Accountant – Business Operations Job at MTN Uganda Limited

MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following Position;

Job Title: Accountant – Business Operations

Reports to: Manager – Business Operations

Division: Enterprise Business Unit

No. of Vacancies: 1

Main Job Functions:

• Set and track sales targets as aligned with company business objectives
• Develop and maintain excellent knowledge and understanding of our business, offerings, competitors, and industry.
• Acquire a thorough understanding of key customer needs/and requirements and identifying new opportunities
• Monitor Account a portfolio growth for achieving long-term success
• Provide detailed customer churn reports indicating causal factors
• Develop analytical capabilities for data mining into existing customer databases
• Suggest actions to improve sales performance and identify opportunities
• Provide data analytics for channel profitability appraisals
• Play a pivotal role in EBU business planning and budgeting process
• Ensure timely and accurate computations of sales staff commissions
• Summarise credit management performance reports to management.
• Prepare regular performance reports to management using key account metrics
• Liaise with Finance Business Partner in preparing monthly financial reports to Group EBU.

Skills/Competencies:

• Excellent communication, negotiation skills and presentation skills
• Ability to analyse large volumes of customer data for deriving trends and management information.
• Understanding of financial reporting
• Knowledge of the market and industry; and sales performance metrics.
• Ability to function under pressure and adherence to deadlines

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/ Statistics from a recognized university,
• Professional Accounting qualifications will be added advantage.
• Ability to interpret financial reports
• Computer literacy

Experience:

• 2-4 years’ experience in Telecoms Industry
• Knowledge of Business intelligence and data analytics
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, documentation skills required.
• Good organizational and time management skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Minimum of 3years work experience in a Sales or Credit environment.
• Must have knowledge and experience in financial or performance reporting.

Behavioural qualities:

• Exercise excellent objectivity, judgement, and integrity at all times
• Organized, self-motivated and proactively generating initiatives
• Results orientation
• Team Player

MTN Uganda Limited has the obligation to safeguard its employees through providing a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of its employees. MTN has a Vaccination policy for all its employees to be fully vaccinated against MTN Covid-19 in order to work from its offices and premises. Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.