Accountant - Planning Analysis and Reporting. Supersonic

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job:
The purpose of the role is to provide financial planning and reporting support to the business alongside the Finance manager, by providing in-depth financial analysis, developing and maintaining financial models, and contributing to the budgeting and forecasting processes. This role requires a strong understanding of financial principles, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

Key Performance Areas:

Financial Modeling:
•Maintain complex financial models, including sales models, pricing and profitability analyses, and business case models.
•The ability to calculate scenario analyses to evaluate the impact of various economic and business factors on revenue and profitability.
•Update models accurately to reflect business drivers and provide insightful forecasts.

Budgeting and Forecasting:
•Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, including gathering budget inputs from department heads and performing scenario planning.
•Assist the manager in preparing the monthly and quarterly financial forecasts in accordance with MTN Group guidelines.
•Monitor KPIs and track progress against budget and forecast targets.
•Regularly update forecasts based on actual results and market conditions.

Financial Performance and Analysis:
•Conduct in-depth variance analysis, trend analysis, and key driver analysis.
•Prepare monthly operational spend, budget income, expense, and cash flow reports.
•Conduct post-implementation analyses for products/channels and identify learning points.
•Contribute to the development of performance measures and KPIs.
•Monitor performance deep dives and root cause analysis.
•Analyse product pricing, tariffs and product/channel policy decisions.
•Report and analyze actual product/channel performance.
•Prepare Consolidated monthly reporting packs for Business Units including financial and non-financial information, variance analysis of actuals, budget, forecasts and prior year
•Deliver accurate monthly management accounts with detailed variance analysis
•Preparation of the monthly cash flow forecast with detailed variance analysis
•Carefully manage variances to plan ensuring governance is enforced

Cost Allocation and Management:
•Ensure costs are allocated according to the approved budget.
•Identify and report material deviations from budget and recommend corrective actions.
Board Reporting:
•Assist in the collation and compilation of financial and operational information for board meetings.
•Prepare financial reports and presentations for the Board of Directors, including actuals vs. budget, actuals vs. forecast, and KPIs.
•Assist in the distribution of board packs for stakeholders.

Other Duties:
•Assist with special projects and ad-hoc financial analyses.
•Stay up to date on accounting standards and industry best practices.
•Provide support for IFRS compliance and complex transactions.

Information Management:
•Maintains computerized collection and tracking of relevant data.
•Maintain the definitions of all financial and non-financial data
•Collaborating with IT on the definition of data sourcing and system integration patterns to support downstream data consumers
•Assist in incorporating other systems such as Hyperion, Oracle, EDW, review that the data is accurate and correct.

Customer Satisfaction
•Ensure customer needs and requirements are satisfied through appropriate systems / processes / procedures / reports.
•Put contingency plans in place to prevent delays
•Adopt a proactive approach to prevent problems from arising in the future
•Initiate change to continually improve all aspects of service delivery
•Manage the successful distribution and communication to the relevant stakeholders.

Education:
•BCom Hons – Account / Financial Management/ the equivalent thereof
•Newly Qualified CA (SA)/ CGMA

Global Experience Standards:
•Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a finance role with a strong experience in data modelling.
•Experience working in a medium to large organization
•Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Sage Evolution) is highly desirable.
•Advanced proficiency in Excel and data modelling
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
•Business Performance analysis experience advantageous
•Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time-management skills.
•Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other relevant software

Training:
•IFRS, IAS, Sage Evolution and Hyperion
•Keep up to date with changing regulatory requirements

General working conditions:
• Ability to work overtime when required
• Constant pressure to meet extremely tight deadlines