Manager FPA

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the preparation of the annual budget; support Management to ensure department budgets align with Corporate directives;
  
• Provide financial analysis and ensure financial plans are consistent with organizational goals
  
• Prepare monthly and quarterly forecasts covering the profit and loss account cashflow statement and balance sheet
  
• Ensuring that all budget/planning processes run effectively and comply with required legislation while meeting all deadlines
  
• Prepare business cases and financial models to support/determine expected return on new projects existing operational activity proposed tower builds and similar activity
  
• Prepare regular reports to monitor profit and loss and operation of defined KPI s on new and special interest projects
  
• Conduct post evaluation reviews of projects that have been completed with a view to evaluating deviations from plan and working with the concerned function to achieve project objectives
  
• Ensure that requisitions are within agreed budget and flagging deviations from agreed budgets
  
• Conduct indepth review of projects or accounts to give the CFO and wider business an understanding of issues driving the project
  
• Prepare reports and presentations for the CFO that aid in management decision making reviews from the Corporate office Board meetings and any other such activity
  
• Assist the CFO on other projects and operational support as may be assigned from time to time
  
• Work closely with other teams to ensure the organization s strategic goals and performance objectives are met
  

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.
  
• Supervise the FP&A team.
  
• Proactively identify and resolve personnel issues in conjunction with Human Resources
  
• Recruit develop and retain staff partnering with Senior Management and Human Resources. This includes onboarding and orientation for new hires.
  
• Provide disciplined performance management for team. Define and communicate annual goals perform formal and informal performance reviews and ensure changes and updates are communicated in a timely and professional manner.
  
• Create a high performing team environment enabling employees to reach their full potential and maximize personal and business performance
  

Competencies:

• Expert knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
  
• High degree of financial acumen and problemsolving ability
  
• Accuracy and attention to detail
  
• Financial modelling skills
  
• Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and meet deadlines
  
• Very strong analytical skills
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
  
• Strong relationshipdevelopment skills resulting in long term mutually beneficial client relationships.
  
• Selfmotivated; able to work both independently to complete tasks and respond to department requests and to collaborate with others to utilize their resources and knowledge in identifying quality solutions.
  
• Strong organization planning and project management skills; ability to prioritize tasks for both self and team to meet business requirements and deadlines.
  
• Strong leadership skills: ability to drive and motivate team to achieve results.
  
• Ability to work in a timesensitive and highvolume environment.
  
• Ability to drive work both independently toward the successful attainment of department goals and project completion dates and as part of a team to leverage input and knowledge base of others within the company in providing wellrounded and thoughtful information and solutions.
  
• Ability to identify key contacts for follow up; excellent ability to communicate project and status updates to team and crossfunctionally to ensure understanding.
  
• Good strategic and problemsolving skills to effectively influence decision making in key negotiations.
  

Environment:

• Approximately 90% performed in climatecontrolled internal office environment working under normal office conditions. Approximately 10% travel within Ghana may be required in support of the position s responsibilities.
  
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands and finger to feel and handle; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear. While performing the duties of this job the employee frequently is required to stoop kneel and crouch; lift weight or exert a force up to a maximum of 25 kilos.
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor s Degree in Finance and Accounting
  
• Qualified Chartered Accountant
  
• Minimum of eight years professional experience in a finance close environment with 3 years experience supervising a team
  
• Extensive experience on Financial Planning and Budgeting
  
• Wireless telecommunications industry experience is preferred
  
• Experience in Oracle Financials preferable
  

Employment Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Attractive

Location: Accra