Senior Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis at ATC Ghana

About The Job

Position Summary:

• The Senior Manager, FP&A is responsible for planning including the preparation of annual organizational budgets, forecasts covering profit and loss, balance sheets and cash-flow. 
• The Senior Manager, FP&A is also responsible for providing support for decisions on new and ongoing projects including business case preparation for capital investments, new products and services and operational initiatives. 
• This will include running financial models and producing regular reports to monitor performance of such projects.

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, cash-flow 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 activities.
• 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 the plan and working with the concerned function to achieve project objectives.
• Ensure that requisitions are within the agreed budget and flag deviations from agreed budgets.
• Conduct an in-depth 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 to aid management decision-making, reviews from the Corporate office, Board meetings and any other such activities.
• Build and manage metrics and collect information on operations, power, customers, and industry to improve decision-making and performance.
• Support business case development opportunities and perform post-implementation reviews of business cases.

Competencies:

• Expert knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards
• High degree of financial acumen and problem-solving ability
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Financial modelling skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Very strong analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics. Masters will be a plus.
• Chartered Accounting qualification such as ACCA, CA, CIMA.
• Minimum of ten years professional experience in a finance close environment with 3+ years’ experience supervising a team.
• Extensive experience in Financial Planning and Budgeting.
• Wireless telecommunications industry experience is preferred.
• Experience in Oracle Financials preferable.