Accountant: Sales at Business Connexion

• Responsible for the management of accounting activities and reporting related to the maintenance of financial reports and financial statements. 
• Reports financial results on a monthly basis to management to enable appraisal of the client's actual performance against target.
• Responsibilities include the preparation of management accounts, implementation of accounting policies/procedures and ensuring compliance. 
• Supports business in articulating their strategic choices to ensure profitability

Key Responsibilities – Primary Function(s) of the Role

Strategy

• Supports the implementation of the Telkom Business Group Strategy
• Supports the Commercial Sales framework which includes the management of financial risks, structures, processes, culture and technological architecture
• Understand of action plans to meet agreed strategic objectives within client portfolio

Financial (Satisfied Stakeholders)

• Supports client’s actions to direct and co-ordinate activities to achieve profit, maximise cash flow and return on capital
• Ensure that profitability client reports are proficiently compiled to support revenue and GP growth
• Manage financial functions and preparation of reports and statistics detailing financial results
• Understand the importance of accurate data and utilises systems, tools and technologies to execute processes and data analysis

Customers (Satisfied Customers)

• Promote and facilitate optimum engagement between Finance Shared Services and Telkom Business Connexion stakeholders.
• Establish and enhance strategic customer relationships and promoting sound relationships with external clients
• Drive delivery excellence in collaboration to through delivering customer excellence 

Operational

• Budgeting/Rolling Forecast management and capturing
• Ensure completeness of revenue, including WIP, and match income and costs
• Ensure correct allocation to enable profitability reporting (by client by line of business)
• Ensure that journal entries comply with all applicable accounting, legal and Telkom Business Connexion’s requirements
• Compile management reports per account detailing debtors, revenue, gross profit and profit before interest and tax.
• Compile profitability client reports proficiently to support revenue and GP growth
• Preparation and review of monthly management reports
• Support the overall growth of business revenue and GP within Sales Business
• Comply with relevant reporting, accounting and audit requirements imposed by regulatory bodies and provide consultative support to business areas
• Understand the importance of accurate data and utilises systems, tools and technologies to execute processes and data analysis.
• Deliver services in a way that is timely and ensure information is accurate and understandable
• Monitor the integrity of data used or generated and liaise with the appropriate people to initiate amendments
• Maintain effective commercial administration on client contracts with regular feedback sessions to minimise disputes.
• Analyses financial information detailing assets, liabilities and capital. Prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position.

People

• Contributes to a culture of team work through collaboration, interaction and regular communication with relevant stakeholders within Telkom Business Connexion
• Develop relationships with business colleagues so as to be viewed as a trusted advisor