Ops Specialist: Management Accounts at Telkom

Core Description

• To provide a consolidated financial service to Executives and Senior Managers and to supervise own sub-section. Accountable for tracking, controlling and reporting in Opex environment. To develop, analyse and implementing procedures and guidelines to improve efficiencies.

Job Responsibilities
OUTPUT 1

• Compiled Budget/ Projections

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Obtain and analyze operational plan/ results/ budget guidelines
• Obtain/validate/process projection information
• Process budget data received from management
• Submit budget/ projection for approval
• Communicate/ project budget results
• Communicate budget guidelines to line management

RANGE

• Operational

OUTPUT 2

• Compiled Reports

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Receive request/ identify need and analyze
• Collect information
• Process information
• Generate report
• Validate report
• Distribute to relevant role players

RANGE

• Financial reports (periodic, ad hoc, budget / projection reports and
• statistical reports)
• Financial Reports (Periodic, Ad Hoc, Budget/Projection Reports)

Types:

• Financial report

OUTPUT 3

• Developed Customers

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Determine/ analyze development need/ request
• Compile development material
• Provide development
• Evaluate development
• Provide feedback to role players

RANGE
OUTPUT 4

• Managed Information Integrity

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Obtain relevant information
• Compare/ verify information
• Obtain explanations on discrepancies
• Take corrective action

RANGE

• Financial information
• Financial Transactions
• Reconciliations
• Provisions
• Budgets/Forecasting

Operating Expenditure

• Policies And Procedures

OUTPUT 5

• Provided Consultation

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Establish relationship and clarify expectations
• Receive and analyze request/ identify need
• Obtain relevant information
• Determine consultative approach/ process
• Provide advice/ recommendations
• Evaluate impact of advice/ recommendations
• Reinforce advice/ recommendations

RANGE

• Financial
• Budgets/Forecasting
• Operating Expenditure
• Policies And Procedures
• (Up To Executive Level)

OUTPUT 6

• Compiled/ Implemented Policies & Procedures/ Guidelines

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Compile/ provide inputs to policies & procedures
• Obtain/ receive approval
• Receive and analyse needs
• Gather relevant information
• Forward to role players

RANGE

• Financial
• Operational budget
• Capital budget
• Business case management

OUTPUT 7

• Established and Maintained Relationships

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Determine role players
• Obtain information from key role players
• Establish relationships
• Maintain relationships
• Create and update a network information system

RANGE

• Internal customers

OUTPUT 8

• Implemented Operational Effectiveness and Efficiency

SUB-OUTPUTS

• Identify, discuss and initiate cost reduction opportunities
• Implementation and status updates
• Align financial issues with company policies and procedures
• Communicate/ interpret financial policies and procedures to line management

RANGE

• Initiatives
• Strategies
• Analysis
• Benchmarking
• Costs

Competencies

• Acting with Integrity
• Acting Decisively
• Working with Financial Information
• Controlling Costs

Core Competencies
FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

• Consultation; Computer Software; Financial; Business Acumen; Telkom Procedures; Budgeting Process; Telkom Policies; Business Structures

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Planning; Analytical; Communicating; Problem Solving; Report Writing Techniques; Decision Making; Budgeting; Acumen

ATTITUDES/ LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Business Orientated; Objective; Cost Conscious; Assertive; Integrity; Efficient; Customer Focus; Team Player; Organized

Education

• NQF 6: 3 year Diploma/ National Diploma

Experience

• 3 Years relevant experience