Senior Finance Analyst Reporting: General Entertainment at MultiChoice

Purpose of the Position

Support the Finance manager: Reporting in financial reporting and financial planning and analysis functions. Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of all GE & M-Net Financial reporting, management reporting, budgets and forecasts.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Facilitation of GE budget and forecast planning cycles
• Perform analysis and provide commentary on month-end variances against budgets, forecasts and prior years
• Consolidate GE cluster budget and forecast submissions for Exco & Group reporting
• Preparation and analysis of monthly rolling forecasts for Group submission
• Extract, combine and summarise data to analyse the financial impact of new initiatives and effectively communicating key findings to senior leadership to influence and support tactical and strategic business decisions
• Developing metrics and reports to provide monitoring for new initiatives
• Proactively partner with the business to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve bottom line business performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented
• Tracking business financial objectives, as well as projecting and monitoring run rates to ensure that set targets are met
• Provide support for adhoc analysis and requests pertaining to outlooks and projects

Financial Reporting

• Prepare month end reporting packs for Exco and Group reporting
• Adhere to Group reporting deadlines including month end; forecasts; budgets; half-year and year-end
• Review/ prepare schedules and reports for statutory reporting packs for half-year and year-end reporting periods
• Consult with the Shared Services and auditors to prepare and assist with internal and statutory audits.
• Responsible for driving discussions with Shared Services team to address system and process issues.
• Review related month-end calculations as well as entries for programming revenue, intercompany transactions, and provisions.
• Prepare monthly content and hedge accounting journals
• Prepare monthly balance sheet blackline reconciliations for content accounts
• Perform Synergy month end routines & procedures.
• Cashflow management
• Perform Scenario analysis and Business cases

Qualifications

• CA (SA)

Experience / Skills

• Has minimum 2 – 4 years post articles experience
• Hedge accounting exposure advantageous
• Hands-on experience with financial analysis and modelling
• Industry understanding and experience would be advantageous
• Intercompany accounting experience is essential
• Strong communication and relationship building skills

Technical Competencies

• Advanced Excel skills (Macros, pivots and working with advanced and complex formulae)
• Sound knowledge of IFRS (IFRS 9 exposure advantageous)
• Sound knowledge of taxation principles
• HFM Experience
• SAP experience
• Financial Modelling
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to present financial data using detailed reports and presentations
• Excellent communication, presentation skills;
• Understanding of the procurement process
• Speed and accuracy with figures

Behavioural Competencies

• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Effective stakeholder management
• Persuading and influence
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Proactive and ability to plan ahead
• Coaching
• Conflict resolution
• Attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines
• Analytical thinking
• Innovative problem solver
• Holistic thinking
• Decision making
• Structured, agile, results oriented, customer focused
• Acts with integrity and fairness and high standards of accountability