Senior Specialist, Financial Reporting at IHS Towers

IHS Towers is the largest independent mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 2001, IHS provides services across the full tower value chain – colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services.

Today IHS Towers has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda. Following the recent acquisitions of MTN and Etisalat’s tower portfolios in Nigeria, IHS owns over 23,300 towers in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Financial Reporting

Location: Lagos (On-site)
Job type: Full-time 
Level: Mid-Senior career

The Opportunity

• IHS Towers is expanding our global footprint and we are seeking an individual to join our Finance team in Nigeria as a Senior Specialist, Financial Reporting.
• The Senior Specialist, Financial Reporting will own the Company’s General Ledger and ensure that all transactions and documentation comply with IFRS and SOX requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute internal financial statements and reports, maintaining the highest quality and accuracy.
• Manage monthly closing process, including reconciliations and analysis of all balance sheet and profit or loss accounts. Coordinate with other Finance functions to ensure timely and accurate execution of month close financial reporting activities.
• Identify and propose accounting relevant adjustments required for accuracy of the Trial Balance and other routine accounting reports.
• Prepare monthly summarized management financials and cash-flow statements (CFS). Make updates based on reviews with process owners and relevant stakeholders.
• Identify need for changes to accounting policies and systems in response to changes in global accounting standards and the immediate business environment.
• Continuously reassess financial reporting systems for all entities in Nigeria, matching trend of investing and financing activities to management expectation. Report identified exceptions to management.
• Prepare stand-alone and consolidated annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS. Attend to all review comments and follow through to final sign-off.
• Provide support for financial planning in the annual budgeting process and monthly variance analysis.
• Coordinate the Company's annual audit with the independent auditors.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting.
• Research and resolve accounting issues including evaluation and implementation of new accounting pronouncements to ensure IFRS compliance.
• Prepare technical accounting memos that provide clear guidance on complex accounting topics.
• Attend to other external stakeholder reporting queries and enquiries.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Financial Reporting.

Key Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics and/or related disciplines.
• Relevant professional qualifications – ACCA/ ICAN
• + 6 years in audit and assurance, accounting consulting and preparation of IFRS financial statements.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Collaboration & Teamwork

Functional competencies:

• IFRS Accounting
• SOX 404 Compliance
• Analytical Thinking
• Use of MS Office Tools
• Business Communication.

Organizational Competencies

• Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.

Application Closing Date
2nd May, 2022.