Vivacell is a leading mobile operator in South Sudan registered in 2008 and launched in 2009 with over 300 employees and over 178 sites installed in the ten states.
- Supported top management team on the operation startup by analyzing cost finding and survey cost control in ten states. Reviewed all facility contracts including the analysis of leasing arrangements and vendor agreements in order to reduce operating expenses.
- Was part of the senior management team, attended key meetings and took part in major management decisions regarding yearly tariff agreements, telecom materials procurement and lease agreements.
- Co-approved all bank transactions and was a joint signatory on all company bank accounts.
- Acted as CFO for an entire year providing source of continuity.
- Handling some tasks in the admin department related to procurement, logistics and transportation.
- Supported HR department with aspects related to timesheet and leave management.
- Oversaw all aspects of accounting including invoicing, cash management, fixed assets roaming & interconnect.
- Handled all relations with banks, suppliers, clients & carriers including FCH and roaming partners.
- Prepared all financial statements, P&L, balance sheet and contributed to all financial reports presented to MD and chairman in coordination with the CFO.
- Supervised and prepared monthly aging, open invoices, sales and revenue recognition reports including General Ledger reconciliation, ensuring all accounting records were maintained in a timely and accurate manner; reviewed financial statements for abnormalities or inconsistencies.
- Closely monitored KPIs, tracking any shortfalls vis-à-vis plans and budget, allowing leadership to take action and mitigate any risks.
- Developed budgets for new projects and ensured accuracy of key budgeting parameters such as exchange rates, ensuring maximum utilization and revenue generation.
- Tracked actual expenditure of all projects against budget to ensure compliance, highlight any areas of risk and propose work-arounds
- Accomplished a 25% reduction in costs by re-negotiation rented vehicles contract.
- Achieved improvement in company’s ability to trace fuel consumption and increased responsiveness to audit resulting in 40% cost saving.
- Assertively negotiated all forex transactions resulting in significant cost savings specially with a dramatic currency devaluation.
- Managed a team of 14 people responsible for Payroll, Account Payable, Accounts Receivable and general accounting
- Determined role and responsibilities of the accounting team and played a major role in recruitment, providing full training for new recruits and daily support to maintain full accounting standards knowledge
- Reduced month-end close time frame by over 50% by scheduling and enforcing project deadlines.
- Played a leading role in recruiting and training Accounting & Admin personnel, supported various initiatives to take forward the development and improvement of national candidate’s capabilities and skills, resulting in a major reduction of expatriate’s number and hence cost saving of 25%.
- Promoted, maintained, and reinforced collaborative relationships among work units and among staff.
- Developed a comprehensive set of accounting procedures based on best practices to address issues with existing set-up in South Sudan.
- Company industry:
- Telecommunications
- Job role:
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Accounting and Auditing
