Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 15, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
MultiChoice Africa Holdings an African platform operator is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Its strategy is to offer the best local and international content across multiple platforms to customers wherever they are. MultiChoice Africa’s expertise lies in distributing media products and creating media content. Its key areas of operations are:
Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services; and
SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing markets
Operating in the majority of African countries, MultiChoice Africa Holdings is the leading Pay TV provider in most of the key African markets.
The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. Over the years MultiChoice Africa has built a successful track record of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues mainly by selling decoders and collecting subscription fees.
• Build its Pay TV and SVOD subscriber base
• Focus on investment and technology
• Maintain a local approach
• Provide quality service
• Attract innovative and motivated employees

Position Name FP&A and Commercial
Reports to Head of Finance
Division Finance Department Finance
Band
Direct Reports N/A
Reporting Line
Key Customers Regional FM: FPAR, Division budget owners, Country Finance Manager
Location In Country
Purpose of the Position:
Responsible for the accuracy of management reports, budgets and forecasts, and financial planning for the MultiChoice Uganda business including any regional entities domiciled in country. Support the Country leadership team in analysing and improving financial results. The role includes performance of strategic and operational business cases to support group executives’ decision making and being the finance business partner on strategic projects in the country.

Key Performance Objectives
Tasks
Perform Financial Planning and Analysis
• Manage and execute the target setting, budget and forecast processes for MultiChoice entities in-country including any regional entities domiciled in country and ensure it aligns with the country objectives.
• Attend regular and adhoc finance, sales and operational meetings for results reviews.
• Prepare together with the Treasury Manager and submit 24-month Treasury cash flow forecasts for all MultiChoice entities in country including any regional entities domiciled in country.
• Prepare and submit 24-month rolling forecasts of the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statement for MultiChoice entities in country including any regional entities domiciled in country.
• Prepare & Submit monthly reporting pack (including financial performance and variance analyses of actuals against plans, forecasts, prior periods) for MultiChoice entities in country including any regional entities domiciled in country.
• Prepare country performance reporting for monthly and year to date results against budget and forecasts.
• Drive and contribute to relevant Finance and Technology projects.
• Business Partner
• Provide meaningful ad hoc financial analysis as required.
• Proactively partner with the business to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve bottom line business performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented.
• Financial Accountability and Oversight
• Accountable for GL Integrity management for the in-country entities including regional entities domiciled in country (Governance).
• Working with FSS to close the month end reporting activities
• With the FSS, manage the interim and year end external audit for Multichoice entities within the territory.
• Responsible for maintaining an appropriate internal control environment around the financial reporting and close process in accordance with applicable provisions of MAL Policies.
• Co-ordinate interim and year-end audits with the Finance Shared Services Team
• Conduct monthly finance reviews on Balance sheet integrity & controls.
• Tax Accounting.
• Medical Aid Administration
• Decoder costing, distribution and inventory control, including all stock management
• Consult with Shared Services Central Accounting team, MAL Corporate and Country teams to resolve Intercompany Disputes/Queries.
• Implement and drive review processes that impact the integrity of the trial balance to improve the quality of reporting from a technical stand point.
• Management of any services delivered from Shared Services.
• Any other tasks as maybe informed by the Country Head of Finance.

• Qualifications
• Must be a CA or Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Administration Accounting with a CPA Qualification

• Experience / Skills
• Has about 6 years of experience (Accounting, Finance or Business Administration);
• Africa experience key
• Knowledge of transfer pricing and withholding tax
• Experience managing and dealing with people
• Fluent in English
• Acts with integrity and fairness and high standards of accountability

• Technical Competencies
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Statutory understanding (Companies Act and Tax)
• Strong financial and accounting knowledge
• Financial analysis experience
• Management capabilities
• Conflict resolution experience
• Strong negotiator
• Commercial experience
• Operational know how and ability
• Financial knowledge pertaining to the Africa continent

Behavioral Competencies
• Accountability
• Team Work
• Delegation
• Interpersonal Support
• Perseverance
• Motivating
• Prioritization
• Analytical Thinking

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
To apply please e-mail your CV and cover letter to exec-recruitment@truenorthafrica.com and copy f.mukalazi@truenorthafrica.com before Monday 22nd August. All applications shall be acknowledged.

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