Consultant: Financial Reporting& Consolidations at MTN

Core purpose of the Job
The Consultant is a part of the financial accounting division and would be responsible for activities related to period end, consolidation and intercompany accounting at the CoE. The purpose of this job is to act as a subject matter expert for the consolidation, period close reporting and intercompany accounting functions at the CoE.

The Consultant reports into the Senior Manager The position will interface with the CoE and Opco stakeholders and the Shared Services Hub (SSH) (not limited to) via Oracle workflows and non-Oracle workflows to ensure effective and efficient operations.

Strategy Development and Implementation

• Assist in the creation of the sub-divisional strategy in line with the overarching business goals
• Provide input into the effective implementation of the strategy by means of providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, plans and roadmaps

Strategic Meetings

• Provide input in strategic meetings when required
• Provide inputs to enterprise wide transformation initiatives when required
• Provide inputs to and ensure adequate risk mitigation and controls
• Perform evaluation baseline of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Provide input into the preparation of proposal on change initiatives SLA, policies and procedures

Escalations

• Escalate issues that will result in severe time, scope, productivity, and cost or resource impact
• Manage and provide solutions to escalations that have multiple processes / functions impact on critical path of service delivery

CoE Tactical

• Provide input into all projects initiated (internal or global)
• Provide input into finalising objectives, targets and budgets for CoE as applicable
• Identify and document key risks, issues and dependencies and set mitigation actions
• Prepare documentation required for sign-off / making decisions regarding tactical changes

Performance

• Ensure execution alignment with divisional strategy
• Provide input into SLA approval and exception performance review

Reporting

• Report on a monthly basis to reporting manager relating to progress made within the sub-division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set by the organisation
• Report on an ad hoc basis on specific projects as and when necessary
• Periodically review reports from the SSH, Opco

Budgets

• Assist in managing sub-divisional budgets in line with business objectives
• Assist in managing project initiative budgets in line with business objectives

Minimum & Preferred Requirements
Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Chartered Accountant (SA) (mandatory)

Knowledge

• GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
• IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• South African Companies Act
• JSE Listing Requirements
• Corporate Governance = King III
• South African Tax Legislation
• Consolidation
• ERP (Oracle preferred)
• Consolidation systems (Hyperion Financial Management preferred)
• South African Companies Act
• JSE Listing Requirements
• Corporate Governance – King III
• South African Tax Legislation
• Macro economic understanding
• Intercompany accounting

Work Experience

• Experience in consolidations and reporting
• Experience in the service management of business operations
• Experience in leading change/transformation (financial accounting)
• Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices (financial accounting, record to reporting)
• Experience in financial accounting leading practices and trends
• Experience in consolidations systems  (Hyperion Financial Management preferred)
• Telecommunications industry experience
• Project management experience
• Pan Africa multi-cultural experience
• South African Tax Legislation