HR Business Partner / Total Rewards Specialist

• Aug 2022 - Present

Manager, Reward, Compensation and Performance

• Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

Head, Total Rewards

• Feb 2018 - Feb 2022

Head, Compensation and Benefits

• Dec 2014 - Feb 2018

Compensation and Benefits Manager

• Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

• Reporting to Africa Total Rewards Director. Responsible for compensation and benefits management. Preparation of HR metric and management report.• Airtel Africa Strategic Business Unit 2 Compensation and Benefits Executive leveraging my experience across the subregion in Compensation and benefits policy implementation and policy direction. SBU 2 comprised Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Gabon, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Rwanda.• Responsible for Management of Employee Benefits: Group Life Scheme, Medical, Pension, Stock Option, Bonus. • Preparation of reports: HR Board Report and Compensation & Benefits Quarterly Report.• Formulation of and implementing Compensation & Benefits policies and pay practices as well as international pay systems.• Building a pay structure aligned with the strategic perspectives through defining internal pay alignment, Job analysis, job evaluations and factoring person based structures for rare skill sets.• Creating and maintaining salary range system, including periodic evaluation of levels and Job.• Defining compensation competitiveness by practising pay for performance through performance appraisals and lucrative benefit schemes.• Design of Salary Checker & Recruitment cost benefits tool for recruitment and selection.• Budgets and Administration: Managing labour costs, Inherent controls like Maximums and Minimums, Compa ratios and variable pay. Re-engineering and restructuring through outsourcing.• World Class delivery of benefits to Airtel Ghana staff.• Expatriate Management (Ensure that all Expatriate Controls and process comply 100% with Legislation and Policy).• Provide analytical and technical support for the delivery of the company’s benefit programs.• Recommend and advise on benefit enhancements and changes.• Coordinate benefit setup, deduction and compliance reporting issues with Information Systems, Human Resources, and Tax Compliance.• Staff Communication.• Best practice relationship with all Service Providers.

Assistant Accounting Manager - Taxation and Interconnect

• Jan 2010 - Aug 2014

• Oversee Tax compliance for the current Opco.• Tax planning for the Opco.• Optimization of the ETR for the Opco and reduction of cash tax payments.• Management of relationship with Revenue authorities and other parties like auditors and tax consultants within Ghana.• Implementation of efficient regional Tax reporting and monitoring of tax related internal controls.• Point of reference on tax matters e.g. Transfer pricing, Implication of Tax regulations on the business, tax restructuring, etc.• Systems enhancements through errors elimination, gap analysis and procedures improvements.• Preparation of monthly commentary to explain the results.• Coordination of the annual statutory audits with external auditors.• Tax compliance; Corporate Tax, VAT, NHIL, PAYE, CST and Customs for the region.• Ensuring that employee costs are in line with the HR department’s workforce plans.• Payroll Management.• Administer Staff Pension Schemes i.e. Provident Fund etc.• Employee Relations on issues related to their salaries on a monthly basis.• Ensuring all internal and statutory audits are conducted.• Ensuring companywide tax compliance for existing and new products.• Leading the monthly process of closing the books among stakeholders.• Daily revenue reporting and explaining variances.• Systems enhancements through errors elimination, gap analysis and procedures improvements.• Submission of management reports to the company’s head office through standard reporting tools (Hyperion) for consolidation purposes.

Assistant Manager

• Jan 2010 - Aug 2014

Professional Experience Assistant Manager Tax – Airtel Ghana Ltd, ▪ January 2009 – Present • Oversee Tax compliance for the current Opco. • Tax planning for the Opco. • Optimization of the ETR for the Opco and reduction of cash tax payments. • Management of relationship with Revenue authorities and other parties like auditors and tax consultants within Ghana. • Implementation of efficient regional Tax reporting and monitoring of tax related internal controls. • Point of reference on tax matters e.g. Transfer pricing, Implication of Tax regulations on the business, tax restructuring, etc. • Systems enhancements through errors elimination, gap analysis and procedures improvements. • Preparation of monthly commentary to explain the results. • Coordination of the annual statutory audits with external auditors. • Tax compliance; Corporate Tax, VAT, NHIL, PAYE, CST and Customs for the region. HR Accounting support – Airtel Ghana Ltd, Ghana▪ January 2011 – Date • Ensuring that employee costs are in line with the HR department’s workforce plans. • Payroll Management. • Administer Staff Pension Schemes i.e. Provident Fund etc. • Employee Relations on issues related to their salaries on a monthly basis. Financial Reporting Support – Airtel Ghana Ltd, Ghana▪ May, 2013 – September, 2013 • Ensuring all internal and statutory audits are conducted. • Ensuring companywide tax compliance for existing and new products. • Leading the monthly process of closing the books among stakeholders. • Daily revenue reporting and explaining variances. • Systems enhancements through errors elimination, gap analysis and procedures improvements. • Submission of management reports to the company’s head office through standard reporting tools (Hyperion) for consolidation purposes.

Accountant - Interconnect & Tax

• Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

• Ensuring all internal and statutory audits are conducted. • Ensuring companywide tax compliance for existing and new products. • Leading the monthly process of closing the books among stakeholders. • Daily revenue reporting and explaining variances. • Systems enhancements through errors elimination, gap analysis and procedures improvements. • Submission of management reports to the company’s head office through standard reporting tools (Hyperion) for consolidation purposes. • Ensuring all internal and statutory audits are conducted. • Ensuring companywide tax compliance for existing and new products. • Leading the monthly process of closing the books among stakeholders. • Daily revenue reporting and explaining variances. • Systems enhancements through errors elimination, gap analysis and procedures improvements. • Submission of management reports to the company’s head office through standard reporting tools (Hyperion) for consolidation purposes.

Account Officer

• Nov 2007 - Dec 2008