Head of MI & Central FDs job at Absa Bank
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Posted date: 2026-Mar-26
Location: Kampala
Head of MI & Central FDs 2026-03-25T19:45:26+00:00 Absa Bank https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_3160/logo/Absa%20Bank.png https://www.absa.co.ug/personal/ FULL_TIME Kampala Kampala 00256 Uganda Banking Management, Accounting & Finance, Business Operations 2026-03-31T17:00:00+00:00 8 Empowering Africaâs tomorrow, togetherâ¦one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. My Career Development Portal: Wherever you are in your career, we are here for you. Design your future. Discover leading-edge guidance, tools and support to unlock your potential. You are Absa. You are possibility. Job Summary The Head of MI & Central FDS â Finance Business Support leads the Management Information (MI) and Central Financial Decision Support. Providing high-quality financial and non-financial information to support business decision-making, reporting, and planning. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate management financials, forecasting, and analytics, while driving process improvement, automation, and visualization initiatives. Job Description Management Financial Reporting Systems Integration & Data Flow Assurance (30%) - Serve as the primary liaison for systemsârelated finance matters across countries.
- Lead endâtoâend reviews of data movement from the core banking system to finance and reporting systems.
- Monitor data accuracy, completeness, and reconciliation across interfaces.
- Identify data integrity issues and work with technical teams to design corrective solutions.
- Develop and maintain documentation on data flow architecture and financial systems integrations.
- Preparation and consolidation of management financials, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to reporting standards.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes, including variance analysis and executive reporting.
Forecasting & Planning (30%) - Oversee all forecasting activities, including Flash, RAF (Risk Adjusted Forecast), STP (Short-Term Planning), and MTP (Medium-Term Planning).
- Provide scenario analysis and forward-looking insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
Process Improvement, Automation & Visualization (30%) - Identify manual or inefficient finance processes and lead automation initiatives (e.g., reconciliations, reports, uploads, extracts).
- Design, build, or oversee automation using tools such as Power Automate, Python, SQL, or other applicable technologies.
- Ensure automation solutions are properly documented, tested, and embedded into BAU operations.
- Identify opportunities to streamline MI and central FDS processes, including automation of repetitive tasks and visualization of key metrics.
- Develop dashboards and visualizations to support business performance, financial reporting, and analytics.
- Work with business stakeholders to translate reporting needs into scalable visualization solutions (Power BI)
- Maintain automated reporting pipelines to ensure timely and accurate data availability.
- Implement tools and best practices that improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of reporting.
Stakeholder Engagement & Governance (5%) - Act as a key partner to business units, senior management, on MI support matters.
- Ensure adherence to governance, compliance, and internal control standards.
- Maintain high-quality data governance and documentation of MI processes.
Team Leadership & Contribution (5%) - Lead and develop the MI team delivering financial and non-financial information
- Drive capability development, mentorship, and succession planning within the teams.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
Preferred Education - Bachelorâs degree in Accounting or Finance or a related field from an accredited University
- Full Professional qualification in accounting such as ACCA or CPA
Preferred Experience - 3â5 yearsâ experience in Finance Systems, Financial Data Analytics, or Financial Reporting Technology roles preferably in Financial Institutions
- Involvement in system upgrade or implementation projects.
- Experience leading crossâfunctional initiatives.
Knowledge - In depth understanding of short-, medium- and long-term strategies, goals and objectives
- Detailed knowledge of Management Accounting
- Detailed understanding of Managing for Value reporting
- Financial Management Control and Analysis
- Comprehensive understanding of product set and services of Corporate, Retail, Business Banking, Markets, and Treasury portfolios
- An appreciation of the external economic, political, legal and regulatory environment and their impact to the business.
- Up to date knowledge of all applicable tax laws and some considerable understanding of accounting technical issues (International Accounting Standards/IFRS, etc)
Skills - Excellent comprehension skills to understand and interpret financial data and economic trends.
- Highly numeric/strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Competency in SQL, data modelling, or database querying.
- Experience with automation tools (Power Automate, scripting languages, or RPA tools).
- Strong Power BI (or equivalent) visualization skills.
- Very strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent planning & organization skills
- Strong ability to view issues from a risk & control perspective
- Ability to work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines
Education Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (Required) - Serve as the primary liaison for systemsârelated finance matters across countries.
- Lead endâtoâend reviews of data movement from the core banking system to finance and reporting systems.
- Monitor data accuracy, completeness, and reconciliation across interfaces.
- Identify data integrity issues and work with technical teams to design corrective solutions.
- Develop and maintain documentation on data flow architecture and financial systems integrations.
- Preparation and consolidation of management financials, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to reporting standards.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes, including variance analysis and executive reporting.
- Oversee all forecasting activities, including Flash, RAF (Risk Adjusted Forecast), STP (Short-Term Planning), and MTP (Medium-Term Planning).
- Provide scenario analysis and forward-looking insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Identify manual or inefficient finance processes and lead automation initiatives (e.g., reconciliations, reports, uploads, extracts).
- Design, build, or oversee automation using tools such as Power Automate, Python, SQL, or other applicable technologies.
- Ensure automation solutions are properly documented, tested, and embedded into BAU operations.
- Identify opportunities to streamline MI and central FDS processes, including automation of repetitive tasks and visualization of key metrics.
- Develop dashboards and visualizations to support business performance, financial reporting, and analytics.
- Work with business stakeholders to translate reporting needs into scalable visualization solutions (Power BI)
- Maintain automated reporting pipelines to ensure timely and accurate data availability.
- Implement tools and best practices that improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of reporting.
- Act as a key partner to business units, senior management, on MI support matters.
- Ensure adherence to governance, compliance, and internal control standards.
- Maintain high-quality data governance and documentation of MI processes.
- Lead and develop the MI team delivering financial and non-financial information
- Drive capability development, mentorship, and succession planning within the teams.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
- Excellent comprehension skills to understand and interpret financial data and economic trends.
- Highly numeric/strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Competency in SQL, data modelling, or database querying.
- Experience with automation tools (Power Automate, scripting languages, or RPA tools).
- Strong Power BI (or equivalent) visualization skills.
- Very strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent planning & organization skills
- Strong ability to view issues from a risk & control perspective
- Ability to work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines
- Bachelorâs degree in Accounting or Finance or a related field from an accredited University
- Full Professional qualification in accounting such as ACCA or CPA
- 3â5 yearsâ experience in Finance Systems, Financial Data Analytics, or Financial Reporting Technology roles preferably in Financial Institutions
- Involvement in system upgrade or implementation projects.
- Experience leading crossâfunctional initiatives.
- In depth understanding of short-, medium- and long-term strategies, goals and objectives
- Detailed knowledge of Management Accounting
- Detailed understanding of Managing for Value reporting
- Financial Management Control and Analysis
- Comprehensive understanding of product set and services of Corporate, Retail, Business Banking, Markets, and Treasury portfolios
- An appreciation of the external economic, political, legal and regulatory environment and their impact to the business.
- Up to date knowledge of all applicable tax laws and some considerable understanding of accounting technical issues (International Accounting Standards/IFRS, etc)
JOB-69c43b5697af9 Vacancy title: Head of MI & Central FDs Jobs at: Absa Bank Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, March 31 2026 Duty Station: Kampala | Kampala Summary Date Posted: Wednesday, March 25 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS:
Empowering Africaâs tomorrow, togetherâ¦one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. My Career Development Portal: Wherever you are in your career, we are here for you. Design your future. Discover leading-edge guidance, tools and support to unlock your potential. You are Absa. You are possibility. Job Summary The Head of MI & Central FDS â Finance Business Support leads the Management Information (MI) and Central Financial Decision Support. Providing high-quality financial and non-financial information to support business decision-making, reporting, and planning. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate management financials, forecasting, and analytics, while driving process improvement, automation, and visualization initiatives. Job Description Management Financial Reporting Systems Integration & Data Flow Assurance (30%) - Serve as the primary liaison for systemsârelated finance matters across countries.
- Lead endâtoâend reviews of data movement from the core banking system to finance and reporting systems.
- Monitor data accuracy, completeness, and reconciliation across interfaces.
- Identify data integrity issues and work with technical teams to design corrective solutions.
- Develop and maintain documentation on data flow architecture and financial systems integrations.
- Preparation and consolidation of management financials, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to reporting standards.
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes, including variance analysis and executive reporting.
Forecasting & Planning (30%) - Oversee all forecasting activities, including Flash, RAF (Risk Adjusted Forecast), STP (Short-Term Planning), and MTP (Medium-Term Planning).
- Provide scenario analysis and forward-looking insights to support strategic and operational decisions.
Process Improvement, Automation & Visualization (30%) - Identify manual or inefficient finance processes and lead automation initiatives (e.g., reconciliations, reports, uploads, extracts).
- Design, build, or oversee automation using tools such as Power Automate, Python, SQL, or other applicable technologies.
- Ensure automation solutions are properly documented, tested, and embedded into BAU operations.
- Identify opportunities to streamline MI and central FDS processes, including automation of repetitive tasks and visualization of key metrics.
- Develop dashboards and visualizations to support business performance, financial reporting, and analytics.
- Work with business stakeholders to translate reporting needs into scalable visualization solutions (Power BI)
- Maintain automated reporting pipelines to ensure timely and accurate data availability.
- Implement tools and best practices that improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency of reporting.
Stakeholder Engagement & Governance (5%) - Act as a key partner to business units, senior management, on MI support matters.
- Ensure adherence to governance, compliance, and internal control standards.
- Maintain high-quality data governance and documentation of MI processes.
Team Leadership & Contribution (5%) - Lead and develop the MI team delivering financial and non-financial information
- Drive capability development, mentorship, and succession planning within the teams.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
Preferred Education - Bachelorâs degree in Accounting or Finance or a related field from an accredited University
- Full Professional qualification in accounting such as ACCA or CPA
Preferred Experience - 3â5 yearsâ experience in Finance Systems, Financial Data Analytics, or Financial Reporting Technology roles preferably in Financial Institutions
- Involvement in system upgrade or implementation projects.
- Experience leading crossâfunctional initiatives.
Knowledge - In depth understanding of short-, medium- and long-term strategies, goals and objectives
- Detailed knowledge of Management Accounting
- Detailed understanding of Managing for Value reporting
- Financial Management Control and Analysis
- Comprehensive understanding of product set and services of Corporate, Retail, Business Banking, Markets, and Treasury portfolios
- An appreciation of the external economic, political, legal and regulatory environment and their impact to the business.
- Up to date knowledge of all applicable tax laws and some considerable understanding of accounting technical issues (International Accounting Standards/IFRS, etc)
Skills - Excellent comprehension skills to understand and interpret financial data and economic trends.
- Highly numeric/strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Competency in SQL, data modelling, or database querying.
- Experience with automation tools (Power Automate, scripting languages, or RPA tools).
- Strong Power BI (or equivalent) visualization skills.
- Very strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent planning & organization skills
- Strong ability to view issues from a risk & control perspective
- Ability to work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines
Education Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (Required) Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 36 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure
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