Assistant Manager: Budget & Expenditure Control at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development. The company made history on August 5, 2001 by becoming the first telecoms operator to launch commercial GSM services in Nigeria and has scored a series of many "firsts" in the highly competitive Nigerian telecommunications market including the first to introduce toll-free 24-hour customer care; first to launch service in all the six geo-political zones in the country; first to introduce affordable recharge denominations; first to introduce monthly free SMS and first to introduce monthly airtime bonus.

A truly innovative company, Airtel has showed resilience, charting new paths in meeting the demands and needs of its esteemed stakeholders and enhancing distribution as well as providing affordable services to empower more nigerians.

In Nigeria, Airtel is working tirelessly to live up to an ambitious vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians as it offers a superior brand experience and a portfolio of innovative products & services ranging from exciting voice solutions to inventive data packages and mobile broadband.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Assistant Manager: Budget & Expenditure Control

Location: Lagos

Job description
1.) Operating and Capital Expenditure analysis and processing accurately in a timely manner

• Ensure that all Operating and Capital Expenditure approvals are processed within 8 work hours of receipt and those noncompliant are returned within 8 work hours of receipt with an email to the recipient stating reasons for the return.

2. Budget Control and Validation including accuracy of budget codes

• Adherence to the Annual Operating Plan and Cost Projections for the period, ensure that there is no overspend without approval

3.) Cost Controller: Service Cost

• Ensure Annual Operating Plans/Revised Annual Operating Plans are strictly adhered to, Cost Projections reviewed and submitted promptly
• Ensure the month end Business Review presentations are submitted as per due date

4.) Ensure compliance to Financial Delegation Of Authority

• Ensure that Operating Expenditure approval requests are approved in line with Financial Delegation Of Authority and any violation is escalated.

5.) Ensure delivery of Business Planning and Analysis (BPA) reports assigned as per BPA calendar

• BPA Reports
• Weekly update of Operating and Capital Expenditure approval request trackers;
• Operating and Capital Expenditure Expense Conversion to Purchase Orders;
• Assigned Department Operating Expenditure Tracker

6.) Innovation: Value addition ideas and Implementation

• To Provide and implement one value adding idea per quarter

Desired Skills and Experience

Educational Qualifications & Functional / Technical Skills

• University Degree/HND in Accounting
• Professional Examination stage 1 (ICAN/ACCA)
• Use of Microsoft office Excel & Word
• Use of Oracle for accounting would be an added advantage
• Good communication and writing skills

Relevant Experience

• Relevant 3- 5 years of varied experience in Finance preferable in a FMCG/Consumable/telecoms environment

Other requirements

• Ability to work under pressure /Handle internal pressure
• Customer Centric
• Achieving results and delighting the customer
• Manage expectations of multiple stakeholders – users

Application Closing Date
28th March, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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