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Job Title:    Business Planning and Commercial Manager

Organization: MultiChoice Uganda (DSTV)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

MultiChoice is a South African company that operates the DStv Satellite Television service, a major satellite TV service in Sub-Saharan Africa. MultiChoice was formed out of the subscriber-management branch of the M-Net Terrestrial Pay TV company, and broadcasts the full range of M-Net channels on the DStv service. MultiChoice is owned by the MultiChoice Group media conglomerate. One of the subsidiaries of MultiChoice is DStv Mobile, a service that delivers television transmission to mobile devices such as laptops, smart phones and notebooks.

Job Summary:   The Business Planning and Commercial Manager will be responsible for the accuracy of management reports, budgets and forecasts, and planning for the MultiChoice Uganda business. 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 Duties and Responsibilities:

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 FSS
• 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, Skills and Experience:

• Must be a CA
• Six 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
• Statutory understanding (Companies Act and Tax)

How to Apply:

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