Channel Accountant at Airtel Tanzania

At Airtel Africa, we act with passion, energy, and a can-do attitude. Innovation with an entrepreneurial spirit drive us. If you like “ordinary”, then we are not for you.

We champion diversity. We anticipate, adapt, and deliver solutions that enrich the lives of communities we serve. we roll up our sleeves to win with our customers.

By choosing Airtel, you choose to be part of a winning team. All this in addition to a brilliant opportunity to build a career in your field of expertise, across our different operating companies in Africa.

Airtel Africa is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and remain fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Responsibilities

Channel management

• Ensure clean customer master through regular reviews
• Ensure distributor payments are receipted correctly and on time
• Ensure all stock issued is paid for or is secured
• Carry out credit assessment for distributors
• Ensure no credit exposure to the company
• Preparation of termination payments to distributors
• Review of Channel Partners Debtors Aging reports
• Filling and submission of monthly reports to Group finance-AG,DTRs
• Assist distributors in managing their accounts
• Assist distributors with their profitability analysis
• Ensure distributors confirm their balances on a quarterly basis

Reporting

• Timely AR period close and Generation of Aging Reports
• Ensure timely response to adhoc requests
• Timeliness, Completeness and Accuracy of Channel inputs as per ACE India /Tanzania SLAs and the Financial reporting calendar – IUC, cross charge invoicing
• Timely preparation and submission of monthly & quarterly reporting templates (Both internal & External)
• Ensure all internal Sim wallets, collection, easy recharge, payout and petty cash are reconciled and matching
• Ensure accurate booking of revenues – all cross charge is properly booked and reconciled
• Review of reconciliations (Annexure 2, Petty cash etc.)
• Ensure all accounts are reconciled as per group guidelines
• Prepare customer account reconciliations
• Ensure Timely preparation and closure of reconciling items
• Ensure timely billing, netting off and collections
• Management of Bad Debts

Cash Management

• Ensure all collections are banked
• Periodic review and daily monitoring of E-Value at the shops
• Monitor and ensure accountabilities for all petty cash
• Train shop staff on cash processes
• Risk Management & Debt Management
• Vendor Payment on time, netting off and collections
• Thorough review of BRS and ensure booking on time

Inventory management

• Ensure shops are properly set-up before trading
• Ensure training of cashiers on cash reporting and Inventory management
• Monitor shop stock ordering
• Ensure all stock at shops and warehouses is accounted for as per accounting guidelines
• Follow up in any stock variances through physical verification
• Reconcile and manage shop stock holding
• Ensure stock accounting for the goods sold (Handset, dongles etc.) in line with accounting guidelines issued by Central FR.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

• University Degree
• ACCA/CPA/CFA or in the process of getting the professional Qualification

Relevant Experience (Type of experience and minimum number of years)

• Minimum 3 years in FMCG or Telecoms; In-depth knowledge of the telecoms industry advantageous
• Experience in carrying out quantitative and qualitative analytical reviews on financial statement items
• Proficiency in MS Office suite. Excellent skills in Excel
• Proven ability to analyze complex business issues and identify, design and implement effective practical recommendations

Other Requirements (Behavioral Etc.)

• High level of commitment
• Attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills