Consultant :Management Accounting at MTN

Mission/Core purpose of the Job:

• The Consultant, Management Accounting is a part of the Forecasting, Planning and Analysis division and would be
• responsible for activities related to developing financial scenarios, budgeting and forecasting templates and assisting
• Opcos with budgeting processes. The purpose of this job is to act as the subject matter expert for the Management
• Accounting functions at the CoE.
• The Consultant, Management Accounting reports to the Senior Manager, Forecasting, Budgeting and reporting.
• The position will interface with the CoE and Opco stakeholders and the Shared Services Hub (SSH) (not limited to) via
• Oracle workflows and non-Oracle workflows in order to ensure effective and efficient operations.

Key Performance Areas
Strategy Development and Implementation

• Assist in the creation of the sub-divisional strategy in line with the overarching business goals
• Provide input into the effective implementation of the strategy by means of providing direction, structure, frameworks, models, plans and roadmaps
• Governance

Strategic Meetings

• Provide input in strategic meetings when required
• Provide inputs to enterprise wide transformation initiatives when required
• Provide inputs to and ensure adequate risk mitigation and controls
• Perform evaluation baseline of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Provide input into the preparation of proposal on change initiatives SLA, policies and procedures

Escalations

• Escalate issues that will result in severe time, scope, productivity, and cost or resource impact
• Manage and provide solutions to escalations that have multiple processes functions impact on critical path of service delivery

CoE Tactical

• Provide input into all projects initiated (internal or global)
• Provide input into finalising objectives, targets and budgets for CoE as applicable
• Identify and document key risks, issues and dependencies and set mitigation actions

As per business plan
 

Prepare documentation required for sign-off / making decisions regarding tactical changes
Performance

• Ensure execution alignment with divisional strategy
• Provide input into SLA approval and exception performance review
• Reporting
• Report on a monthly basis to reporting manager relating to progress made within the sub-division and in accordance with the measurement metrics set
• by the organisation
• Report on an ad hoc basis on specific projects as and when necessary
• Periodically review reports from the SSH, Opco
• As per business plan
• Budgets
• Assist in managing sub-divisional budgets in line with business objectives

Job Specifications/ Minimum & Preferred Requirements
Education / Business Degree

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and / or equivalent
• Chartered Accountant or Chartered Financial Analyst

Work Experience

• 2 – 4 years relevant working experience
• 2 – 4 years experience within a telecommunication environment especially in financial planning and analysis function
• Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices (management accounting)
• Experience in management accounting leading practices and trends

Any other specifications

• Experience in ERP (Oracle preferred)
• Telecommunications industry experience
• Project management experience
• Pan Africa multi-cultural experience
• GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)IFRS (International Financial
• Reporting Standards)

Competencies

• Ambiguity within the workplace
• Complexity within the workplace
• Conflict management
• Consolidation
• ERP (Oracle preferred)
• GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
• IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• Influencing others
• Information processing
• Management accounting practices
• Pan Africa multi-cultural organisations
• Problem solving

Skills

• Analytical
• Communication
• Continuous improvement
• Data interpretation
• Judgment
• Presentation
• Reporting