Finance Analyst: Reporting at MultiChoice

About the Job

Purpose of the Position:

• Responsible for reporting performance of product portfolios, financial forecasting, budgeting, metric analysis, cost controls, ad hoc financial analysis, and general finance support to Head of Finance.

Key Performance Objectives

Support Finance and General Accounting operations and External Reporting

Month end

• Synergy month end procedures
• Responsible for providing financial data and calculations to Shared Services to process accounting entries (i.e. for investments, fixed asset valuations, product costing, hedge accounting, devaluation journals, monthly accruals and provisions etc.)
• Responsible for ensuring that the accounting records correctly reflect the financial results

Annual

• Responsible for reviewing the fixed asset register including annual useful life estimations
• Responsible for monitoring the preparation of the stock forecast and reviewing stock take reconciliations
• Responsible for notes and commentary for external and statutory reporting
• Responsible for preparing the BEE scorecard for the entity

Ad Hoc

• Responsible for the approval of purchase requisitions per the Delegation of Authority
• Consult with Shared Services Central Accounting team to resolve Intercompany Disputes
• Responsible for preparing information that will be sent to the Regulators
• Consult with the Shared Services Central Accounting team to prepare for internal and statutory audits

Perform Financial Planning and Analysis

• Facilitate the budget and forecast process for the Business Unit
• Consolidate and report on Budgets and Forecasts
• Consolidate 24 month Treasury cash flow forecasts
• Consolidate 24 month rolling forecasts of Income Statement and Cash flow statement
• Proactively partner with the business to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented
• Prepare monthly reporting pack (including financial performance and variance analyses against plans, forecasts and regional objectives)
• Work with corporate BI team to set up and further improve reporting for the business unit

Qualifications

• Must be a CA (SA)

Experience / Skills

• Minimum 2 years post article relevant experience in a similar role
• Sound knowledge of IFRS and Taxation rules
• SAP system experience
• Advanced excel skills

Technical Competencies

• Speed and accuracy with figures
• Stakeholder management
• Attention to detail
• Proactive and ability to plan ahead
• Ability to prioritise in order to meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and pressurised situations
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to think and move quickly in a dynamic fast moving environment
• Excellent communication skills- upward, downward and lateral
• Problem solving
• Customer orientated focus
• Systematic and analytical