Financial Analyst – Financial Operations (MTN Fintech)

<p>Job Title: Financial Analyst – Financial Operations (MTN Fintech)<br>Reporting to: Senior Financial Analyst – Financial Operations (MTN Fintech)<br>Division – Financial Operations</p><p><br>Mission/ Core purpose of the Job&nbsp;<br>The Financial Analyst – Financial Operations is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of mobile money financial operations across assigned operating companies. The role supports reconciliation, revenue and commission validation, journal review, receivables tracking, liquidity monitoring, and audit follow-up while partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and strengthen financial controls.</p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><strong>Education:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field&nbsp;</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Professional accounting or finance qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or CFA are preferred.</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><strong>Experience:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="padding-left: 46.67px;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">A minimum of 2 years’ prior work experience in a service-oriented environment</span></span></p></li><li><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Relevant experience in financial analysis, reconciliation, financial operations, mobile money, fintech, banking, or a similar environment.</span></span></p></li></ul><p class="Default" style="margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Competencies:</strong></span></span></p><p class="Default" style="margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Functional Knowledge:&nbsp;</strong></span></span></p><ul style="padding-left: 46.67px;"><li><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong understanding of general ledger processes, journal review, receivables, revenue recognition, and financial controls.</span></span></p></li><li><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proficiency in Excel and financial systems, with the ability to analyze large data sets and identify exceptions accurately.</span></span></p></li><li><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with high attention to detail.</span></span></p></li></ul><p class="Default" style="margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Skills</strong></span></span></p><ul style="padding-left: 46.67px;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Relationship/People management</span></span></p></li><li><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong exploratory communication skills</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Continuous improvement</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Data interpretation</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Delivery focused</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Presentation&nbsp;</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>NB: Presentation of false academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. </strong></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Should you not hear from us within fourteen (14) days from the closing date of this advertisement, you may consider your application to be unsuccessful.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Main Job Functions:</strong></span></span></p><p class="Default" style="margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Key Deliverables</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Develop and maintain financial and management reports within FCCS and EPBSC systems, enabling data-driven decision-making and supporting both recurring and ad hoc analysis.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Support data integration and data loading processes across Hyperion and Vena platforms, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely availability of financial data.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Perform reconciliations across multiple financial systems (FCCS, EPBSC, Vena, Hyperion) to ensure data consistency, identify discrepancies, and strengthen overall data integrity.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of assigned mobile money trust accounts between EWP, bank statements, related financial systems, and follow up with operating companies to resolve reconciling items within agreed timelines.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Reconcile restricted cash and prefunded accounts between Ericsson Converged Wallet and the general ledger, ensuring balances are accurate, supported, and fully investigated.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Recompute, validate, and support sign-off of transaction revenue for assigned operating companies on a daily and weekly basis before posting to the general ledger.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Identify and recognize unliquidated signed-off revenue as receivables where applicable, including revenue arising from offline transactions or customer-related balances.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Recompute and validate online and offline commissions, perform variance checks, and support weekly review and sign-off processes.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Monitor reconciled revenue to ensure timely liquidation and transfer of funds to bank accounts, escalating delays or exceptions as needed.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Analyze agent commissions for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with approved rates, transaction records, and supporting documentation.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Review journals posted in the mobile money system to confirm accuracy, completeness, and alignment with accounting policies and control requirements.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Prepare and maintain reconciliation schedules, exception reports, and supporting documentation for month-end reporting, management review, and audit readiness.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Participate in cross-functional initiatives with Finance, Operations, Technology, and other stakeholders to resolve operational issues, improve controls, and enhance process efficiency.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Verify customer liquidations processed on EWP for completeness and accuracy and investigate any discrepancies or delayed settlements.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Track and support closure of audit findings and recommendations related to mobile money financial operations, ensuring timely remediation and proper documentation.</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal; 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