Business Finance Support Manager

Mission:

• To integrate the divisional and regional finance administration and be the inter-divisional / regional link with Financial Operations providing input on financial and divisional/regional administrative and managerial matters.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in Financial Management or Accounting
• A professional accounting qualification is advantageous

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the area of specialization; with experience in supervising/managing others
• Experience working in a medium to large organization
• Experience in Financial Management in telecom environment
• Extensive managerial experience in the sphere of finance and internal control systems

Roles & Responsibilities:

• To manage the finance operation of internal teams, regions and other departments within company
• To render financial administrative services to division, regions and other departments within the divisions.
• To ensure alignment of the budget and its expenditure with operational plans of the division, regions and other departments within the divisions.
• To ensure that the divisions, regions and other departments within the divisions meet all the requirements of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Accounting Standards.
• To control and monitor the financial functions of regions.
• To provide support in identifying and managing risk in terms of financial recourses, and develop and implement internal financial controls in terms of financial resources.
• To support Financial Operations in developing an effective system of internal controls for the division, regions and other departments within the division.
• To collaborate with other Finance Operations teams and treasury in implementation of departmental Fraud and Corruption prevention plans related with cash.
• To review and monitor the implementation of delegations to accountants in regions.
• To manage cash flow of petty cash and utilization as per approved policy
• To review and approve monthly reports regarding business advance payments and payments to all cashiers prepared by the accountants and manage tight reporting deadlines.
• To set up and implement best practice processes and procedures, financial control and support to the regions and other divisions, resulting in divisional function’s development and maintenance.
• To prepare and present reporting to support management decision-making.
• To monitor access of accountants in regions.
• To provide support to managers and other staff members on financial issues.
• To review performance regional accountants and ensure they attend to staff requirements as planned.

Technical Competencies:

• Financial Administration
• People Management
• Accounting Principles
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Year/Month End Facilitation
• Taxation
• Financial Control and Auditing
• Monetary and Fiscal Regulations