MTN Nigeria

Accountant at MTN Nigeria

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Summary

  • Company: MTN
  • Job Opening: 3 Positions
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
  • Location: Lagos

1. Job Title: Accountant – Financial Operations Special Projects.Finance

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

Deadline: 8th May, 2025

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2. Job Title: Accountant – Special Projects.Finance

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

Deadline: 8th May, 2025

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2. Job Title: Accountant – Budget.Finance

Mission:

  • To organize the financial budget, monitor financial operations and reconcile financial accounts managed by the assigned division.
  • Also provide relevant financial analysis and reports as required to support management decisions.

Description:

  • Coordinate budgets and participate in annual budget preparation, budget re-forecasting and reviews; collating budget estimates from all the departments and examine these for correctness, accuracy and completeness and conformance with established procedures, regulations, and organizational objectives.
  • Facilitate the maintenance of effective financial controls in the division, ensuring effective maintenance of the MTNN budgetary controls.
  • Maintain financial PPPs for the division, ensuring compliance with GAAP requirements and MTNN accounting policies, monitoring approved budget throughout the year, analyzing actual results to budgets and forecasts and preparing periodic report on the budget.
  • Monitor the progress of projects in relation to budgets and plans and investigate project expenses and variances, as well as produce periodic reports on project financials.
  • Provide administrative support in respect of Bids for projects, preparing bid invitation and preparing briefs for Board/Committee/Statutory meetings.
  • Coordinate the division’s financial accruals, ensuring accuracy and completeness, saving accurate record of all Opex transactions on the ERP system.
  • Prepare financial reports to support management decision making.
  • Provide support to managers and other staff members on financial issues (Budgets, forecast, OPEX, project evaluation and feasibility proposals

Education:

  • A first degree in a business-related discipline.
  • A professional accounting qualification (ACA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA).
  • Fluent in English
  • Experience:
  • 3 – 7 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience working with others
  • Experience working in a medium organization
  • Experience in budget forecasting, management accounting/ financial reporting within a FMCG environment.
  • Basic knowledge and appreciation of Finance and Internal Control systems.

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