Accountant - Financial Operations Fixed Asset Accounting at MTN Nigeria

Reports To: Manager - Finance Operations Fixed Asset Accounting

Division: Finance

Mission:

• To account for all company-wide Financial Operations activities (Fixed Assets), support various divisions on financial issues and maintain commercial relationships with external stakeholders.

Description:

• Coordinate Fixed and intangible assets process and reporting – capitalization, depreciation, disposal etc.
• Update and reconcile asset additions on fixed asset register, and all related accounts in the department.
• Manage Journal postings to write off assets from fixed asset register, for depreciation charges and other adjusting entries; and rectify identified errors. 
• Review historical information for all assets to be disposed and application analysis of fixed asset accounts
• Ensure proceed on disposed assets are remitted and recorded appropriately, in agreement with the set accounting standard.
• Implement/update all accounting adjustments on the fixed asset register, record disposals/movements in the register and ensure supporting documentation and records are sufficient to meet audit/regulatory needs. 
• Perform periodic verification of MTN assets across MTNN switches and office locations. 
• Approve electronic asset movement form region assigned and follow up on all theft and faults from incidence reporting.
• Coordinate the analysis and reconciliation of monthly asset additions to physical verifications and physical count to the fixed asset register. 
• Generate monthly relevant reports; and submit all month end deliverables within the reporting deadline.
• Participate and generate reports on monthly stock count and other month end financial procedures

Education:

• 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