Accounting Administrator at Clickatell

Job Description

• We are looking for a dynamic and hands-on Accounting Administrator who will be responsible for providing the Nigerian in-country finance and tax related support to the Group.

The role of our Champion

• The purpose of the role is to provide support in country for the finance and tax departments and assisting in the office administration and facilities duties.

Daily:

• Downloading of local bank statements, capture and updating bank receipts in batches in the accounting system
• Liaising with the banks to ensure the signatories mandates are kept up to date and the adding/removal of users.
• Responsible for opening additional bank accounts as required
• Schedule payments to fit in with the company’s cash flow objectives
• Submit purchase orders for approval on the accounting system
• Maintain the Purchase order process in the accounting system. Once approve, convert to invoices, archive and delete
• Capture invoices on the accounting system and preparation of payments when needed
• Allocate payments to supplier accounts in the accounting system and supplier account reconciliations and vendor ageing
• Assist local staff with supplier queries by providing information regarding suppliers and expenses on request
• Resolve customer refunds by collaborating with the support team
• Monitor Virtual Top-up (‘’VTU’’) stock on vendors’ portals. Placing orders and following up that they have been processed by the vendors
• Perform the VTU recon with vendors to ensure all transactions statuses have been updated correctly
• Perform the office facilities function to ensure the office adequately equipped by collaborating with group Facilities
• Assist the Accounts Receivable Administrator with customer collections and reconciliations

Weekly:

• Preparing weekly purchases of Airtime stock
• Resolve customer refunds by collaborating with the support team

Monthly:

• Ensure the fixed asset register is kept up to date
• Assist with Tax filings; including VAT and WHT compliance assistance and submissions
• Any other ad hoc requests, including support as required with local audits

The Capabilities of our Champion

• Excellent communication: Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent Administrative skills: Be able to work with a high level of accuracy.
• Be able to work under pressure: Deadlines are very tight, accurate reporting is a must.
• Supplier Focus: Respond and deal effectively with suppliers.
• Team Work: Must be able to work as part of a team. Must be able to work reliably and responsibly with internal and external colleagues.
• Analysis and logic, systematic and orderly planning, attention to detail.
• Demonstrable experience of excel skills and good working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.
• Ability to handle high pressure environment and adapt to change.
• Self-starter who can work with minimum of supervision.
• Ethical and principal based working methods.
• Excellent negotiating skills both internally to team and externally with other departments.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to work outside of normal office hours when circumstances dictate.

Our Champions journey so far:

• Financial qualification and 3 years working experience in a similar financial position
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV experience would be an advantage.
• Working with international creditors
• Computer Literate, (MS Office), with advanced Excel proficiency

Benefits
Why you will love being here:

• Competitive salary paid monthly
• Medical aid contributions
• Quarterly performance incentives
• Pension fund contribution
• Group life cover
• Communication allowances
• Undercover parking
• Half day off on your birthday
• 5 “personal” days leave a year, over and above your normal annual leave.
• Staff events, snacks, cool offices. All the things that make Clickatell a fantastic place to work.