Finance Manager
2025-04-03T13:51:29+00:00
Career Directions Limited (CDL)
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FULL_TIME
kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Pharmaceutical
Accounting & Finance
2025-04-18T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
8
JOB PURPOSE
Manages corporate finance and accounting, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and compliance, while ensuring strong internal controls. Requires 10+ years of finance experience, with at least 5 years in a senior role within the pharmaceutical industry.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Process and Reporting
- Ensure that all transactions are processed in compliance with the Company’s group policies and taxation regulations.
- Ensure that the processes/ procedures are well defined, implemented, communicated and understood by all parties.
- Submit financial reports in a timely manner as per agreed and established dates, as well as and when required by the management.
- Make sure that all financial reports accurately reflect the performance of the company.
- Liaise and deal with the auditors as and when required in liaison with the Head of Finance.
Financial Management and Control
- Verify, overseas and ensure that the internal control procedures are adequate, efficient and followed accordingly.
- Review the control procedure on a regular basis. Improve and enhance the control effectiveness.
- Identify weaknesses/ loopholes and/or process deficiencies and take prompt remedial actions.
- Verify and make sure that payments among other transactions are complying with the established control procedures.
- Monitor cash flow and report when required.
Human Capital Management
- Coach and orientate the junior finance team towards business objectives.
- Motivate, mentor and retain key talents of the finance team.
- Set team members objectives. Establish and agreed on result measurements/ KPI and review the performance/ objective progression regularly.
Business Advisory and Partnering
- Assist in the project feasibility studies and appraisal.
- Collaborate with the management to establish effective business controls.
- Provide management with accurate financial information needed to guide appropriate business decision making.
- Recommend, develop and implement internal control and risk management framework.
- Provide advice to management on accounting legislation application and standards.
- Analyze data and provide best practice recommendations to the management.
Service Excellence
- Attend to specific needs of internal customers as well as and ensure that queries and assistance are provided in a timely manner and in compliance with department’s standards/ procedure set.
- Ensure that the finance service level provided is up to expectations and standards.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Holder of a bachelor’s degree in accounting /Fully Qualified ACCA or CPA holder
- Up to date knowledge of the Ugandan accounting legislation/ laws.
Experience
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in finance, including at least 5 years in a senior role within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Proven people management/ leadership experience.
Technical Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent organization and management skills.
- Leadership skills
- Business acumen
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Possess a level of integrity and confidentiality.
- High level of competencies/ knowledge in excel.
- Strong attention to details.
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver within tight deadlines.
- Ability to motivate a team.
Financial Process and Reporting Ensure that all transactions are processed in compliance with the Company’s group policies and taxation regulations. Ensure that the processes/ procedures are well defined, implemented, communicated and understood by all parties. Submit financial reports in a timely manner as per agreed and established dates, as well as and when required by the management. Make sure that all financial reports accurately reflect the performance of the company. Liaise and deal with the auditors as and when required in liaison with the Head of Finance. Financial Management and Control Verify, overseas and ensure that the internal control procedures are adequate, efficient and followed accordingly. Review the control procedure on a regular basis. Improve and enhance the control effectiveness. Identify weaknesses/ loopholes and/or process deficiencies and take prompt remedial actions. Verify and make sure that payments among other transactions are complying with the established control procedures. Monitor cash flow and report when required. Human Capital Management Coach and orientate the junior finance team towards business objectives. Motivate, mentor and retain key talents of the finance team. Set team members objectives. Establish and agreed on result measurements/ KPI and review the performance/ objective progression regularly. Business Advisory and Partnering Assist in the project feasibility studies and appraisal. Collaborate with the management to establish effective business controls. Provide management with accurate financial information needed to guide appropriate business decision making. Recommend, develop and implement internal control and risk management framework. Provide advice to management on accounting legislation application and standards. Analyze data and provide best practice recommendations to the management. Service Excellence Attend to specific needs of internal customers as well as and ensure that queries and assistance are provided in a timely manner and in compliance with department’s standards/ procedure set. Ensure that the finance service level provided is up to expectations and standards.
Excellent organization and management skills. - Leadership skills - Business acumen - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. - Possess a level of integrity and confidentiality. - High level of competencies/ knowledge in excel. - Strong attention to details. - Ability to work under pressure and deliver within tight deadlines. - Ability to motivate a team.
Holder of a bachelor’s degree in accounting /Fully Qualified ACCA or CPA holder Up to date knowledge of the Ugandan accounting legislation/ laws.
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Vacancy title:
Finance Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Pharmaceutical, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Career Directions Limited (CDL)
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, April 18 2025
Duty Station:
kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 3 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
JOB PURPOSE
Manages corporate finance and accounting, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and compliance, while ensuring strong internal controls. Requires 10+ years of finance experience, with at least 5 years in a senior role within the pharmaceutical industry.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Process and Reporting
- Ensure that all transactions are processed in compliance with the Company’s group policies and taxation regulations.
- Ensure that the processes/ procedures are well defined, implemented, communicated and understood by all parties.
- Submit financial reports in a timely manner as per agreed and established dates, as well as and when required by the management.
- Make sure that all financial reports accurately reflect the performance of the company.
- Liaise and deal with the auditors as and when required in liaison with the Head of Finance.
Financial Management and Control
- Verify, overseas and ensure that the internal control procedures are adequate, efficient and followed accordingly.
- Review the control procedure on a regular basis. Improve and enhance the control effectiveness.
- Identify weaknesses/ loopholes and/or process deficiencies and take prompt remedial actions.
- Verify and make sure that payments among other transactions are complying with the established control procedures.
- Monitor cash flow and report when required.
Human Capital Management
- Coach and orientate the junior finance team towards business objectives.
- Motivate, mentor and retain key talents of the finance team.
- Set team members objectives. Establish and agreed on result measurements/ KPI and review the performance/ objective progression regularly.
Business Advisory and Partnering
- Assist in the project feasibility studies and appraisal.
- Collaborate with the management to establish effective business controls.
- Provide management with accurate financial information needed to guide appropriate business decision making.
- Recommend, develop and implement internal control and risk management framework.
- Provide advice to management on accounting legislation application and standards.
- Analyze data and provide best practice recommendations to the management.
Service Excellence
- Attend to specific needs of internal customers as well as and ensure that queries and assistance are provided in a timely manner and in compliance with department’s standards/ procedure set.
- Ensure that the finance service level provided is up to expectations and standards
Requirements
Qualifications
- Holder of a bachelor’s degree in accounting /Fully Qualified ACCA or CPA holder
- Up to date knowledge of the Ugandan accounting legislation/ laws.
Experience
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in finance, including at least 5 years in a senior role within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Proven people management/ leadership experience.
Technical Knowledge & Skills
- Excellent organization and management skills.
- Leadership skills
- Business acumen
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Possess a level of integrity and confidentiality.
- High level of competencies/ knowledge in excel.
- Strong attention to details.
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver within tight deadlines.
- Ability to motivate a team.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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