Group Reporting Analyst at MultiChoice

Purpose of the Position:

Responsible for all accounting and finance related aspects of the MultiChoice Group Limited share schemes. Accounting, management, reporting and budgeting of the MCG corporate entities including but not limited to MultiChoice Group Limited, MultiChoice Group Services Proprietary Limited and MultiChoice Group Treasury Services

Key Performance Objectives
Share scheme financial admin, reporting and IFRS accounting

• Creating and maintain valuation datasets. Manage valuation process.
• Analyse and report on the monthly costing
• Reconciling the trading suspense accounts
• Prepare and communicate the IFRS2 budget and forecast to all participating group companies
• Prepare the monthly share appreciation rights (SAR) reconciliations
• Prepare and update the RSU trial balance monthly
• Reconciling the share scheme liabilities and deferred tax implications
• Prepare and communicate share scheme disclosures for the AFS
• Prepare all share trust financial statements, and manage the audit and filling process
• Prepare key management disclosures for the AFS and the published remuneration report;
• Analyse and investigate information with regards to share options awarded, vested, lapsed, exercised and any other internal queries
• Manage the audit of the share schemes and any system improvements required
• Analyse and communicate the impact of proposed share scheme allocations
• Manage SARS queries on trusts tax in conjunction with the MCG Tax team;
• Prepare and communicate the IFRS journals with the business units and provide training to BUs to improve IFRS 2 understanding across the business.

Accounting, management and budgeting for the MCG, MultiChoice Group Services Proprietary Limited and MultiChoice Group Treasury Services corporate entities 

• Monthly profit centre accounting for the MCG transactions per function.
• Functions include but not limited to Investor relations, Co Sec, Group Finance, Group Tax, Internal Audit, Executive, Treasury and MCG Limited
• Monthly variance reporting to functional heads.
• Preparing and interrogation of forecasts and budgets with the functional heads
• Prepare and present the corporate budgets to the Group CFO together with the functional heads.
• Responsible for accounting, maintenance and reporting of entities on SAP ECC for actuals, SAP BPC for Forecasts and budgets and HFM for group reporting.
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and rolling forecasts
• Prepare Annual Financial Statements for the stand-alone entities
• Manage the audit of the corporate entities
• Manage SARS queries in conjunction with the MCG Tax team;
• Manage the accounting of the hedge transactions in SAP and HFM
• Liase with MCG Financial Shares Services (FSS) to achieve synergies within processes

Ad-Hoc Projects

• Manage funding requirements with the group where applicable
• Manage the Coupa approval process and workflows
• Manage ad-hoc group finance projects as agreed with the MCG FM Reporting

Qualifications

• Must be a CA (SA)

Experience / Skills

• Must have experience within the Big 4 working environment;
• Must have minimum 1-2 years post article experience;
• Must have technical IFRS knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• Ability to manage self;
• Ability to innovate and challenge the norm
• Strong communication skills (written & verbal);
• Ability to influence process and educate others across the MCG Group;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Big picture thinking;
• Exceptionally strong stakeholder management;
• Strong people management skills;
• Service excellence – seeks the most efficient outcome for the customer

Technical Competencies

• Speed and accuracy with figures
• Ability to think and move quickly in a dynamic fast moving environment
• Customer orientated focus
• Systematic and analytical