Etisalat Nigeria is recruiting to fill the following position of :
Job Title: Manager - Accounts Payable (Marketing & General)
Location: Lagos
Division: Finance Operations
Reports To: Head-Finance Operations
Job Summary
- Manage company-wide marketing and general expenditure/ payment cycle, as well as supervise commitments/ liabilities recognition process for marketing and general transactions
- Ensure an efficient management system for marketing and general suppliers
- Co-ordinate the Accounts Payable (Marketing and General team) function in line with the organization’s established policies and processes
Principal Functions
- Provide leadership in guiding Finance Operations staff and other internal stakeholders on periodic internal and external audits and other statutory and regulatory requirements
- Manage effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders on marketing and general payment issues
- Keep abreast of global and local best practice as it relates to the unit’s activities
- Manage required resources (personnel and others) to achieve the unit’s goals
- Monitor financial procedures and controls in the light of identified risks and gaps
- Demonstrate appreciable working knowledge of NCC, NOTAP, CBN rules and regulations pertaining to the telecommunications industry.
- Identify operational risks and standard financial controls on the Oracle ERP system relating to Accounts Payable
- Manage customer (internal) and supplier relationships effectively
- Monitor an enhanced financial transaction posting process to ensure that the company’s financial information is of agreed quality and integrity
- Co-ordinate the reconciliation of the marketing and general supplier sub-ledgers
- Collaborate with the other departments (excluding Technical) within Etisalat Nigeria to ensure that all financial obligations are put forward as and when due
- Ensure all marketing and general expenditure are adequately recorded and paid as and when due
- Manage the implementation of account payable process and policy
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of supplier ledger accounts
- Develop and maintain an effective relationship with the external auditors to support external financial reporting, audit and tax requirements
- Co-ordinate relevant business divisions’ input into the company accrual/commitments schedules
- Understand and ensure compliance with Foreign Exchange regulations
- Initiate and monitor a process that adequately tracks all marketing and general expenditure & payments requests
- Co-ordinate staff activities within the marketing and general team
- Develop team members via coaching and on-the job training
- Responsible for month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes and provision of month-end schedules as requested
- Provide support to various business divisions and regions on financial issues and maintain commercial relationships with external stakeholders
- Ensure the provision of top class customer service for all internal and external customers
- Ensure compliance with Etisalat Nigeria MTS policies and processes, IFRS, IAS and GAAP
- Ensure adequate training and development of team members to upgrade their skills and knowledge
- Provide periodic and ad hoc reports to senior management for strategic decision making
Educational Requirements:
- A first degree in any discipline, but a finance and management-related degree is desirable.
- Relevant professional qualification (ICAN, CIMA, CFA, ACCA). Relevant postgraduate degree may be an advantage
Experience & Skills:
- Minimum of 6 years post-NYSC work experience in core accounting functions and finance operations with at least 3 years in a supervisory role.
- Ideal candidate must possess high ethical standards and values, be able to manage complexity, multi-task and work independently in operational situations.
- He/ she must also possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, good leadership and presentation skills, strong team building skills, good problem-solving skills; as well as demonstrate ability to efficiently organize work activities and excel under pressure.
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and practice must also be proven/ demonstrated
Application Deadline
26th March, 2012.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online