Vendor Reconciliation & Accrual Processing Executive at Airtel

The purpose of the role is to ensure full compliance of all Accounts Payable transactions with company policies and procedures, while maintaining strict adherence to the regional Delegation of Authority (DOA). 

Responsibilities

Complete and Accurate Reporting of Network, Marketing, IT and  Admin Expenses

• Ensure that all Operating Expenditure (OPEX) transactions posted for Network, Marketing, IT, and Admin  are captured appropriately in the correct account codes 
• Ensure that all booked invoices are reversed from the prior period accruals accurately
• Ensure that all  accrual expense booked for the month have verifiable back-up scheduled as forwarded by the User Group
• Ensure timely submission of validated user group input to Airtel Center for Excellence (ACE) 
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of review decks for Network, Marketing, IT and Admin expenses

Vendor Reconciliation

• Follow up with vendors to obtain all statement of outstanding invoices (SOA) for reconciliation and forward all SOA received to Airtel Center for Excellence (ACE) 
•  Ensure reconciliation is done in line with group policy and Opco Target for reconciliation
• Follow up to ensure NDC are obtained for all reconciliation done
• Follow up to ensure reconciliation open issues do not age above above 30 days
• AP PO (GR/IR) aging <30days

Reporting

• Ensure timely preparation of desktop review and Accounting Guideline Alignment Schedule
• Ensure that all hard hoc reporting requirement for Account Payable as requested by the Group is performed within two (2) days of request. Where this is not possible an escalation is required.
• Ensure Balance Sheet Reconciliation is done for all allocated accounts

Intercompany Cross Charge

• Ensure timely submission of intercompany debit note to HQ
• Ensure monthly reconciliation of clearing account 

Internal and External Audit

• Ensure timely submission of auditors schedules
• Attend to queries raised by auditors during internal and external audit

Balance Sheet Hygiene

• Ensure that all Provision for expenses do not age beyond 90 days without any escalation.
• Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations for allocated accounts
• Ensure account clean-up for reconciling items arising from balance sheet recons 

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications  

• University Degree in Accounting or related discipline
• Chartered Accountant: ACCA/ACA 

Relevant Experience & &Functional / Technical Skills 

• Proficient  in the use of Microsoft Office tools
• Minimum of  6 years post-NYSC experience in Financial Accounting 
• Adept user of Accounting packages; Sage Line 500 , Oracle ERP and ASI
• Good Communication(Oral & Written) and Inter-personal skills
• Detail Oriented and Analytical