Manager, Financial Services & Site Support - MTN Ghana

Division: Finance & Services

Department: Financial Services

Location: Accra

Position: Manager, Financial Services & Site Support

Level: MTN Level 3

Reports to: Senior Manager, Financial Services

Job Summary:

Manage, direct and oversee the activities of accounts receivable, accounts payable, petty cash and travel advances; with an objective of ensuring adherence to defined policies, procedures and controls within assigned location.

Job Role

• Perform reviews and verification of transactions across areas like Petty Cash, Sales Commission, Customer Credit Management and Business Advances
• Conduct verification for petty cash balance as per defined frequency in MTN policy
• Review outstanding advances report of employee and analyse extent of advances recoverable from payroll
• Verify and approve commission reports
• Manage, analyse and approve request from customer on hold on waiver of ‘hold’ status
• Validate findings of transaction verification through input validation, documentation evidence, business rationale understanding and discussion with relevant stakeholders
• Provide guidance and support to Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Petty Cash, Accounts Payable and other Administrators
• Manage correction of errors noted in transactions by agreeing action plan with relevant stakeholders
• Provide adhoc assistance and guidance on any process related issue under Finance
• Liaise with SSC, CoE and Group for any localisations to policies and processes
• Act as Opco point of contact to various SSC and CoE users within assigned location

Context:

• Dynamic and highly competitive telecommunication & ICT industry
• Highly regulated environment
• Diverse cultural environment
• Group best practices & standards alignment
• Centre of Excellence and Shared Services environment
• Regionalization structure implication
• Supply market demographics
• Opco specific restrictions on local content

Qualification Required & Experience

Education

• A Degree in Finance.
• A professional qualification in ACCA/CA/CIB is an added advantage

Experience

5 years of relevant experience with at least three years in a supervisory role in a similar role

Skills/Physical competencies:

• Manages self and be a team player, good conflict management, takes and manages accountability
• Energy & Drive – Innovative, takes initiative, result oriented and develops self consistently
• Interpersonal Skills – Leadership, customer centricity, collaborative and coaches & develops direct reports
• Personal Skills – Trustworthy, integrity and ethical in dealings
• Operating Skills – Ability to focus on priorities and plans, shares knowledge effectively
• Organizational Positioning Skills – Good written and verbal communication, presentation skills, commitment to the organization
• Global thinker, Analytical thinking and Problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication skills (oral and written)
• Negotiating & Influencing skill

Knowledge:

• Bank Operations Insight
• Treasury and Investment Management
• Cash Management
• Business Risk Management
• Statistical & Trend Analysis
• Accounting & Reporting
• Fraud Detection Control
• Internal Audit Practices
• Good understanding of finance related issues
• Excellent record keeping or maintenance of files
• Management of system database
• Accounting knowledge
• Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, etc.)

NB: The Incumbent must maintain strict confidentiality always