RECONCILIATION ACCOUNTANT – Multichoice Ethiopia PLC
Accounting and Finance
Multichoice Ethiopia PLC
The MultiChoice Group is a broad-based multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa, Dubai and Netherlands with principal operations in pay television, video entertainment, advertising and content security serving rapidly growing base of 13.5 million households. Eminent brands within the group include DSTV, GOTv, SuperSport, M-net, DSTVnow, Showmax and Europe based content security leader Irdeto. Key areas of operations are:
- Storytelling ranging from content creation, production and aggregation including the best global general entertainment, sport and eminent African content library, delivered to customers
- Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services;
- SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing markets, and
- Advertising: providing dynamic media solutions; handling commercial airtime, on-air sponsorships, content integration, and online sales across a variety of 130+ channel brands on linear TV, VOD, social media, and digital platforms.
The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. MultiChoice Group (MCG) has a successful history of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues primarily through subscription model, with a growing contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to:
- Expand Pay TV, SVOD subscriber base and advertising sales
- Focus on investment and technology
- Maintain a local approach
- Provide quality service
- Attract innovative and motivated employees
In MultiChoice Ethiopia (MCE), manages and markets the DStv and Showmax brands serving to enrich the livesof our customers in Ethiopia by inspiring passion, lifestyle and greatness.
Purpose of the Position:
Responsible for the day-to-day reconciliation and resolution of queries or accounting issues pertaining to residential customer accounts.
Key Accountabilities
Reconciliation
Produce for all touch-points, a reconciliation between
- Cash collections
- Billing system
- Maraki, and
- Bank
Any other reconciliation/s as required by the Agency Accounts Manager
Reporting
Submit Daily reconciliation report to the Treasury Manager for review and sign-off
Submit weekly reconciliation summary to the Treasury Manager for review and sign-off
Query Resolution
Liaise with internal teams as required (such as CX / Care, CVM, etc) to resolve payment and refunds related queries
Perform reversals and pass journals as applicable
The incumbent is required to have the following qualifications and experience level:
§ Relevant Degree in Finance or related fields
§ Min 2+ years in relevant experience
The incumbent is required to have the following technical competencies: ·
· Concept of Reconciliation
· Reporting
· Knowledge of Excel
Behavioral Competencies
· Accountable, trustworthy and reliable
· High regard for Company policies & procedures
· High regard for Confidentiality
· Detailed oriented and meticulous
· Customer-focused but assertive
· Determination and perseverance
· Team oriented and interpersonal support
· Results-oriented, but diplomatic
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