Accountant, Financial Operations Special Projects - Finance 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 Operations Special Projects - Finance

Job Identification: 5661
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: MTN Level 2
Division: Finance
Reports to: Manager - Finance Operations Supplier Management

Mission

• To account for all company-wide Financial Operations activities (Fixed Assets, Carrier Operations, Revenue Management, Expenditure Operations, Business Support, Special Projects and General Ledger), support various divisions on financial issues and maintain commercial relationships with external stakeholders.

Job Description

• Invoice Processing and Management: Review and approve processed invoice and PO’s received; and ensure accurate receipt of Purchase Orders on ERP by user departments.
• Manage Account Payable Process and Reporting: Supervise accounts payable process and reporting, ensuring alignment with MTNN’s financial policies and strategic objectives. Oversee the end-to-end payment process, including verification, approval, and reconciliation of lease rentals, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Withholding Tax & Statutory Deduction Management and Reporting: Manage appropriately, the databases of Withholding Tax deductions on vendors’ payments, withholding tax (WHT) deductions for remittance and analyse vendor sub-ledgers.
• Customer Relationship Management: Educate vendor on account payable process and issues relating to vendor payment. Drive prompt resolution of supplier’s queries. 
• Vendor Account Reconciliation: Manage the process for reconciliation of supplier statement of account with MTNN financial systems.
• Period Close: Perform period end close and month end reporting activities.
• Vendor Management: Maintain vendor master data and ensure compliance with account payable process.
• Compliance and Internal controls: Ensure compliance with MTNN policies, processes and local tax laws.
• Training and Development: Provide training to new Analyst, Financial Operations-Special Project or cross-functional teams on AP processes and tools.
• Audit: Liaison with Internal/External Auditors and Regulatory bodies on audit exercise.
• Analyse/prepare relevant information for annual budget and financial forecasting; and assist in managing inter-company relationships. 
• Supervise/review operational cash flow projection and utilization as well as processing of account payable.
• Work with Financial Operations Manager to identify /rectify error in the entry and remittance of Withholding Tax deductions. 
• Establish trends and benchmarks for cash transactions per accounts and prepare reports to assist with pricing decisions.

Requirements
Educational Qualification:

• A First Degree in any discipline, but a Finance and management related degree is desirable.
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA).
• Fluent in English.

Experience:

• 3-7 years’ experience which includes:
  • Experience working in a medium organization 
  • Experience in core accounting function
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
  • Experience in using an ERP system is desirable
  • Experience in Finance functions in the telecommunications industry would be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
8th May, 2025; 22:59