Accountant - Financial Planning, Business Planning at MTN Nigeria

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant - Financial Planning, Business Planning

Job Identification: 5318
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Category: MTN Level 2
Reports To: Manager - Financial Planning Business Planning
Division: Finance

Mission

• To prepare, analyze, oversee, and manage the annual Business Plan (consolidated) and Forecasts for MTNN by applying fundamental budgetary concepts, practices, and procedures and ensuring it complies with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Description

• Review and analyze departmental budget requests, make recommendations for approval or modifications as required.
• Coordinate the uploading of the MTNN financial and non-financial Budget & Forecast on the Group’s consolidation software (Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management).
• Verify accuracy of data received from departments such as Assumptions, Headcount, Organogram and Opex, ensuring alignment with company strategy.
• Assist in the development of strategy documents and the preparation and automation of MTNN business plan in the Business Planning Software, ensuring that sub-projects are incorporated, and business plan calculations are accurate and realistic
• Assist in integrating other systems such as Magic, IFS with the Business Planning Software
• Facilitate effective budgetary control systems by providing the budget assumptions in explaining monthly OPEX variances, liaising with budget coordinators to facilitate timely submission of inputs
• Monitor adherence to standard budgetary working policies, processes, and procedures
• Supervise in the distribution of budget and related material, responding to enquiries regarding budget procedures and information from stakeholders
• Participate in the coaching of all budget coordinators in other divisions on budget presentation tools, business planning and other budget software.

Requirements
Education: 

• First Degree in any related discipline
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA etc)
• Fluent in English 

Experience:
3 - 7 years’ experience which includes:

• Finance, budget, or management reporting in a multinational organization
• Experience in a Financial Reporting function
• Experience in Data mining and analysis
• Experience in Enterprise Financial Systems
• Experience in telecommunications industry will be an added advantage

Application Closing Date
3rd March, 2025; 10:59 PM.