Agency Accounting & Reporting Officer at Airtel Nigeria

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited) is a leading telecommunications services provider in Nigeria headquartered in Lagos, the commercial nerve-centre of Nigeria. The telco ranks amongst the top four mobile service providers in terms of subscribers with a customer base of more than 39.8 million. The company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce and enterprise services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Agency Accounting & Reporting Officer

Location: Lagos, Nigeria (Hybrid) 
Job Type: Full-time 

Purpose of the Job

• Support the Team Head for all financial reporting activities relating to Airtel Money & Other Business.
• Support in providing management with information relevant to aid decision making for Airtel Money & Other Business revenue and operational expenses efficiency.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting for internal purposes, group and statutory requirements.
• Liaise with PSB and other stakeholders to fully understand the technical requirements and business guidelines set at group level.
• Ensure all accounting entries are posted daily.
• Ensure daily reconciliation of Shop PSB wallets.
• Daily monitoring of Shop Mobile money wallets to ensure no gaps.
• Daily monitoring of Shop Mobile Money Wallets to ensure wallets are funded to meet the daily requirements of the shops.
• Daily Monitoring of Airtel PSB collection wallets to ensure all daily revenue are moved into the Airtel wallet.
• Ensure all commissions are duly accounted in the commission wallets and value moved into Airtel collection wallet.
• Ensure timely completion and coordination of Monthly / Quarterly Audits with no qualification or material adjustments.
• Liaise with External and Internal Auditors to resolve audit queries.
• Ensure compliance with financial control policies and procedures and tax requirements/legislation.
• Ensure that all processes and controls are executed according to the set policies and procedure.
• Monitor all regulatory requirements and advise respective staff.
• Finance input for annual statutory returns
• Contracts and agreements review
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports.

Skills and Qualifications

• Graduate Degree in Accounting or a related discipline; Professional qualification in Accounting
• Chartered Accountant: ACCA/ACA
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools
• Adept user of accounting packages; Oracle ERP and Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
• Good Communication (Oral & Written) and Inter-personal skills
• Detail Oriented and Analytical
• 3-5 years preferably in FMCG, Communication & Telecom.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.