Nosikhulule Mali, Finance Manager

MultiChoice Group

Aug 2019 – Present

Johannesburg, South Africa

Finance Manager

• Accountable for budget and forecast deliverables during relevant cycles as defined by Group timelines, • Ongoing analysis of business results and providing management with information that supports decision making, • Review of Production Budgets to ensure that cost of production is fairly reflected, does not pose a risk to the business of non-completion through missing elements and does not reflect costs more than a reasonable arm's length cost, • Cash flow management including accurate 24 monthly rolling forecasts to enable effective working capital management of the unit. • Content inventory assessment and management including identification of aged content, expiring content, master data inaccuracies and driving corrective actions, • Monthly variance analysis of actual results against budgets, forecasts and prior year, • Key partner to business to provide support on all aspects of finance including but not limited to financial planning, scenario analysis and inputs to strategy of the unit, • Drive governance within the business unit to ensure that finance processes are understood and complied with including but not limited to risk management, delegation of authority, procurement process and production commissioning, • Participate in business unit meetings to provide feedback on results and impact of business plans, • Prioritise and manage business demands and business partner expectations.

MultiChoice Group

Apr 2018 – Jul 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa

Finance Analyst

• SAP month end procedures, • Initiation and approval of SGA expenses to confirm validity & availability of budget, • Responsible for providing financial data and calculations to Shared Services to process accounting entries, • Facilitate the budget and forecast process for the Business Units, • Proactively partner with the business to identify and evaluate opportunities to improve performance and ensure that change initiatives are implemented, • Prepare divisional monthly reporting pack (including financial performance and variance analyses of actuals against plans, forecasts, prior periods), • Prepare divisional performance reporting for monthly and year to date results against budget and forecasts, • Provide meaningful ad hoc financial analysis as required, • Attend monthly finance meetings for results review, • Budget and forecast of Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flows, • 24-month Treasury cash flow forecasts, • 24-month rolling forecasts of Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement, • Policy compliance custodian for the division, • Preparation of month end reconciliations.

Volkswagen Group South Africa

Apr 2016 – Mar 2018

Johannesburg, South Africa

Financial Analyst

• Analysis and interpretation of all elements of the financial operating result of the Brand, encompassing turnover, incentives, direct costs, overheads, other income and expenses, • Preparation and analysis of all financial information with regards to the actual result, forecast, and budget, • Providing assistance and coordination in implementing and analysis of strategies and initiatives entered into by the Brand, • Ensure compliance by the Brand in respect of financial tasks, directives, initiatives and reporting as imposed by the Head Office, • Preparation of the PowerPoint presentations for the bi-annual Business Review meetings with local Board of Management and Group Board members for the Brand, • Assist in the preparation and consolidation of cost information for incorporation in the corporate budgets and medium-term planning.

Nosikhulule Mali

Finance Manager

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