Careers at Airtel Nigeria, 17th June 2015

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.


In Nigeria, Airtel is working tirelessly to live up to an ambitious vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians as it offers a superior brand experience and a portfolio of innovative products & services ranging from exciting voice solutions to inventive data packages and mobile broadband.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Finance Professional

Location: Lagos

Desired Skills and Experience
Educational Qualifications and Functional / Technical Skills:

• A University Degree i.e B.Sc./HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or any numerate discipline.
• Master's degree and/ or MBA will be an added advantage.
• Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA) is an advantage especially for those with non Accounting/ Finance Degrees/HND

• Minimum of 2-3 years post-NYSC Finance experience in a multinational, Telecoms, Manufacturing or Banking environment

• Analytical and Financial Skills
• Cash Management
• Financial Reporting
• Financial and Accounting Standards
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• General Ledger Maintenance
• Fixed Assets register maintenance

• Controls the distribution width and depth of the zone

• Liaise and collaborate with Channel partners to identify ways to and the dealers and thereby increase penetration
• Recommend measures to increase tertiary sales from existing & new retailers

• Coordinate all sales activities so that sales turnover are optimized
• Timely communication of all schemes /product launches to distributors and retailers

• Maximize sales through effective execution and implementation of placement and distribution strategies

• Develop merchandise for new products/ schemes & market availability of Point of sale
• Tracking and reviewing distributors and their FSEs on their secondary & tertiary sales and market expansion
• Coordinate with Sales Training Function for product, process and behavioural training of FSEs

• Partners with ZSM in gathering, coordinating, and communicating market information including competition activities, customer preferences ensuring effective sales management.

• Bachelor's Degree in any field of study

• 3-5 years experience preferably in FMCG, Consumer Durables and Telecommunications

• Results Driven
• Self starter
• Innovative Selling skills
• Customer centric
• Ability to manage a team and multiple channels/dealers
• Good communicator, must possess ability to communicate with all cadres within his channel portfolio