Job Purpose
Department: Finance
Reports To: Finance Manager Planning and Control
Job Family: Professional
Job Subfamily:Advisory
About the Company
Botswana Power Corporation
Job Purpose
To plan, organize and coordinate the financial function of the Departments including Accounting, budgeting and reporting, materials procurement and management as well as asset management. The role is responsible for ensuring adherence to established accounting practices, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), relevant legislation, policies and standards set by the organization.
Company size – The job holder works for a unit with payables of > $ 300 million.
Client Impact – The work that the jobholder performs impacts across the complete organization.
Team size – The job holder manages a team of < 6 finance professionals.
Reporting line – The job holder reports to the Finance Manager Planning and control.
Principal Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Building Capability
Builds own capabilities and develops the capabilities of direct reports by working within existing development framework; provides specialized training or coaching in area of expertise to others throughout the organization.
Strategic Planning
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Develops and/or delivers elements of a strategic planning system with guidance from senior colleagues.
Procurement
Delivers prescribed outcomes for area of responsibility by improving and/or working within established procurement procedures.
Performance Management
Helps manage the performance of direct reports by working within performance management systems.
Leadership and Direction
Develops and/or delivers a plan for a specific area of responsibility by managing others.
Contract Management
Delivers required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers and working within an established contract management plan.
Financial Management & Control
Tracks progress and reports variances to more senior colleagues while working within established finance systems.
Client & Customer Management
Manages key client and customer relationships, typically by using accounts team and direct involvement to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction and loyalty toward the organization.
Budgeting & Costing
Takes responsibility for delivering a prescribed budget for own area of the organization and/or conducts complex analyses on budget progress in other areas while working within established systems.
Compliance
Highlights shortcomings and suggests improvements in current compliance processes, systems and procedures within assigned unit and/or discipline.
Improvement / Innovation
Identifies shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, then uses established change management programs to deliver prescribed outcomes and/or provide support services.
Policy Development & Implementation
Provides input into the development of procedures for an areas within the organization, and monitors the implementation of those procedures.
Quality
Helps managements to implement quality assurance change initiatives and/or make continuous operational improvements.
Problem Solving
Solution Analysis – Analyzes specified problems and issues to find the best technical and/or professional solutions.
Qualifications
- A recognized Degree in Finance, Accounting or Equivalent and Relevant professional Qualification e.g. CA, ACCA or CIMA.
- BICA membership is also required.
Experience
Work Experience
A minimum of 2 years post professional qualification experience, and 3 years at supervisory level.
A minimum of 2 years post professional qualification experience, and 3 years at supervisory level.
Managerial Experience
A minimum 3 years at supervisory level.
Competencies
Behavioural Competencies (Skills)
Listening with Respect
Shows respect for others by seeking to understand their perspectives. Demonstrates positive regard for others, assuming that each person has unique capabilities. Specifically, digs deeper / asks questions; for example, picking up on others’ underlying concerns and drivers and asks questions to understand them.
People Development
Builds capability of others by teaching, coaching and/or mentoring them to do an excellent job for the long-term. Specifically, provides constructive feedback; for example, encouraging others to assess how things have gone, and learn from their experiences.
Organizational Systems Thinking
Considers and addresses the organization as a set of interacting systems so as to structure and align organizational ways of working to the strategy or organizational purpose. This is about changing structure, systems, processes (the ‘plumbing’ of the organization) – it is not the interpersonal aspects of leading change. Specifically, identifies areas for change; for example, diagnosing misalignment between the organizational structure or model and the desired outcomes.
Understanding Others
Takes an active interest in other people. Seeks to understand their individual perspectives and concerns and accurately hears the unspoken or partly expressed thoughts, feelings and concerns of others. Specifically, actively listens; for example, repeating what was heard to check understanding, particularly in difficult conversations.
Adaptability
Responds to differences and changes in the internal or external context, taking a flexible approach to reach business outcomes. Specifically, tries new ways to do things; for example, coming up with alternative methods or ways of working.
Collaborative Influence
Win the hearts and minds of others across boundary collaborations and to do the right thing, regardless of formal authority. Specifically, facilitates short-term teaming; for example, pulling together individuals to team around a problem, crisis, or opportunity.
Team Leadership
Builds a high performing team by ensuring that the team is focused, motivated and inspired to achieve team objectives. Specifically, sets team direction; for example, communicating and sustaining a clear sense of purpose for the team.
Holding People Accountable
Holds people accountable to standards of performance both in what and how they do it. Specifically, gives on-going corrective feedback; for example, making performance measures against goals openly available to everyone on the team (on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis).
Business Perspective
Has an understanding of the business context in which they are operating that informs planning and decision making. Specifically, understands the market; for example, is aware of what current competitors are doing.
Customer Focus
Identifies and meets the needs of internal and external customers, being continually focused on outcomes for customers. Specifically, improves service; for example, asking for customers feedback and takes action for improvement.
Approach to Thinking
Thinks through situations of varying degrees of complexity and ambiguity, in order to understand them clearly. Specifically, sees multiple relationships; for example, identifying several likely causes or consequences of a situation.
Attention to Detail
Manages, tracks and attends to multiple pieces of information, bringing order and clarity. Specifically, monitors data or projects; for example, monitoring progress of against milestones or deadlines.
Self-Confidence
Functions independently and with confidence in challenging situations. Specifically, expresses confidence in themselves; for example, expressing confidence in own ability or judgment.
Technical Competencies (Skills)
Contract Management
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on monitoring and managing the provision of contracted services.
Risk Management
Uses comprehensive knowledge and/or skills to act independently while providing guidance and training to others on identifying, assessing, prioritizing and managing risks in a production process.
Negotiation
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to negotiate independently while providing guidance and training to others on how to help the organization by obtaining consensus between two or more internal or external parties who may have different interests.
Managing Change
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on maintaining high performance while applying a change mindset to the planning, execution and monitoring of business activities during times of change.
Management Accounting
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on supporting business decisions with professional interpretations of financial information.
Financial Audit
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when preparing for financial audits, identifying exceptions and developing specific solutions for Audit Findings.
Financial Accounting
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on classifying, measuring and recording corporate transactions using financial accounting principles.
Data Management
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on acquiring, organizing, protecting and processing data to fulfill business objectives.
Commercial Acumen
Applies understanding of the business environment and objectives to develop solutions without supervision, while also providing technical assistance when necessary.
Business Requirements Analysis
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing the business requirements that IT solutions must meet.
Costing and Budgeting
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently on costing, budgeting and finance tasks while providing guidance and training to others.
Compliance
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others on achieving full compliance with applicable rules and regulations in management and/or operations.
Planning and Organizing
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.
Policy and procedures
Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on developing, monitoring, interpreting and understanding applicable laws, policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives.
Review and Reporting
Applies comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on reviewing and creating relevant, lucid and effective reports.