Manager - Financial Planning Management Reporting at MTN Nigeria

• Lead team to interpret accounting/financial information in order to evaluate the financial performance of MTNN business operations.
• Assist with year-end audit and statutory and regulatory returns, ensuring compliance with relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Undertake financial evaluations and projections for identified projects.
• Prepare financial statements and forecast financial statements.
• Analyze operating reports for MTNN and report on variances against budgets.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on electronic Data Warehouse Project (EDW) and the Integration of 3 Financial Systems (IFS, OFA and Hyperion).
• Network and build solid relationships with internal units and relevant third parties (e.g. strategic investors, technical and finance partners, business consultants etc.) and develop a close working relationship with relevant information sources to provide an integrated service. 
• Contribute to the evaluation of management accounting systems, procedures and practices, making appropriate recommendations for modifications and improvements.
• Oversee proper cross system integration between IFS, Hyperion and OFA.
• Review performance of individual team members and complete appraisals in accordance with the employee performance appraisal procedures and time schedules.
• Identify training requirements of team members, develop program to address knowledge gaps and to enrich knowledge repository within the department.

Education:

• First degree in any related discipline 
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA)
• Fluent in English

Experience:

• 6 – 13 years’ experience which includes:
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising/managing others  
• Experience in mainstream financial reporting in a multinational organization
• Experience in working with enterprise financial systems
• Experience working in a medium to large organization