MultiChoice Group Recruitment For Financial Accountants – Multichoice Group is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the vacant job positions in their company. Interested candidates should kindly follow the job application guidelines below to apply successfully.
MultiChoice Group is a leading entertainment company and we’re home to some of the most recognised brands on the continent. Our entertainment platforms – DStv, GOtv, Showmax and DStv Now – are a hub for more than 19 million people across 50 co
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Finance Analyst – Showmax
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time · Mid-Senior level
Purpose of the Position
- Support the Finance Manager and General Manager Showmax in financial reporting and finance partnering functions
- Responsible for timely and accurate preparation of all Showmax Nigeria Financial reporting, management reporting, budgets and forecasts and procurement process (tracking spend against budgets).
Roles/Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis:
- Design, maintain and improve upon robust budgeting model (record trends, understand drivers, correlation, sensitivities, dependencies)
- Facilitation of Showmax Nigeria budget and forecast planning cycles
- Perform analysis and provide commentary on month-end variances against budgets, forecasts and prior years
- Proactively partner with the Showmax business to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve bottom line business performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented
- Tracking business financial objectives, as well as projecting and monitoring run rates to ensure that set targets are met
- Provide support for adhoc analysis and request pertaining to outlooks and projects
- Preparation and analysis of monthly rolling forecasts for Group submission
- Extract, combine and summarise data to analyse the financial impact of new initiatives and effectively communicating key findings to senior leadership to influence and support tactical and strategic business decisions
- Develop metrics and reports to provide monitoring for new initiatives
Financial Reporting and Operations:
- Prepare month end reporting packs for analysis
- Adhere to Group reporting deadlines including month end; forecasts; budgets; half-year and year-end
- Tracking and management of the procurement process and related key stats
- Perform reconciliations
- Prepare required schedules and documents for tax purposes
- Accounts receivable and accounts payable functions.
- Review/ prepare schedules and reports for statutory reporting packs for half-year and year-end reporting periods
- Consult with the Shared Services and auditors to prepare and assist with internal and statutory audits
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- ICAN/ACCA preferable, with database / Excel proficiency
- MBA advantageous
Experience / Skills:
- 5 – 8 years in a Financial accounting/analyst role
- Detailed commercial and financial acumen, balanced with creative flair
- Hands-on experience with financial analysis, modelling and report building
- Industry understanding and experience would be advantageous
- Strong communication and relationship building skills.
Technical Competencies:
- Advanced Excel skills (Macros, pivots and working with advanced and complex formulae)
- SAP experience
- Financial Modelling
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to present financial data using detailed reports and presentations
- Excellent communication, presentation skills
- Understanding the procurement process.
Behavioural Competencies:
- SAP experience
- Speed and accuracy with figures
- Effective stakeholder management
- Persuading and influence
- Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines
- Analytical thinking
- Innovative problem solver
- Holistic thinking
- Structured, agile, results oriented, customer focused
- Acts with integrity and fairness and high standards of accountability.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proactive and ability to plan ahead
- Coaching
- Conflict resolution
- Attention to detail
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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