Lead – Channel accountant
2025-05-27T19:19:00+00:00
Airtel
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FULL_TIME
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
00000
Tanzania
Telecommunications
Accounting & Finance
2025-06-06T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
8
Responsibilities
Channel management
• Ensure proper set up of channel partner accounts in both is sales portal and oracle
• 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
• Assist in development of distributor commission structures in line with company strategy
• Highlight areas of risk and opportunity in the commission structures
• Review and approve commission structures
• Review computation of distributor Commissions
• Timely payment of distributor commissions
• 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.
• Timely preparation and submission of monthly & quarterly reporting templates (Both internal & External)
• Ensure timely response to adhoc requests
• Timeliness, Completeness and Accuracy of Channel inputs as per ACE India /Tanzania SLAs and the Financial reporting calendar
• Timely preparation and submission of monthly & quarterly reporting templates (Both internal & External)
• Ensure accurate booking of revenues
• Review of revenue accounts reconciliations ( IN-GL, Sim Recon etc.)
• Management of LMS and Rewards system
• Ensure all accounts are assigned to an analyst
• Ensure all accounts are reconciled as per group guidelines
• Review account reconciliations
• Ensure Timely preparation and closure of reconciling items.
• Ensure timely billing and collections
• Management of Bad Debts
Cash Management
- Ensure all collections are banked
• All stocks to be released after payment
• Monitor E-Value at the shops
• Monitor and ensure accountability for all petty cash
• Train shop staff on cash processes
• Liquidity Management & Working Capital Optimization
• Risk Management & Debt Management
• Vendor Payment on Time & Collections
• Ensure Bank Reconciliations are in place
• Cash forecasting
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
• 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.
People Management
- Team leadership – performance management and engagement
• Succession planning
• Ensure team objectives are aligned to the objectives and strategy of the business
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 5 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
Channel management • Ensure proper set up of channel partner accounts in both is sales portal and oracle • 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 • Assist in development of distributor commission structures in line with company strategy • Highlight areas of risk and opportunity in the commission structures • Review and approve commission structures • Review computation of distributor Commissions • Timely payment of distributor commissions • 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. • Timely preparation and submission of monthly & quarterly reporting templates (Both internal & External) • Ensure timely response to adhoc requests • Timeliness, Completeness and Accuracy of Channel inputs as per ACE India /Tanzania SLAs and the Financial reporting calendar • Timely preparation and submission of monthly & quarterly reporting templates (Both internal & External) • Ensure accurate booking of revenues • Review of revenue accounts reconciliations ( IN-GL, Sim Recon etc.) • Management of LMS and Rewards system • Ensure all accounts are assigned to an analyst • Ensure all accounts are reconciled as per group guidelines • Review account reconciliations • Ensure Timely preparation and closure of reconciling items. • Ensure timely billing and collections • Management of Bad Debts Cash Management Ensure all collections are banked • All stocks to be released after payment • Monitor E-Value at the shops • Monitor and ensure accountability for all petty cash • Train shop staff on cash processes • Liquidity Management & Working Capital Optimization • Risk Management & Debt Management • Vendor Payment on Time & Collections • Ensure Bank Reconciliations are in place • Cash forecasting 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 • 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. People Management Team leadership – performance management and engagement • Succession planning • Ensure team objectives are aligned to the objectives and strategy of the business
High level of commitment Attention to detail Good interpersonal skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent communication and presentation 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 5 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
JOB-68361024a3150
Vacancy title:
Lead – Channel accountant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Telecommunications, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Airtel
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 6 2025
Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 27 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities
Channel management
• Ensure proper set up of channel partner accounts in both is sales portal and oracle
• 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
• Assist in development of distributor commission structures in line with company strategy
• Highlight areas of risk and opportunity in the commission structures
• Review and approve commission structures
• Review computation of distributor Commissions
• Timely payment of distributor commissions
• 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.
• Timely preparation and submission of monthly & quarterly reporting templates (Both internal & External)
• Ensure timely response to adhoc requests
• Timeliness, Completeness and Accuracy of Channel inputs as per ACE India /Tanzania SLAs and the Financial reporting calendar
• Timely preparation and submission of monthly & quarterly reporting templates (Both internal & External)
• Ensure accurate booking of revenues
• Review of revenue accounts reconciliations ( IN-GL, Sim Recon etc.)
• Management of LMS and Rewards system
• Ensure all accounts are assigned to an analyst
• Ensure all accounts are reconciled as per group guidelines
• Review account reconciliations
• Ensure Timely preparation and closure of reconciling items.
• Ensure timely billing and collections
• Management of Bad Debts
Cash Management
- Ensure all collections are banked
• All stocks to be released after payment
• Monitor E-Value at the shops
• Monitor and ensure accountability for all petty cash
• Train shop staff on cash processes
• Liquidity Management & Working Capital Optimization
• Risk Management & Debt Management
• Vendor Payment on Time & Collections
• Ensure Bank Reconciliations are in place
• Cash forecasting
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
• 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.
People Management
- Team leadership – performance management and engagement
• Succession planning
• Ensure team objectives are aligned to the objectives and strategy of the business
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 5 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
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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