Finance Analyst: Corporate at MultiChoice

Key Accountabilities

Business Partnering

• Act as the key Finance Contact to the divisional GMs and HODs.
• Assist GMs and HODs with issues arising in the respective Cost Centres.
• Maintain relationships with divisional GMs and provide visibility around divisional performance.

Perform Financial Planning and Analysis

• Be the first point of contact on financial matters to MAH divisional GMs
• Take accountability for financial processes relating to a defined list of business units within MAH including monthly reporting and plan processes
• Liaise actively with Shared Services to deliver MAH objectives
• Drive monthly finance meetings for results reviews with MAH divisional GMs
• Provide MAH Corporate input into consolidated 24-month Treasury cash flow forecasts
• Provide MAH corporate input into consolidated 24-month rolling forecasts of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statement
• Initiation and approval of SGA expenses to confirm validity and availability of budget
• Provide input into the monthly reporting pack for business units (including financial performance and variance analyses of actuals against plans, forecasts, prior periods)
• Prepare divisional performance reporting for monthly and year to date results against budget and forecasts (including input into functional review requirements)
• Provide meaningful ad hoc financial analysis as required to divisional GMs and regional teams for agency and franchises
• Proactively partner with the business to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve bottom line business performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented
• Assist with projects identified by the business and drive them to completion.

Budgets and Forecasts

• Responsible for budgeting and forecasting of MAH divisional income statement, certain balance sheet and cash flow financial statement line items.
• Responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the MAH entity financials for budgets and forecast.
• Through close engagement with GMs, drive the budget and forecast process for various business units.
• Responsible for BPC loading of divisional income statement, balance sheet and cashflow during budgets as well as monitoring the performance of the system
• Assist with the completion of MAH BV consolidated 24-month rolling forecasts of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statement

Qualifications & Experience

• CA(SA)

Experience

• Minimum 1-3 years post articles experience
• SAP system experience advantageous
• Advanced excel skills
• Familiarity with finance databases
• Ability to present financial data using detailed reports and charts
• Industry understanding and experience would be advantageous
• Intercompany accounting experience is essential