• MTN
  • Nigeria, Lagos
Mission:


To account for all company-wide Financial Operations activities (Fixed Assets, Carrier Operations, Revenue Management, Expenditure Operations, Business Support, Special Projects and General Ledger), support various divisions on financial issues and maintain commercial relationships with external stakeholders.


Description:


Invoice Processing and Management: Review and approve processed invoice and PO’s received; and ensure accurate receipt of Purchase Orders on ERP by user departments.
Manage Account Payable Process and Reporting: Supervise accounts payable process and reporting, ensuring alignment with MTNN’s financial policies and strategic objectives. Oversee the end-to-end payment process, including verification, approval, and reconciliation of lease rentals, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
Withholding Tax & Statutory Deduction Management and Reporting: Manage appropriately, the databases of Withholding Tax deductions on vendors’ payments, withholding tax (WHT) deductions for remittance and analyse vendor sub-ledgers.
Customer Relationship Management: Educate vendor on account payable process and issues relating to vendor payment. Drive prompt resolution of supplier’s queries. 
Vendor Account Reconciliation: Manage the process for reconciliation of supplier statement of account with MTNN financial systems.
Period Close: Perform period end close and month end reporting activities.
Vendor Management: Maintain vendor master data and ensure compliance with account payable process.
Compliance and Internal controls: Ensure compliance with MTNN policies, processes and local tax laws.
Training and Development: Provide training to new Analyst, Financial Operations-Special Project or cross-functional teams on AP processes and tools.
Audit: Liaison with Internal/External Auditors and Regulatory bodies on audit exercise.
Analyse/prepare relevant information for annual budget and financial forecasting; and assist in managing inter-company relationships. 
Supervise/review operational cash flow projection and utilization as well as processing of account payable.
Work with Financial Operations Manager to identify /rectify error in the entry and remittance of Withholding Tax deductions. 
Establish trends and benchmarks for cash transactions per accounts and prepare reports to assist with pricing decisions.


Education:


A first degree in any discipline, but a finance and management related degree is desirable.
A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA).
Fluent in English


Experience:

3-7 years’ experience which includes


Experience working in a medium organization 
Experience in core accounting function
Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Experience in using an ERP system is desirable
Experience in Finance functions in the telecommunications industry would be an added advantage
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Audit