Onsite Accountant – Financial Operations, Fixed Asset Accounting

Posted 6 days ago

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About the role

  • Accountant overseeing financial operations related to fixed assets at MTN Nigeria. Involves coordination and reporting on asset processes, supporting divisions and maintaining stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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
  • 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

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Bonuses
  • Stock options

Job title

Accountant – Financial Operations, Fixed Asset Accounting

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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