Business Process & Applications Manager – (Analyze / Reporting / Process modeling / Design) – Uganda / Ghana

Job Description: 

Our client within the FMCG Sector is looking for an innovative Business Process & Applications Manger from the financial practicing field. The candidate will be required to look at and review the actual processes within a business and then make or suggest a more efficient model and workflow process. Team members work with stakeholders from all business units, functions and third parties as necessary to define and document business processes and software requirements for technology and non-technology initiatives.  This position will coordinate interfaces between the African businesses and Regional / Global IT. Lead & coordinate projects supporting the company & it’s joint venture business. Continuously look for improvements on the current process on SAP as well as other applications and develop new functionalities based on the requirements given by the business and drive the implementation of changes and projects.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, design and improve business processes via stakeholder interviews to understand and document the current (as-is) work process in process flows and standard operating procedures.
• Define problem statement or opportunity for improvement of new projects and / or system changes. Identify and validate the key business requirements.
• Propose solutions, enhancements and improvements to business processes.
• Compare as-is to to-be process and determine necessary changes to arrive at the improve state.
• Design and / or participate in change management activities to achieve the desired to-be state.
• Identify best practices within the organization, coordinate appropriate documentation and roll out / modification of best practices to other entities.
• Identify internal control weaknesses, review internal and external audit reports for areas of weakness and develop process, policies and systems to overcome the weaknesses.
• Continuously seek to challenge, improve and optimize existing and new processes and procedures.
• Transfer own knowledge using formal and informal means.
• Collect and monitor performance of business processes to analysis areas for improvement.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of processes to help ensure value is delivered.
• This position will have a team of 3 subordinates to manage who may be spread over various locations. 
• Need to motivate the team and manage remotely to ensure they complete work on a timely basis and in accordance with quality requirements.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• A University degree in finance or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 - 10 years of working experience.
• Superior Knowledge of SAP in a manufacturing environment.
• Participated in systems implementation and training of users for several projects.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication & coordination skills.
• The ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers and subject matter experts.
• Good problem solving and communication skills essential.
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Has a good understanding and appreciation of systems.
• Able to understand business problems and work with IT to develop solutions for the business.
• Analyze process flows and promoting and ability to recommend process improvement for better efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ability to use VISIO.
• Ability to facilitate process mapping and solutioning workshops.

Essential requirements:

• The candidate must be able to manage multiple priorities that often has deadlines imposed.
• The candidate must be able to work with cross functional teams with time zone challenges.
• The candidate will be required to travel 25 to 30% of the time.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to [email protected] .

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

Jamie Adams

Recruitment Specialist

CA Finance

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable position

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