Manager, Regional Finance

at  IHS Towers

JOB DESCRIPTION/REQUIREMENTS

IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count and is solely focused on the emerging markets. The Company has over 40,000 towers across its 11 markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia. For more information, please email: communications@ihstowers.com or visit: www.ihstowers.com
Job Description
Job Purpose
Oversee and coordinate timely and accurate financial information as well as healthy financial operations across regions.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive ongoing change, process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across Regional Finance.
• Ensure implementation of applicable Finance policies, processes and procedures across regions.
• Handle customer-facing interactions on all Regional Finance accounts and related activities.
• Support all Shared Services Centre (SSC)-related activities pertaining to Regional Finance, including transition of in-market activities, processes and systems knowledge.
• Ensure timely recording of all employee advances, related follow-ups, and compliance with all applicable policies.
• Coordinate response to all ad hoc requests from user functions pertaining to regional floats.
• Perform routine checks of finance processes and validate all expenses across the regions.
• Improve timely capture of data inflows between Finance and Operations, ensuring that every cash transaction is receipted and numbered accordingly.
• Implement internal reporting procedures between Regional Finance and head-office.
• Oversee all regional bank accounts with supporting regional statements of account. Ensure all reconciling items are posted into the system on a timely basis.
• Provide support on the automation of workflows to maintain compliance and achieve efficiency.
• Ensure cash advances are given to staff based on proper approvals and in compliance with applicable policies. Also ensure that defaulting staff are notified of their actions and reminded for timely settlements, failing which relevant actions will be pursued in conjunction with HR.
• Support the team on all finance- and control-related tasks assigned from head-office, including invoicing, tax regulating and audit, fixed asset management, treasury management, risk and compliance.
• Serve as a point of contact with SSC on Regional Finance-related escalations and requests. Provide out-of-turn support for processing urgent or critical requests in coordination with SSC.
• Coordinate all internal and external audit work.
• Ensure SOX compliance across Regional Finance.
• Ensure strict compliance with policies, processes, procedures, IFRS, IAS and GAAP.
• Support training and education on new policies, practices and standards.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Account Payable & Regional Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Management, or any related discipline.
• Relevant professional certifications, e.g. ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, etc, will be an asset.
• +7-10 years’ cognate experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory role.

Additional Information
Organizational Competencies
Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
Boldness - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.
Our Vision
IHS is committed to improving the quality and availability of telecommunications infrastructure, the lifeline for an increasingly connected world. We are dedicated to helping create a sustainable future for the communities in which we operate, and our sustainable strategy is structured around four pillars: ethics and governance, environment and climate change, education and economic growth, and our people and communities.
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• Drive ongoing change, process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across Regional Finance.
• Ensure implementation of applicable Finance policies, processes and procedures across regions.
• Handle customer-facing interactions on all Regional Finance accounts and related activities.
• Support all Shared Services Centre (SSC)-related activities pertaining to Regional Finance, including transition of in-market activities, processes and systems knowledge.
• Ensure timely recording of all employee advances, related follow-ups, and compliance with all applicable policies.
• Coordinate response to all ad hoc requests from user functions pertaining to regional floats.
• Perform routine checks of finance processes and validate all expenses across the regions.
• Improve timely capture of data inflows between Finance and Operations, ensuring that every cash transaction is receipted and numbered accordingly.
• Implement internal reporting procedures between Regional Finance and head-office.
• Oversee all regional bank accounts with supporting regional statements of account. Ensure all reconciling items are posted into the system on a timely basis.
• Provide support on the automation of workflows to maintain compliance and achieve efficiency.
• Ensure cash advances are given to staff based on proper approvals and in compliance with applicable policies. Also ensure that defaulting staff are notified of their actions and reminded for timely settlements, failing which relevant actions will be pursued in conjunction with HR.
• Support the team on all finance- and control-related tasks assigned from head-office, including invoicing, tax regulating and audit, fixed asset management, treasury management, risk and compliance.
• Serve as a point of contact with SSC on Regional Finance-related escalations and requests. Provide out-of-turn support for processing urgent or critical requests in coordination with SSC.
• Coordinate all internal and external audit work.
• Ensure SOX compliance across Regional Finance.
• Ensure strict compliance with policies, processes, procedures, IFRS, IAS and GAAP.
• Support training and education on new policies, practices and standards.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Account Payable & Regional Finance