Senior Specialist: EPM Financial Reporting Design at MTN

Mission/ Core purpose of the Job
The Senior Specialist: EPM Financial Reporting Design position is responsible for the MTN Group system design and development to perform financial reporting. The position combines development and operations and closely aligns with the support of the system to enable continuous improvement and monitoring of the reporting process.

Key Performance Areas: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position (KPA's)

• The Senior Specialist: EPM Financial Reporting Design position is responsible for the MTN Group system design and development to perform financial reporting and month end processes spanning all the way from OpCos’ legal entities to the group aggregate numbers.
• The position combines development and operations and closely aligns with the support of the system to enable continuous improvement and monitoring of the process. The reporting, month end close calendars, interaction, and alignment of group strategies with OpCo implementation and transparent reporting on the process adherence and efficiency falls within the roles mandate.
• The design and implementation of an intercompany solution catering to business needs but ensuring trusted and transparent reporting is a key deliverable from this role. The continuous improvement of the processes while considering Transfer pricing, tax implications and performance reporting is required.

Other key performance areas include:
Enterprise Performance Management

• Design and develop the Oracle Cloud reporting solutions falling under the EPM stack together with the Programme Manager, Project Managers and implementation partners, and
• Defining the strategy for EPM reporting and implementing it at both a Group and OpCo level
• Defining and developing the MTN reference reporting architecture and best practices on design to ensure reusability and driving benefits from the implemented solutions.
• Providing guidance in preparing custom reporting formats
• Reviewing of reports generated to check whether the new/customized reporting formats conform to the requirements. Ensure completeness, accuracy and relevance for the same
• Continuously seeking to improve the reports prepared
• Reviewing month-end and annual reports and providing feedback
• Conceptualizing the required reporting documents for dashboards to be used for reporting and analysis purposes
• Reviewing the dashboards developed and provide feedback in the form of suggestions/ changes to the same
• Providing guidance on defining future requirements on reporting for management purposes
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders on a regular basis and understand changes/improvements in the reporting requirements for Group and OpCo
• Manage intercompany for the OpCo’s serviced by MTN Boost (EPM)
• Reporting on FCC for the OpCo’s serviced by MTN Boost (EPM)
• Maintaining chart of accounts for EPM
• Assist with budget loads for OpCo’s serviced by MTN Boost (EPM)
• Manage the team which reports into the role (reporting & intercompany team

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)
Education

• BSc/Bcom
• Relevant Software Certification or courses (preferred)

Experience

• 3 – 5 Years EPM
• Relevant Accounting Experience
• Cloud Experience (preferred)

Knowledge:

• Business Requirements documentation and review
• Financial Reporting and month end closure processes. General Ledger and Intercompany experience highly beneficial.
• Actual and disclosure reporting standardization
• Multi-dimensional scripting (MDX)
• Governance Frameworks
• OpCo GL Process familiarity
• Functional compliance and reporting standards
• Close integration with Support team to ensure continuous improvement and proactive development to address and assist future business needs.
• Stakeholder Management

Skills:

• Problem solver
• Improvement driver
• Strong logical analytical and evaluation skills
• Effective conflict resolution
• Results focused
• Fact based decision making

Behavioural:

• Complete candour
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Manages relationships
• Emotional maturity
• Innovation
• Cultural awareness and adaptability