The Opportunity
IHS Towers is expanding our global footprint and we are seeking an individual to join our team as Senior Specialist, Revenue Analytics & Reconciliation in Nigeria. The individual will source, aggregate and present data from internal and external sources to support effective and efficient customer invoicing.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze financial results, forecasts, variances, individual source trends and multi-source reconciliations to provide insights about the company’s financial performance.
- Turn revenue data lakes into actionable business insights, including revenue data modelling.
- Drive internal adoption of the department’s shared folder, database and reports.
- Own change management Sox assurance across revenue-impacting systems
- Resolve customers’ data and reconciliation issues and liaise with different teams internally and externally to ensure reconciliation issues are not delinquent while disputes are resolved on time.
- Manage and coordinate the reconciliation of receivables to ensure the accounting systems reflect correct transactions and discrepancies are promptly identified and corrected.
- Analyze data to identify trends and make recommendations for improvements
- Perform research, reconciliation and resolution of all account discrepancies originating from customer or third-party errors
- Design and develop various financial models to support valuation, planning and forecast.
- Ensure spooled information regarding customers’ disbursement is verified and reconciliation is set up to ensure funding and credit value is verifiable
- Create reports about the company’s financial performance using computerized financial modeling software
- Review data to identify opportunities for new business or customer acquisition.
- Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to assist with the investigation of root causes of losses and work with subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify and execute solutions.
- Regularly collate and consolidate key performance indices (KPIs) and highlight gaps and recommend remedial actions.
- Perform daily reconciliation of the company’s settlement reports, bank accounts and systems to ensure the integrity and accuracy of transactions and bank debits.
- Create and maintain various spreadsheets and dashboards to support analysis and provide insight.
- Provide timely reconciliation reports and updates to Director, Revenue Management & Assurance.
- Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/ forecasting tools.
- Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data, making comparative analyses, and studying proposed changes in methods and materials.
- Process and ensure that all transactions and reconciliation systems are accurate through the checks and balances processes.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Director, Revenue Management & Assurance.
Key Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or Economics.
- ICAN/ ACCA qualification will be an asset.
- +7-10 years’ relevant experience, including at least 5 most recent years in reconciliation.
- Proficiency in data query/ data management tools, e.g. Access, SQL, Business Objects
Behavioural Competencies
Functional Competencies
- Workload Management
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Financial Modelling
- Contract Management
- Analytical Thinking
- Use of MS Office Tools
- Business Communication
- Attention to Detail
Organizational Competencies
Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
Our Vision
IHS is committed to improving the quality and availability of telecommunications infrastructure, the lifeline for an increasingly connected world. We are dedicated to helping create a sustainable future for the communities in which we operate, and our sustainable strategy is structured around four pillars: ethics and governance, environment and climate change, education and economic growth, and our people and communities.