Accounting Administrator at Clickatell

Clickatell is a cutting edge technology company and global leader in mobile messaging that enables effortless, personalized, and contextual digital interactions between businesses and their customers. We specialize in helping brands delight their customers with innovative, customer-centric solutions, giving them more time for what really matters.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accounting Administrator

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Purpose

• We are looking for a highflying Accountant to provide support in country for the finance and tax departments and assisting in the office administration and facilities duties. This role reports to the financial manager.

Responsibilities of the Role

• Perform daily MNO reconciliation and troubleshoot and resolve related issues with the Systems Development Team. This task should also be performed every alternative weekend and takes approximately 2 hours to run (monitoring required only). Overtime will be paid at the maximum allowance of two hours per non-weekday (weekends and public holidays).
• Monitoring of JIRA queue for customer refunds to be processed via the banks thrice a week.
• Submit purchase order requests to procurement team.
• Assist local staff with supplier queries by providing information regarding suppliers and expenses on request
• Place Virtual Top up orders when required.
• Monitoring of JIRA queue for supplier invoices applicable to the entity and process on the accounting system.
• Weekly preparation of payment packs for review by manager
• Allocate payments to supplier accounts in the accounting system and supplier account reconciliations and vendor ageing
• Collaborate with group facilities to ensure the office is adequately equipped.
• Raise expense accruals for expenses incurred, not yet invoiced
• Perform monthly Virtual Top Up reconciliation
• Perform bank reconciliation within accounting system
• Assisting Commercial Team and Finance with Banking administration
• Perform allocated month end tasks, such as journals
• Act as a back-up for in-country team member (month end tasks and daily operational)
• Tax specific responsibilities:
  • Act as a backup for the following tasks:
    • Processing of withholdings tax credit notes in the accounting system
    • Assist with processing and obtaining annual tax clearance certificate
    • Monthly VAT compliance services
    • Monthly withholding tax compliance services
    • Annual tax return submission
    • Assist the Finance Manager with any ad-hoc tasks, such as local Tax Audits by Authorities

Requirements of the Role

• Candidates should possess an Accounting qualification
• 3+ years working experience in a similar financial position
  • Work Experience:
    • Microsoft Dynamics NAV experience (preferred)
    • Working with international debtors and creditors
  • Knowledge and Abilities:
    • Excellent communication skills
    • Time management skills
    • In-depth organizational and administrative skills
    • Demonstrable customer service and negotiation skills
    • High level of accuracy and attention to detail
    • Good analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office suit
    • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft excel
• A Bit About You: Tactical 

Behavioral competency requirements of a Pacesetter: 

• Cultivating Talent: Actively drives the development of skills and strengths within the team, and recognizes achievements. Coaches the team on procedures, technical issues and priorities. Leads and contributes to a positive team environment with open communication and clear goals. Listens to team members’ feedback and resolves any issues or conflicts.
• Managing Resources: Manages resources optimally by making the right decisions that impacts how resources are used and for what benefit. Accurately estimates, forecast, projects, and monitors available levels of relevant resources and makes the right calls.
• Expert Exchanges: Seeks and communicates insights. Acts as access point for information within their team and throughout the organization, and ensures sharing of key learnings. Prepares and presents reports, and updates advising on performance and capacity.
• Risk Mitigation: Resolves problems that are relatively complex and drives decision-making processes. Systematically processes key factors when resolving conflict, managing risk, ensuring compliance and addressing quality concerns.
• Foster Teamwork: Builds relationships and influentially engages across teams to elevate performance. Facilitates brainstorming that delivers the best solutions. Encourages an inclusive culture where voices are heard and being open-minded is valued.
• Emotions and Performance: Puts effort into managing the link between emotions and performance that helps others do their best work by increasing self-awareness and reducing blind spots. Fosters a safe environment where others feel comfortable to take smart risks and build relationships.
• Drive Execution: Develops tactical plans that support the strategy and plans the detail of theprojects, activities, and resources to deliver the goal.
• Coordinating Activity: Develops and manages processes conceptually and technically. Plans, monitors work, and accurately reads situations to course correct and ensure expectations are met.
• Navigating Change: Delivers change by bringing the team together, aligning their work and navigating them through the process. Stays on track by being optimistic and focusing on what is in their control. Executes by getting the right things done by the right people to deliver results.
• Driving Performance: Relentlessly reviews dashboards, systems, KPIs, procedures, and processes, and drives the team’s performance to incrementally improve results. Ensures processes are effective while aligning to best practice and increasing value.

Perks of the Role

• Medical Aid contribution
• Pension fund contribution
• Quarterly performance incentive bonus
• Risk benefit company contributions
• Reimbursable communications allowance for internet and mobile phone bills
• Half-day off on your birthday
• 5 personal days leave a year, over and above your annual leave
• Hybrid working with access to office hubs as required.
• Home office set-up with laptop, monitor and other related items.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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