About this role
Role Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Senior
Accountant to work in a truly global environment to produce proactively and provide to
all interested parties timely, reliable management information and analyses
related to the operations of the company Uganda Entities in order to support
business diagnosis, strategy and decision making. The role aims to ensure that
there is robust financial management and reporting. The role provides long term development potential for someone
eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft
commodities environment. This position reports to the Head of Finance.
Requirements
Key Accountabilities
Controllership
· Produce and
consolidate full financials monthly, quarterly and consolidate in accordance
with group policies and procedures with clear performance commentaries. This
includes construction of production cost per unit analysis and harmonization of
all other production KPIs in making month end commentaries
· Develop account
reconciliations, journal entries, data compilation and analyses ensuring
accuracy and timely delivery of accounts to the group including actual,
reforecast, monthly best estimate etc.
· Coordinate with
various departments and perform variation analyses for all technical accounting
problems, do periodical simulations and set targets for the different drivers
not limited to inventory and debtor days, production KPIs, Capex, and
sensitivity analysis including detailed models in line with commercial
strategies
· Take the lead in
coordination of the budgeting process and tracking performance with clear
commentaries explaining the variance.
· Create a mechanism of
harmonizing key performance indicators across the Business Units to deliver
benchmarking and efficiency.
· Drive for timely
booking of performance in Hyperion system and harmonization of reported numbers
across systems (AX, HFM, ITAS, CPRS)
· Drive for adherence
to chart of accounts hierarchy during posting in ERP to deliver automation of
financial reporting.
· End to End ownership
of the control environment for the full cycle of the business with a focus on
the complete enterprise risk matrix of the organisation
Performance Manager
· Work hand in hand
with FC to deliver process maps for finance including a robust month end
checklists that are aligned to finance ambitions.
· Creation and
consolidation of performance packs/dashboards for all the Business Units and
are shared daily/weekly/monthly to aid in decision making.
Value manager
· Ensure compliance
with all Internal financial and accounting policies and guidelines including
authorization matrixes.
· Ensuring 100%
adherence to internal policies, processes and controls to minimise risks and
eliminate fraud. (Zero tolerance to controllable losses)
· Predict
and manage tax risk ensuring that daily business activities have tax risk management
embedded in.
Strategic Partnering
· Drive for automation
of financial reports across systems ensuring there are checks and balances on
the reported numbers in AX, HFM, ITAS, and CPRS
Benefits
Skills and Experience
· A degree in Commerce
or Finance or Business studies and a professional qualification (ACCA/CPA). Tax knowledge is a strong advantage.
· Minimum 5 years’
experience in a busy business environment. A reliable Audit firm and or FMCGs
experience is highly desirable.
· Highly developed
analytical skills
· Excellent
understanding and application of management information systems
· Excellent working
knowledge of MS Excel and specifically spreadsheet design.
Management Skills
· Good oral and written
communication and interpersonal skills
· Highly motivated,
dynamic, self-driven with ability to work with minimal supervision
· Multitasking
capabilities with strong ability to plan, prioritize and manage multiple
projects under strict timelines.
· Team player.