Accountant - Financial Reporting.Finance at MTN

Responsibilities

Operational Processes

• Input into identifying ways to fine tune procedures and their application
• Work with existing processes and procedures in such a way that operational efficiencies and performance are enhanced
• Share experiences and knowledge of relevant work matters
• Gather information and research to ensure delivery of results
• Overcome obstacles encountered by using previously learned methods of solution; or report back, escalating through channels provided, seeking advice from authority; or by trial and error judgments made en route
• Support the work performed by others
• Prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met
• Address problems on a case by case basis, ensuring an optimal balance between the response to the situation 
• Sort, accumulate and analyse information about a particular situation / problem to assist with problem solving
• Follow clear and linear procedures to find practical solutions to problems pertaining to reconciliations and payments
• Offer input / judgments relevant to own technical expertise and experience
• Base judgement predominantly on knowledge, skills and experience to solve problems

Reconciliation of accounts

• Compile and reconcile intercompany accounts 
• Compile intercompany invoices and invoice to different MTN companies
• Prepare journals
• Compile expenditure and account analysis reports on request for different business units
• Preparation of professional fees schedules 
• Compile and reconcile intercompany accounts
• Collect funds from intercompany debtors

Year End and Interim Reporting 

• Responsible for all Head Office companies interim, hard close and year-end audit
• Prepare audit files together with all supporting schedules for auditors to ensure audit completion within Group deadlines.
• Prepare Annual Financial Statements for all Head Office companies within set deadlines
• Draw information from the system when required
• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts to the General Ledger

Process and Procedure Effectiveness

• Improve methods of carrying out work through on-the-job concrete experience
• Ensure that workflow continues without interruption 

Reporting

• Load all intercompany transactions for the month.
• Validate and reconcile the relevant intercompany.
• Post all intercompany transactions on the intercompany tool timeously.
• Load and reconcile the cash flow load file on the intercompany tool timeously.
• Prepare relevant information and data for reporting purposes e.g. expenditure and account analysis reports, intercompany invoices, professional fees schedules etc 
• Improve report formats to facilitate ease of use
• Compile and prepare reports without compromising quality and accuracy.
• Ensure all reporting deadlines are met.

Quality Management

• Work consistently according to standards of accuracy, deadlines and formats 
• Identify processes and procedures where the quality of work may be improved 
• Understand the consequences of not maintaining quality focus and operate appropriately
• Document quality standards
• Ensure quality standards are implemented correctly. Report non-compliance 

Customer Satisfaction / Customer Service

• Deliver first time right service excellence 
• Pull data from the system in response to queries received for information
• Consider the implications of actions to be taken for the customer / the effect of actions on the customer 
• Understand the immediate consequence and impact of activity on the customer
• Gather important information regarding customer issues and report to Manager SP GL&CFM
• Respond to customer queries in line with set guidelines
• Attend to and resolve all customer queries or escalate unresolved queries timeously

Qualifications

Education:

• 3 year Degree / Diploma in Financial Management / Accounting / Internal Auditing or related

Global Experience Standards (10)

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialisation; with experience in supervising others
• Experience working in a medium organization 

Training:

• Insurance company training
• Microsoft Excel
• Oracle  ERP
• Systems training e.g. Hyperion, FCCS, Other intercompany reporting software.
• Quality standards
• Procedures and processes

Apply Before 08/11/2025