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I have been employed at Orange Uganda Ltd since July 2011 as part of the Financial controlling team. As a team we are tasked with ensuring the validity and completeness of business information with emphasis on financial reporting, performance monitoring vis a vis budget and business expectations. Responsibilities:Monitoring actual opex on items fundamental to the company’s EBITDA objective, and market penetration / growth initiatives, and reporting the actual performance vis a vis related KPIs.I am also assigned the duty of business controller for all purchases and revenue to ensure compliance with group reporting and accounting standards.For this and wider purpose I was tasked to compile the operational processes and procedures manual used by Orange UgandaI am responsible for performing a weekly gap analysis on monthly revenues; informing activities towards achieving the short term objective.Acheivements:-In the past year I have designed a revenue extraction/ computation tool which has been fundamentally instrumental in the defining the company’s monthly reporting of revenues extracted from different POS and billing systems in the company.-I have completed the processes and procedures manual accepted and adapted as benchmark by the group reporting. I have been part of the successful implementation and standardizing the ERP procurement process focusing on the management and financial accounting entries.-I held the responsibility of coming up with a budget tracking process and subsequently organizing budget input data from cost centres for the budget implementation and monitoring exercise .-As an extra duty I was assigned with monitoring Loan activity from Banks and Shareholders, ensuring that proper accounting was made and information was always available for cash forecasts , interest payments and FX impact recorded. The schedule is still instrumental in treasury reporting.

Internal audit of donor fund activity, REIMPACT-A European Union funded project assessing the impact rural energy use has on the socio economic standing of Uganda. My duty was to analyze the expense accounts of the three year project, to classify the expenditure items, analyze and report on variances in cost items to prepare for the conclusion of the project in September 2010. A major challenge was merging the reporting standards in Uganda with the required EU format.I had the responsibility of creating internal controls and financial reporting systems in the company including audit schedules, reconciliation of ledger accounts, proper tax filing, as well as quarterly reporting to Unique forestry consultants GmBh-Germany, the parent company of Unique forestry consultants East Africa, the company that contracted me.Achievements:-I was successful in completion of the internal audit in time for the external completion audit, which contributed to the conclusion of the project-I continue to use the controls and system to provide day to day accounting services to the company.

As chief accountant in one of the 5 internet service providers in Uganda, I was responsible for the financial viability of the operation, one of the subsidiaries of African Lakes Corporation . I was tasked in a highly competitive market, to keep the company economically competitive, to ensure financial continuity while keeping the accounting principles of objectivity, accuracy, accountability, integrity as a frame work for my work.Responsibilities:As head of the finance team I had the core responsibility of providing guidance to the company directors on financial issues, imminent and apparent, training to junior staff on the internal controls and reporting formats used in the organization as part of a group and supervision of all finance staff and operation. Preparation of monthly operating report to group head office. . .Preparation of Master budget, compiling departmental budgets while keeping in line with company goals and financial strategy.Preparation of annual financial report according to international reporting standardsSet up of internal audit controls in the finance department as well as preparation for External Audit Authorizing and prioritizing all payments remained cash positive while maintaining good relationships with suppliers, staff and customersInforming all staff on financial aspects of operations in order that they incorporate it in day to day tasks.Achievements: - By constant communication, supervision and training to the staff under my department, I ensured that secondary reports ( prepared by them) were relevant and could be used internally by other department heads , and made on a timely basis to contribute to external reports to head office. - By independently preparing an activity based costing report, was able to offer insight into profitability of company products and there by guide decisions on pricing of new/existing products; this reporting also focused attention on performance management.

As financial accountant I was responsible for maintaining adherence to accounting standards accepted in Uganda. This responsibility built my analytical skills so that all the books of account were kept accurate and reliable for use by top management in assessing performance of the organization.Responsibilities:Working capital management was my responsibility- this involved keeping the current assets vs current liability to an acceptable ratio of 1.5:1. In the highly volatile communications industry, I had to ensure that customer bills were sent out in time so that the payment period of 15days would see that the company was always cash positive at the end of the month to meet prioritized payments to staff and suppliers, and statutory bodies.Preparation of Audit schedules including accruals, fixed assets register and tracking movements in working capital on a monthly basis gave comfort that the company was in line with international reporting standards.Bank reconciliations were an important part of my responsibility as they gave a fair in sight that cash fraud was being minimized and that transactions were traceable.Revenue and billing reconciliations became a major part of my activity because of the high customer base as well asI was in charge of pay roll management- managing staff advances, performance related payments, and statutory deductions.Achievements: - By analysis of customers and balances was able to offer insight on VAT refund from bad debts. - By aging analysis and one on one reconciliation with major customers was able to recover 60% doubtful debts and tally between customers and company.

As Expenditure accountant my key focus was on expenditures and treasury management and this built on my relationship management skills as I was the person of contact for all suppliers and banks the company had.; In charge of payables ledger and ageing.Cash/collections reconciliation. Preparation of cash and cheque payments.Treasury management.Achievements : I was able to create order in the expenditure department of the newly opened company using ACCPAC accounting system.Maintaining good relationships with creditors so that payment plans were non disruptive to both parties.Other positions held: Communications Task force Liaison Africa Online- This was an informal appointment by my employers (Africa Online holdings), to be the liaison between staff and senior management. Keeping communications open was the key focus and I played my part for the Ugandan office by making quarterly contributions to the group publication, communicating to staff, any updates from the holding company about any happenings within the group, with out compromising management authority. By popular authority, I held this position for 4 years (2001-2004).CONSULTANCIESKohomi Project -2007: This was a business initiative set up to use 400 hectares of land under gazette for forest farming with particular attention to varieties of eucalyptus and Pine and . My part was to perform a investment appraisal of the project given the financing option of a government loan of 100,000 $and the authorization from National Forestry Authority in Uganda. The analysis was accepted by the client.Med Optics -2007: I performed systems analysis for a company that dealt in ophthalmic services and optics. The company hired me with the desire to put systems in place for efficiency and profitability. By offering insight on an ideal staff structure and stocking system, and financial controls systems the company directors were able to form a business strategy and plan to get funding.