Job Vacancy: Job title: Manager, Fixed Assets
Job description: Company Description
IHS Towers is one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count and is the only towerco solely focused on the emerging markets. The Company has more than 40,000 towers across its 11 markets, including Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Kuwait, Nigeria, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zambia. For more information, please visit:
Job Description
As Manager of Fixed Assets, you will execute Fixed Assets best practices and processes across in-market entities.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Overseeing day to day activities of the Fixed assets and IFRS 16 accounting.
Managing daily activities of direct reports
Support ongoing change, process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives across the FA lease function.
Handling all audit related matters and closure of issues that have been raised in prior audits
Handle customer-facing interactions on all FA activities.
Manage the business partnering function with Shared Service Center for all Fixed Asset related transactions
Responsible for enforcing SOX controls related to lease accounting
Take a leading role in resolving any Fixed Asset issues that might arise.
Coordinating timely recording of all project activities, including new additions, renewals, inter-entity movements/ transfers, and decommissioning activities. Act as focal point for ensuring ERP recording of these activities by Shared Service Center
Coordinating monthly month-end activities for Fixed Asset and reviewing of month-end Fixed Assets schedules.
Provide accounting assistance to support user departments and operations/ technical staff. Respond to financial questions/ concerns to meet business needs.
Provide any out-of-turn support for processing urgent or critical requests and ensure coordination with Shared Service Center team.
Ensure strict compliance with policies, processes, procedures, IFRS, IAS and GAAP.
Support training and education on new policies, practices, and standards.
Perform any other activities or tasks assigned from time to time and/ or required as part of continuous improvement initiatives within the company.
Functional Competencies:
- Analytical Thinking
- Business Partnering
- Financial Accounting
- Problem Solving
- Use of MS Office Tools (advanced)
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Behavioural Competencies:
- Collaboration & Teamwork
- Relationship Building
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline (Finance and Management-related strongly preferred).
Evidence of professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA).
+5 years’ relevant post-NYSC work experience in core accounting function.
Demonstrable proficiency in use of MS Office tools.
Must possess solid knowledge of Fixed Assets best practices and trends which support implementation of effective business partnering.
Proven work history of finance business partnering and use of ERP platforms.
Experience in Finance functions within telco industry is an added advantage.
Additional Information
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.
Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.
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.
Location: Lagos, Lagos State
Job date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 22:41:55 GMT
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