of reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries and financial statements to specific deadlines; including monthly management accounts, annual statutory accounts for all internal and external stakeholders.
-Control Income, cash flow and expenditure to agreed budgets
-Manage working capital requirements, payments and approvals
-Ensure compliance with all local statutory reporting requirements i.e. payroll, purchase taxation, corporate taxation reporting, etc.
-Own the local installation of the Group wide accounting system, train users where necessary.
-Ensure the business operates within group policies and assist in developing and localizing policies where appropriate.
-Develop and maintain external relationships with key parties, e.g. bank, auditors, lawyers, local authorities.
-Recruit, manage and develop direct reports in accordance with the agreed resource plan.
-Work with Group Finance functions to refine process, systems and approaches used as a template for other group deployments
-Provide the business unit with sound financial analysis and guidance in order to grow the business profitably
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
-The applicant should be a qualified accountant with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, or similar
-Experience in managing a finance department with 3 or more individuals with differing skills and experience.
-User knowledge of accounting systems/ERP essential. SAP experience desirable
-Knowledge of Telecommunications industry and advantage.
-Excellent MS Excel and database experience
-The ability to manage multiple projects with tight timelines from conception through execution.
-Willingness to work long hours at times when the job requires it.
-Ability to work both hands on and at a high strategic level
-Good written and oral English language skills
-Experience of working in a fast paced commercial environment
-Personal integrity and obvious gravitas
-Strong interpersonal and relationship builder skills
-Analytical thinking
-Strong communication and Influencing skills
-Enthusiastic with a can do attitude
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link below and create a profile on the NFT Consult website by entering their e-mail addresses.
NB: Only applications prepared in English and submitted in either MS Word or PDF format will be considered. Application must include current salary package and date of birth.
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