Order to Cash Analyst at Safaricom Kenya

Job Description

Reporting to the Order to Cash Team Lead, the role holder will be responsible for the execution of daily and regular tasks within the order to cash section, participate in risk mitigation through effective application of internal controls, carry out account reconciliations, supporting month end close and mainataining accounting ledgers in accordance with Safaricom poilcies and processes while ensuring compliance with international Financial Reporting standards. 

Responsibilities:

• To ensure that appropriate controls are implemented and monitored in the order to cash processes. 
• Risk reduction through daily review of dealer receipt accounts, operational and retail center cash management.  
• Daily account reconciliation 
• Support in daily billing processes for corporate, fibre, collocation, sundry and roaming partners. 
• Monitor the automated billing and receipting processes and make interventions where necessary. 
• Approve and release retail orders. 
• Master data management- Assist create and manage customer accounts that fall within the O2C processes. 
• Assist oversight the finance retail processes and ensure all reconciling matters arising from M-PESA float and ERP POS reconciliation are closed in a timely manner. 
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure all finance processes are well mapped in all our products to ensure real time sales to dealers, retail shops and other customer categories. 
• Assist in Debt Management, accounting, and collection. 
• Maintain excellent working relationship with internal and external partners- Dealers, Roaming partners, Retail centers and Credit Control. 
• Decision Support- Assist review business case documents clearly outlining the finance support for the product. 
• Regularly update the risk control matrix clearing highlighting the risk, control, and mitigation  
• Participate in the monthly accounting close ensuring timeliness, accuracy, completeness and compliance with company, group policy and IFRS. 
• Implement and maintain all financial controls and systems within the section, identifying and recommending potential operational efficiencies and improvements to working practices and procedure 

Must have technical / professional qualifications:  

• Business related bachelor’s degree from a recognized university. 
• Qualified Accountant with CPA (K)/ACCA/CIMA/ACA or  
• 3-5 years Accounting/ finance experience. 
• Highly computer literate: ability to work without supervision; drive for results 
• Having good stakeholder management skills is essential 

Techincal competencies 

• Proficiency in Excel , data analytics and the use of various data analysis tools is a plus  
• Knowledge of accounting standards and their application within Finance and related systems. 
• Proven experience as an enabler of digital processes digitization and automation 
• A strategic thinker; shaping processes, people and systems 
• Ability to quickly identify risks and capture accounting implications. 
• Experience working with accounting Systems e.g. Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, etc. 
• Strong analytical skills and a keen attention to details; 
• Self-driven, results oriented, proactive and an ability to work without supervision 
• Customer Service and inter-relation skills