Business Planning and Forecasting Accountant job at Airtel


Business Planning and Forecasting Accountant
2026-05-04T13:25:14+00:00
Airtel
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FULL_TIME
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Telecommunications
Accounting & Finance
UGX
MONTH
2026-05-15T17:00:00+00:00
8

Description

Airtel Uganda is hiring a Business Planning and Forecasting Accountant responsible for converting Airtel’s future strategic planning into financial objectives for company in terms of both financial and non-financial indicators.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare reliable multi-year business plans Key KPIs and Financial statements.
  • Ensure that the business plans are delivered as per group advised time table.
  • Scan the future business environment and incorporate their implication in to business plan.
  • Co-ordinate with other departments to insure all inputs to are received in time.
  • Present the business Plan to the Finance Director for discussion before being presented to senior management.
  • Prepare timely and accurate Annual Operating Plan according to group guidelines.
  • Co-ordinate with marketing, Sale, networks, IT, Customer Service, Airtel Money, Finance and Human Resources and Operational expenditure and Capital expenditure input.
  • Ensure that approved annual operating plan is disaggregated into departmental cost centres and uploaded on the financial reporting system for facilitate comparison with actual performance.
  • Ensure all group guidelines are incorporated in the annual operating plan.
  • Prepare accurate monthly Flash & forecast that align business performance to the Annual Operating Plan.
  • Prepare Capex Business Cases and Product Analysis.
  • Give insight of business performance against set key performance indicators and a detailed analytical commentary on the monthly financial performance.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or business related discipline.
  • Professional accounting qualification like ACCA, CPA, ACA, CIMA will be an added advantage.
  • 5 years working experience in a busy accounting function.
  • Experience in telecom space, Fintech or fast moving consumer goods.
  • Able to operate in a performance driven organization.
  • Business awareness.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Analytical skills,
  • Prepare reliable multi-year business plans Key KPIs and Financial statements.
  • Ensure that the business plans are delivered as per group advised time table.
  • Scan the future business environment and incorporate their implication in to business plan.
  • Co-ordinate with other departments to insure all inputs to are received in time.
  • Present the business Plan to the Finance Director for discussion before being presented to senior management.
  • Prepare timely and accurate Annual Operating Plan according to group guidelines.
  • Co-ordinate with marketing, Sale, networks, IT, Customer Service, Airtel Money, Finance and Human Resources and Operational expenditure and Capital expenditure input.
  • Ensure that approved annual operating plan is disaggregated into departmental cost centres and uploaded on the financial reporting system for facilitate comparison with actual performance.
  • Ensure all group guidelines are incorporated in the annual operating plan.
  • Prepare accurate monthly Flash & forecast that align business performance to the Annual Operating Plan.
  • Prepare Capex Business Cases and Product Analysis.
  • Give insight of business performance against set key performance indicators and a detailed analytical commentary on the monthly financial performance.
  • Business awareness.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Analytical skills.
  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or business related discipline.
  • Professional accounting qualification like ACCA, CPA, ACA, CIMA will be an added advantage.
bachelor degree
60
JOB-69f89e3a4c7fe

Vacancy title:
Business Planning and Forecasting Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Telecommunications, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Airtel

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 15 2026

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 4 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Description

Airtel Uganda is hiring a Business Planning and Forecasting Accountant responsible for converting Airtel’s future strategic planning into financial objectives for company in terms of both financial and non-financial indicators.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare reliable multi-year business plans Key KPIs and Financial statements.
  • Ensure that the business plans are delivered as per group advised time table.
  • Scan the future business environment and incorporate their implication in to business plan.
  • Co-ordinate with other departments to insure all inputs to are received in time.
  • Present the business Plan to the Finance Director for discussion before being presented to senior management.
  • Prepare timely and accurate Annual Operating Plan according to group guidelines.
  • Co-ordinate with marketing, Sale, networks, IT, Customer Service, Airtel Money, Finance and Human Resources and Operational expenditure and Capital expenditure input.
  • Ensure that approved annual operating plan is disaggregated into departmental cost centres and uploaded on the financial reporting system for facilitate comparison with actual performance.
  • Ensure all group guidelines are incorporated in the annual operating plan.
  • Prepare accurate monthly Flash & forecast that align business performance to the Annual Operating Plan.
  • Prepare Capex Business Cases and Product Analysis.
  • Give insight of business performance against set key performance indicators and a detailed analytical commentary on the monthly financial performance.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or business related discipline.
  • Professional accounting qualification like ACCA, CPA, ACA, CIMA will be an added advantage.
  • 5 years working experience in a busy accounting function.
  • Experience in telecom space, Fintech or fast moving consumer goods.
  • Able to operate in a performance driven organization.
  • Business awareness.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Analytical skills,

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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