MultiChoice Zambia
Fixed Assets and Stock Accountant
About the job
Purpose of the Position
The purpose of the role is to manage all aspects of stock for MCZ (i.e. DTH and DTT) on day-to-day basis, including, but not limited to: periodic planning (stock forecasting and -budgeting processes); monthly reporting (hardware subsidy, etc.); control (enforcing policies & procedures, performing reconciliations, managing stock counts, etc.) and analysis (ad hoc requests).
Key Performance Objectives
Operational Stock Deliverables
• Manage month-end stock reporting
• Prepare monthly hardware subsidy schedules
• Identify and analyse variances against various scenarios and prepare month-end commentary
• Ensure that all hardware revenue is recognized correctly and in full in the General Ledger
• Ensure that the cost-of-sales figures are correctly valued monthly in the General Ledger
• Manage the schedule of landed cost
• Maintain monthly reasonability computation for NRV in Cost of Sales
• Manage the monthly stock take process
• Address queries with various stakeholders
• Physical stock and SAP/GP reconciliation
• Ensure the valuation report balances as per count and respresented in the GL reflects Manage operational rolling stock forecast weekly
• Ensure that the monthly hardware subsidy and stock forecasts reflects operational requirements around stock
• Assist in business planning (budgets and forecasts)
• Set and maintain departmental standards and policies
• Maintain up to date hardware prices
• Prepare progress reports on campaigns
• Ad hoc analysis as required
• Assist the accurate compilation and timely submission of the monthly VAT returns
• Liaise with stakeholders regarding stock

Partnership Acquisition and On-boarding
• Ensure that all new assets are labelled and put plans in place to ensure exisiting asset
• Ensure that the FAR is accurate and complete and contains only valid and current assets .
• Perform accurate monthly FA reconciliations of all FA classifications between the GL and the FAR
• Capitalise all addtions in the month and ensure that these are supported invoices
• Run depreciation on at the end of the month.
Qualifications
Degree in Accounting or Equivalent to CIMA/ACCA/ZICA level 3
Experience
• 5 years’ experience in a financial environment
• Asset management experience advantageous
• Business understanding
• Strong Fixed Asset accounting and finance administration skills are essential
• Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office applications)
• Financial Accounting packages (SAP or Similar) would be advantageous
• Knowledge of technical / broadcast equipment would be advantageous

Technical Competencies
• Strong financial and accounting knowledge
• Financial analysis experience
• Management capabilities
• Conflict resolution experience
• Strong negotiator
• Commercial experience
• Operational know how and ability
• Knowledge of contract law
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