Accountant: Technical Accounting Support - MTN


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Responsibilities

As part of the Group Technical Accounting team, Accountant - Tier 3 Technical Accounting is responsible for delivering:

Strategy Development and Implementation

  • Assist in the execution of strategies for ensuring compliance with Accounting Standards and incorporating accounting developments for OHADA/ IFRS that may impact the Opco (Tier 3)
  • Help in executing recommendations shared by Group Technical accounting team for the respective Opco (Tier 3)

Operational Delivery

Monitoring Accounting Standards: 

  • Aid in the adoption and implementation of emerging accounting developments for OHADA / IFRS that may impact the Opco 
  • Offer hands-on support and training for staff regarding new accounting changes, ensuring they are well-prepared to handle updates
  • Assist in conducting post implementation evaluations of new accounting standards 


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Collaboration and Support: 

  • Collaborate with respective MTN Tier 3 Opco Finance team and respective business units to address OHADA / IFRS technical accounting queries, projects, and reviews
  • Ensure consistency in accounting treatment across the Opco by collaborating closely with the relevant group and opco internal stakeholders

Accounting Pronouncements: 

  • Help implement, maintain, and communicate all current and upcoming accounting pronouncements relevant to the Opco's financial statements

Revenue Recognition and Other Accounting Standards Compliance:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to the relevant standards
  • Assist in reviewing contracts and assessing their impact on revenue recognition

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A):

  • Assist in evaluating accounting implications related to business combinations, purchase price allocations, and goodwill impairment assessments
  • Help in integrating financial reporting systems and processes post-acquisition

Technical Accounting Research:

  • Conduct research on accounting issues, including non-standard arrangements, and emerging topics
  • Support in preparing technical memos documenting conclusions and recommendations

Financial statements:

  • Support in developing FS templates to update for the disclosure impact of new accounting standards
  • Assist in developing annual and interim FSs to ensure disclosure and presentation complies with IFRS

Policy Development and Implementation:

  • Assist in developing and operationalizing accounting policies and procedures
  • Aid in completing post-implementation reviews following the implementation of new accounting standards

Training and Education:

  • Participate actively in training sessions for finance and accounting teams on technical accounting matters

Governance                                

  • Participate and provide inputs in ad hoc meetings
  • Execute day-to-day operations
  • Escalate queries according to the defined query escalation process
  • Escalate issues that will result in severe time, scope, productivity, and cost or resource or reputational impact

Performance & Reporting

  • Ensure execution in alignment with functional strategy
  • Consistent execution of work against goals and targets set out between you and leadership, alignment to the business objectives while cognisant of the execution constraints
  • Identify and report on projects risks, and impact and develop contingency plans to monitor and manage risks
  • Report on an ad hoc basis on specific projects, as required


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Qualifications

Education:

  • Education: bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or related fields
  • Honors /Postgraduate or master’s degrees in accounting, Finance, Business, or related fields (Advantageous)
  • Relevant certifications such as CA(SA) (Chartered Accountant South Africa) (Advantageous)

Experience:

  • At least 1-2 years of experience in technical accounting
  • Experience in financial reporting is desirable
  • Familiarity with financial accounting concepts for both public and private companies
  • Knowledge of OHADA/ IFRS accounting standards and their application to telecommunications companies
  • Hands on experience of working in a technical accounting team, demonstrating expertise in regulatory compliance and financial reporting
  • Prior experience Financial Services preferred, with experience within the telecom industry 
  • Worked across diverse cultures and geographies
  • Pan Africa multi-cultural experience is advantageous
  • Proficiency in Microsoft excel for financial analysis, modelling and reporting 
  • Proficient in English 

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