Senior Specialist, Group FP&A - 12 month FTC

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Company Description

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 10 markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia. For more information, please email: communications@ihstowers.com or visit: www.ihstowers.com

Job Description

Purpose

This position reports to Senior Manager - Group FP&A and is a highly visible key role within the Group FP&A team supporting a diverse range of reporting and analysis. The primary focus includes working with the finance teams across our global business and cross functionally to support the monthly and quarterly reporting, drive continuous improvement, and manage standard processes. The role is very hands on and will support the external earnings process, quarterly BOD presentations, monthly reporting rhythms, and the annual budgeting process along with ad hoc projects.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Partner with the local finance teams and cross functionally to support the reporting and budgeting processes across the markets to support shareholder objectives and meet Group timelines
• Lead routine processes each month and quarter (e.g. quarterly scorecard, monthly Exco reporting, etc.)
• Work closely with the financial reporting teams to improve quality and timeliness of reporting to both internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare presentations to provide Group Exco and the BOD clear insight into the business
• Analyze financial performance against budget / forecast highlighting trends, investigating variances, and effectively communicating the variance drivers
• Drive continuous improvement to simplify, standardize and streamline FP&A processes
• Support, collaborate and execute on Group wide projects impacting the local teams

Qualifications

Education:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA) or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's degree

Experience:

• 4 - 8 years of solid financial reporting experience in a publicly listed multinational (US listed preferred) at a segment or group level
• Proven track record of cross functional collaboration to drive change and continuous improvement across multiple regions & cultures
• Strong experience in supporting month end reporting at a Group or segment level across multiple geographies, businesses, and time zones
• Hands-on experience of using financial systems (e.g. HFM, Essbase, OneStream) and building automated reports / analysis from data within
• Superior Excel and PowerPoint skills essential

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Attention to detail and delivers with highest quality and accuracy
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deliver crisp, succinct information to executive/external stakeholders
• Hands on with a bias for action and fortitude to challenge the status quo
• A change agent who is tolerant of ambiguity and is comfortable operating in a high growth, entrepreneurial environment
• Collaborative and influencing by nature, team player
• Self-driven, proactive and has a passion for excellence
• Ability to build relationships across all levels and functions

Additional Information

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.