Ops Specialist: Management Accounts

About

To provide a consolidated financial service to Executives and Senior Managers and to supervise own sub-section. Accountable for tracking, controlling and reporting in Opex environment. To develop, analyse and implementing procedures and guidelines to improve efficiencies.

Job Responsibilities

OUTPUT 1: Compiled Budget/ Projections

• Obtain and analyze operational plan/ results/ budget guidelines
• Obtain/validate/process projection information
• Process budget data received from management
• Submit budget/ projection for approval
• Communicate/ project budget results
• Communicate budget guidelines to line management

RANGE: Operational

OUTPUT 2: Compiled Reports

• Receive request/ identify need and analyze
• Collect information
• Process information
• Generate report
• Validate report
• Distribute to relevant role players

RANGE: Financial reports (periodic, ad hoc, budget / projection reports and statistical reports)

Types: Financial report

OUTPUT 3: Developed Customers

• Determine/ analyze development need/ request
• Compile development material
• Provide development
• Evaluate development
• Provide feedback to role players

RANGE:

OUTPUT 4: Managed Information Integrity

• Obtain relevant information
• Compare/ verify information
• Obtain explanations on discrepancies
• Take corrective action

RANGE: Financial information, Financial Transactions, Reconciliations, Provisions, Budgets/Forecasting, Operating Expenditure, Policies And Procedures

OUTPUT 5: Provided Consultation

• Establish relationship and clarify expectations
• Receive and analyze request/ identify need
• Obtain relevant information
• Determine consultative approach/ process
• Provide advice/ recommendations
• Evaluate impact of advice/ recommendations
• Reinforce advice/ recommendations

RANGE: Financial, Budgets/Forecasting, Operating Expenditure, Policies And Procedures (Up To Executive Level)

OUTPUT 6: Compiled/ Implemented Policies & Procedures/ Guidelines

• Compile/ provide inputs to policies & procedures
• Obtain/ receive approval
• Receive and analyse needs
• Gather relevant information
• Forward to role players

RANGE: Financial, Operational budget, Capital budget, Business case management

OUTPUT 7: Established and Maintained Relationships

• Determine role players
• Obtain information from key role players
• Establish relationships
• Maintain relationships
• Create and update a network information system

RANGE: Internal customers

OUTPUT 8: Implemented Operational Effectiveness and Efficiency

• Identify, discuss and initiate cost reduction opportunities
• Implementation and status updates
• Align financial issues with company policies and procedures
• Communicate/ interpret financial policies and procedures to line management

RANGE: Initiatives, Strategies, Analysis, Benchmarking, Costs

Core Competencies

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE

• Consultation
• Computer Software
• Financial
• Business Acumen
• Telkom Procedures
• Budgeting Process
• Telkom Policies
• Business Structures

Functional Skills

• Planning
• Analytical
• Communicating
• Problem Solving
• Report Writing Techniques
• Decision Making
• Budgeting
• Acumen

ATTITUDES/ LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Business Orientated
• Objective
• Cost Conscious
• Assertive
• Integrity
• Efficient
• Customer Focus
• Team Player
• Organized

Certifications

Education

NQF 6: National Diploma/ Advanced Diploma/ Certificate

Experience

3 Years relevant experience

Additional Information

Special Requirements

• Valid Drivers license
• Ability to work after hours

Physical Requirements

Key Stakeholders