Administrator - Period End Close. CONTRACT at MTN

Responsibilities

The Administrator: Period End Close will be accountable to achieve the following objectives:

Journal Processing

•  Create journals based on information received from the Opcos and SSH
•  Ensure that the supporting documentation relating to journals is valid and in line with what is expected
• Ensure that manual journals are not created in accounts that are used for sub-system control accounts
• Follow-up with the sub-system process owners to ensure that the sub-ledger journals have pulled through to the GL

Reconciliations

• Perform reconciliation for general ledger accounts for Opcos and SSH
• Follow up on reconciling items, while limiting the requirements to process manual journals
• Drive the service level agreements for the resolution of outstanding items on reconciliations
• Track and manage the processes around performance of reconciliation and ensure all reconciliations are performed within the required month end schedules

Review and Audit Management

• Help with the generation of reporting files to be presented to the Opcos/SSH for review
• Manage the queries and request resulting out of the review processes and provide the information that is requested by the business
• Help with the preparation of audit and tax schedules for the Opcos
• Obtain and collate audit evidence that is required from both internal and external auditors

Intercompany

• Daily processing of invoices (receipt & payables)
• Sending out confirmation & dealing with queries
• Loading of HFM
• Matching & posting of transactions,
• Loading & clearing of validations & Journal processing
• Cashflow Reporting & reconciliations

Reporting

• Help with the preparation and presentation of financial statements
• Help with the information gathering process for other statutory reporting requirements
• Support adhoc reporting required from the Opcos to ensure effective disclosure

Query Management

• Respond to queries raised by the Opcos and SSH within the SLA that has been provided.

Governance

Adhoc Meetings

• Participate and provide inputs in adhoc meetings
• Execute day-to-day operations

Team

• Ability to work in a team
• Responsible for self-learning and development with guidance from Supervisor
• Ensure an ‘MTN centric’ and a partnership approach to develop strong relationships with other working groups
• Ensure effective communication across the SSH and working groups on an ongoing basis

SSH Operational 

• Resolve operational issues
• Escalate issues and requests, as required

Reporting structure

• Reporting to the Supervisor, Manager and/or Senior leadership (as required) 

Qualifications

Education:

• Diploma in Commerce and/or equivalent
• Tertiary Qualification (preferred)

Experience:

• 1-2 years relevant experience

Competencies

Knowledge

• Administration 
• Customer management 
• ERP (Oracle) 
• MS office 
• Project administration 
• Accounting

Skills

• Administration 
• Analytical 
• Communication 
• Continuous improvement 
• Customer service 
• Data interpretation 
• Detail 
• Judgment 
• Operational coordination 
• Presentation 
• Reporting