JOB OPENINGS, TELECOM
A major telecom infrastructure service provider, which has grown rapidly over the last couple of years into a public quoted company and an industry leader in the field. If you desire to work in a fast-paced, open environment where you will have freedom to fully express your professional competencies to build for yourself and for the enterprise, then we invite you to compete for the following opportunities: HEAD, HUMAN RESOURCESRESPONSIBILITIES• As the head of HR, your key results areas will include:• Designing and setting up a modern HR department from ground up• Recruitment/ selection• Workforce planning• Diversity management• Performance management• Reward management• Workplace management• Building capabilities and organization learning• Effective hr management systems, support and monitoring• Workplace health and safety PERSON SPECIFICATION• We expect you to be a person of courage, not a yes-man or Women; you should be a person with initiative and drive for results.• We also expect you to be confident team player who can relate professionally and fairly with all levels of employees.• We are not looking for a traditional HR person; you should he a strategic thinking HR professional able to partner with senior management to significantly improve business result by leveraging human capital. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE• You should have at least 6-7 years of diverse and high quality HR experience in an organization applying best practices as a routine,• Experience working with a large engineering workforce will be a definite advantage,• In addition, you should have a good basic degree complemented by relevant post graduate and professional certifications. HEAD, INTERNAL AUDIT & CONTROLS RESPONSIBILITIES• As head of Internal Audit & Control, your responsibilities will include:• Setting up internal Audit Department from the ground up• Perform risk assessment, define project scope/objectives, prioritize initiatives and determine resource needs,• Construct audit plans, manage project goals and drive to results.• Determine and establish appropriate audit scope and internal control objectives for high risk areas.• Provide guidance and expertise, interpret significance of audit findings, conclude on issues and make practical recommendations and strategic decisions.• Reporting - Compile and prioritize issues to be addressed at meetings.• Conduct meetings with management to review audit results.• Prepare management reports and support development of reports to executive management and the Audit Committee.• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key business decision makers based on respect achieved through open communication and commitment to delivering value added service. PERSON SPECIFICATION• We expect you w he a person of strong professional convictions able to stand firmly by what you believe to be right regardless of who is involved.• We are also looking for a strategic and innovative thinking finance professional who is a proven leader not afraid to get into details, focus on relevant risks, and are able to partner with business leaders to improve the control environment. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE• You should have at least 6-7 years of high quality audit experience in an organization applying best internal audit practices as a routine or in a major international audit practice.• You will have a definite advantage if your experience include auditing a large engineering business.• In addition, you should have a good bask degree complemented by professional accounting and auditing certifications such as ACA and CISA FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT RESPONSIBILITIES• Include applying the financial policies and procedures of the company in line with the generally accepted accounting practices, to provide timely, accurate and complete accounting information for management of all functional units and ensure the completeness and accuracy of financial and management information through effective transactions processing, monitoring and reporting. PERSON SPECIFICATION• You must be a person of high commitment and results-orientation.• You must also be no-excuses, details and accuracy oriented team player who works to meet tight deadlines regardless of the challenge. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE• A good university degree or its equivalent in accountancy or related fields plus a recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA or equivalents.• Minimum of 3 years post ACA experience in a strong finance and accounting function.• A good knowledge of IFRS and exclusive experience working with Sage will confer a definite advantage. ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES• Include reviewing and preparing underlying documents supporting services to customers, related invokes, customer statements, account and following up with customers for early payments, PERSON SPECIFICATION• We are looking for very personable females and males with strong analytical skills, good eyes for details, good communication skills and strong follow-up skills who do not take no for an answer, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE• A good bask degree or HND in the social sciences such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, Management plus at least 3-4 years of work experience in a related function in a result oriented environment. ACCOUNTS PAYABLES EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES• Include reviewing and handling underlying documents such as Purchase Orders and Contracts supporting services and supplies received from vendors and contractors, related invoices, customer statements, accounts, payments, reconciliations, making detailed accounting postings and generating reports and statements for management decision making. PERSON SPECIFICATION• We are looking for disciplined and reliable young professionals with strong analytical skills, excellent eyes for details and very good basic accounting skills.• You must be a person of courage who can say no firmly and politely to a senior executive no matter his position until the right thing is done. QUALIFICATION• A good basic degree or HND in Engineering or Social Sciences plus ACA or CIMA with at least 3-4 years of work experience in a related function in a results-oriented environment.• You will definitely have an advantage if you have Account Payable experience in a telecoms infrastructure related organisation and have been using sage METHOD OF APPLICATIONInterested candidates should email their current CVs to: iristelcojobs@yahoo.com using as subject for their emails the position they are applying for. All applications will be treated with utmost confidentiality.Only short listed candidates will be contacted via email DUE DATE FOR SUBMISSION: 12TH AUGUST, 2010.