Accountant – Project Finance, Network at MTN Nigeria

Job Title: Accountant – Project Finance, Network

Mission

• To monitor account and report on all Network Division project expenditures, ensuring fund optimization and accountability.
• Coordinate and report on other CPU (Facilities, ITS, etc.) budget performance.
• To coordinate project accounting functions, ensure reliable and transparent project information is maintained and produced from the company’s project reporting systems.

Description

• Ensure project structures are created and loaded on the Systems Projecting Accounting Module, ensuring proper accounting principles are applied in the documentation of projects.
• Monitor actual expenditure and update control base per project in overall terms, implementing processes to track NWD project expenditure.
• Analyze the scope change and incorporate the impact to avoid budget overruns by establishing cost control base per project.
• Track all NWD Capex budget, reporting project performance on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Interface with project managers on financial issues, validating project budget commitments, and capitalization.
• Ensure adequate (high-level) tracking and reporting of CPU capex budget.
• Ensure constant engagement with Finance and other CPU champions on all Capex budget matters (business planning and forecasting).

Requirements
Education:

• First Degree in Accounting or in a Business-related discipline.
• Fluent in English
• Professional accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA, and CPA) are an advantage.

Experience:
3–7 years’ experience in an area of specialization, with experience working with others

• Experience working in a medium organization.
• Advanced Excel skills is required.
• Experience in project, cost and management accounting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Experience in a supervisory role
• Experience in telecommunications is an advantage.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 14th July, 2025, 10:59 PM. Therefore, Qualified and interested candidates can: “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION”. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:
Official Job Website:  https://www.mtn.ng/