General Manager – Finance Operations – Shared Services Finance needed at MTN
Job title : General Manager – Finance Operations – Shared Services Finance
Job Location : Gauteng,
Deadline : May 23, 2024
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and execute on the shared services and Tax strategy for MTN SA
- Ensure that shared services run efficiently and effectively, and in an agile manner that supports business process and speed of execution
- Design, track and monitor operational KPIs daily, weekly and monthly as per area specific requirements
- Review and monitor operational KPIs, looking for trends, identifying improvements, isolating areas of concern and implementing corrective actions timeously.
- Review and monitor SLAs with internal customers and external service providers
- Ensure internal controls and internal financial controls are designed appropriately and are effective throughout each financial year, in order to support regulatory reporting such as JSE listing requirements
- Ensure there are processes and tools in place to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of controls, and that these are monitored periodically
- Drive a culture that enables the business and customer focus
- Ensure that there are systems and capabilities in place to enable accurate, complete, authorised and valid transactions, ensuring compliance to MTN SA/ MTN Group policies, and relevant accounting standards and best practices
- Ensure that all finance operational processes, procedures and policies are in place, updated and adhered to the execution of operations
- Ensure effective financial period end close
- Responsible for managing the external audit process
- Ensure clean external and internal audit findings
- Ensure controls are in place and are effective to minimise fraud
- Ensure the shared services organisation is able to provide services to MTN SA and MTN group in the most cost-efficient manner
- Identify operational risks and proactively develop and manage mitigation plans
QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- CIMA or CA(SA) – NQF level 7
- Post graduate tax qualification (Masters in Tax)
- MBA/ Masters advantageous
- Membership of an Accounting- or financial regulatory body
Experience:
- Experience in leading finance operations/ shared services (at least 5 years) with last 3 years working with Board/ exco/senior management, in the relevant sector/ industry as per relevant role
- 8+ years in corporate, indirect, withholding tax, and international taxes
- 6+ years in tax strategy implementation, planning support, and project management
- People leadership experience in a shared services environment
- Experience in leading large transformations
- Experience in creating and executing strategy
- Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise (understanding emerging markets advantageous) Worked across diverse cultures and geographies
- Obtained varied experience/ experience in different areas of the business
- Excellent people management skills in a high-volume finance processing environment
- Experience of managing and delivering change in operational finance environment, able to operate at pace in a fast-changing complex environment to manage competing priorities effectively
- Expert in Performance management using KPIs, SLAs and how to monitor end-user satisfaction
- Experience of building and maintaining effective and complex stakeholder relationships and networks, including the ability to quickly build quality relationships with an ability to influence at very senior level
- Inspiring leadership, with the ability to build teams and provide direction harnessing the talents of people and creating an inclusive, ambitious, outward-facing and professional work environment
- Previous experience and proven track record of new process design and system implementation for a centralised finance function, including automation of processes
- Previous experience and proven track record to create and maintain robust controls within centralised finance operations
- Passion for automation and building efficient processes
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Attention to detail
- Control/Risk oriented mindset
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