Senior Financial Analyst – Jobs In Uganda

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of annual/quarterly business plan as well as the annual operating plan presentation
• Performs replacement margin reported by business units and selling price adjustments after discussing it with business heads
• Works closely with the team to calculate and discuss savings from planned initiatives with the head of operations/business heads
• Assists in working capital management for the business by optimizing the level of working capital (i.e., inventories, receivables, etc)
• Prepares a monthly flash report with the commercial controller within 3rd working day month-end and delivers it to the commercial controller
• Prepares financial models, business cases, and feasibility studies for the company’s new ideas and potential cost-cutting solutions
• Prepares a monthly business performance presentation for each category/value stream and business to ensure that selling prices provide the targeted margins
• Reconciles management profit/loss books in order to detect and close gaps (if any) on a monthly basis
• Prepares a monthly business Opex analysis and ensures that it is reported to management
• Calculates yield/production losses and communicates with operations and manufacturing management
• Reviews the landed-cost-matrix to ensure correct material costs are recorded in the system as well as updates standard costs for inventories
• Attends the Material-Requirements-Planning meeting and validates purchase orders in accordance with the plan

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting
• 3-5 Years working experience in a similar role in the Food and Beverages Sector  is an advantage
• Accounting Professional Certifications, i.e. ACCA, CMA, ICWA, CA, CPA are preferred.
• Understanding of SAP ERP is an added advantage.
• Communication Skills
• Problem-solving
• Leadership skills
• Analytical Thinking
• Result-Oriented
• Negotiation skills

HOW TO APPLY

• Candidates who meet the criteria outlined above should submit their applications, resume and academic documents in pdf format with “HCBSU-SFA-SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST” as the Email subject via [email protected].