CFO Uganda

The Role

The Chief Financial Officer in our office in Kampala will be responsible for providing holistic financial, operational and analytical support for the Uganda business unit of WTW. 

The individual will report to the Sub-Regional Finance Officer / SEAM (part of CEEMEA international Finance) and administratively to the Country CEO. 

The role will also be a directorship role which must comply with local statutory and regulatory requirements and related formal pre-approvals.

The individual will provide financial support, financial performance management reporting and processing (month end / quarterly close, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, etc.), additional ad hoc reporting, analysis and activities as necessary.

The Chief Financial Officer will be responsible for managing 1 person and ensuring their professional development through coaching and training.

• Create strong partnerships with applicable segments leaders to provide advice regarding financial implications of segments activities and make recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance. Be a trusted advisor and partner to these Corporate function clients.
• Develop and manage strong working relationships with Corporate function clients, Corporate FP&A team as well as with the various departments within Corporate Finance.
• Counsel leadership team on actual spending decisions and the impact of such on achievement of plan / forecast objectives
• Analyze monthly results and investigate significant variances to plan and forecast; review monthly P&Ls and propose financial adjustments to reflect proper position as needed
• Distribute monthly / quarterly reports to function leadership on a timely basis with commentary on key issues and trends; regularly meet with management to discuss results, influence decisions and develop partnering relationship
• Coordinate with segments leadership to develop annual plans and quarterly forecasts which align with achievement of financial objectives that support the underlying company’s internal and external stakeholder goals.
• Develop and share supplemental reporting and analysis as necessary to function(s). Work with team to create additional tools and metrics to improve management efficiency and effectiveness
• Be proactive in the business partner relationship – calling out anomalies, additional ways to be more efficient or ways to save costs. Do not wait on function’s request for help.
• Ensure consistent implementation and application of corporate financial policies and accounting practices and procedures with active coordination with the Regional Finance Officer
• Perform other ad-hoc activities to support segment or WTW-wide initiatives, including continuous improvement, management reporting, M&A, integration, etc.












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