Lead, Fixed Assets 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead, Fixed Assets

Location: Nigeria

Job Purpose

• To effectively control and coordinate the recording of fixed asset transactions, ensure accurate updates to the fixed asset register for additions, disposals, and retirements, and supervise periodic physical verification and tagging of the company’s fixed assets to ensure existence.

Duties and Responsibilities
Fixed Assets Register:

• To ensure accurate and timely update of the FA register with network assets when the site go on air for the new sites
• To ensure accurate and timely update of the FA register with network assets once the assets are put into use for existing sites
• To ensure accurate and timely update of the FA register with other non-networks assets once the assets are put into use
• Review of CWIP report to ensure timely capitalization
• To ensure that FA register is updated with inter-site and interoffice assets movement
• To ensure that FA register is updated with disposals
• To check the accuracy of depreciation charged on fixed assets

Sanitized Fixed Assets GL accounts:

• To ensure timely review of fixed assets transaction postings for accuracy and completeness
• To review all entries relating to fixed assets such as costs, depreciation adjustments
• Detailed review of unusual movement in any fixed assets accounts
• Manages month end closure for Fixed Assets section and ensures timely and accurate completion

Fixed Assets Commentaries:

• Carry out the monthly trends analysis on Additions to FA cost
• Carry out the monthly trends analysis on the depreciation and amortization charges
• Review any unusual or one-off adjustment to cost and depreciation
• Ensures completeness, accuracy, valuation and ownership of the company's assets as reported in the MRP/LRP and statutory financial statements.

Audited Fixed Assets Schedules:

• To coordinate periodic internal and external audits of fixed asset transactions
• To review all schedules and support documentations provided to auditors for accuracy
• To provide adequate explanations to audit observations and execute processes and procedures for correcting any observed control weakness.

Verified and tagged Fixed Assets:

• Coordination of periodic fixed assets verification and tagging of all the company’s fixed assets at sites and other locations
• Review the differences between the Fixed assets verified and the FAR as presented by the external verifiers
• Recommend the necessary adjustments to be passed in the books

Group Requests on Fixed Assets:

• To coordinate & review all periodic requests by the Group on fixed assets

Major Challenges:

• Dealing with fixed assets legacy issues
• Inadequate flow of useful information from relevant cross-functional unit on issues affecting fixed assets management
• Effective periodic physical verification of all fixed assets

Dimensions (Metric Measures):

• Accuracy of FA Register
• Level of audit adjustments due to errors in FA accounting
• % of Physically verified fixed assets
• Satisfactory Internal Audit ratings
• Self Validation Control Check list

Educational Qualification

• A Degree in Accounting or Business related courses or other relevant numerate courses.
• Professional Accounting Qualification is a must (i.e. ACA or ACCA)

Relevant Skill and Experience:

• Minimum of 8-10 years relevant experience in Accounting and Finance. 3 of the last 7 years must be obtained from Telecoms industry
• Microsoft office suite
• Analytical and Reporting Skills
• Sound Financial Accounting knowledge.

Other requirements (Behavioural etc.):

• Personal organization
• Good interpersonal relationship
• Team orientation

Application Closing Date
22nd May, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online