Pan African Towers Limited | Recruitment

Pan African Towers Limited is a telecommunications infrastructure and wireless service facilitator. We made our debut on the African continent, starting with initial business operations in Nigeria, in 2017; we will soon have operations in Ghana, and Liberia. We now have close to a thousand towers and operate in every city in Nigeria. We have an aggressive growth plan to reach all parts of Africa and aim to deploy up to thirty-five thousand (35,000) towers, within the next five years to help bridge the broadband coverage gap in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: Nigeria 
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Purpose

• Responsible for providing quality control and oversight of the company’s budget estimates and spending projections for completeness and accuracy

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the company’s budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning
• Oversee the overall monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the Company’s financial performance
• Prepare and maintain metric-driven financial models used to forecast and evaluate the Company’s profitability
• Develop and manage financial analysis procedures, in addition to identifying remedial actions
• Conduct financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, and reporting for efficient financial operations
• Manage the company’s annual planning and budgeting process
• Formulate accurate and reliable predictive forecast models with the use of financial reporting and cash flow information
• Assess historical data, forecast future results, analyze and explain budget variances
• Review analysis results, provide investment, and lead strategic business decisions
• Identify cost-savings opportunities for the business operations
• Coordinate the periodic preparation and analysis of forecast
•  Establish a budget and operating benchmarks, to assist in the preparation of periodic forecasts
• Lead the process to forecast all direct spending and align indirect/overhead resource allocations in the company
• Advise the leadership team on direct spending trends

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 – 12 years of proven work experience with prior experience managing the Financial Planning & Analysis function.
• Minimum of 7 years in senior finance role
• Proficient knowledge of Accounting reporting standards
• Sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office suites
• Knowledge of the SAP ERP system
• ICAN/ACCA is required
• Proficient knowledge of Accounting reporting standards
• Sound knowledge of the Microsoft Office suites
• Knowledge of the SAP ERP system

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified canddiates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Tile: General Manager, Financial Control

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time

Responsibilities

• The General Manager, Financial Control will be responsible for directing and managing the company’s financial operations to ensure financial integrity and operational efficiency. This role involves strategic financial planning, risk management, and compliance with financial regulations.
• Undertake all aspects of financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecast preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures. Financial Controller responsibilities also include financial risk management.
• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, and Revenue Recognition
•  Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
•  Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
•  Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Research technical accounting issues for compliance
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Additional controller duties as necessary

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in financial management, with at least 7 years in a senior financial control role
• Certifications: Professional certification such as ICAN, CPA, CFA, or ACCA.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards (IFRS, GAAP).
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills.
• Proficiency in financial management software and ERP systems.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of integrity and ethical standards.
• Experience in the Technology space preferably in Telecoms
• Familiarity with financial management software or tools
• Proven track record of successfully managing financial audits and regulatory compliance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: fsalami@panafricantowers.com  using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Job Title: Account Receivable Manager

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The Accounts Receivable Manager will oversee the entire accounts receivable process, ensuring accurate and timely collection of payments from clients. This role involves managing the accounts receivable team, developing strategies to improve collection rates, and maintaining customer relationships.

Responsiblities

• Supervise Accounts Receivable Team: Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounts receivable team, including the training and development of team members.
• Invoice Management: Ensure accurate and timely invoicing of customers, and handle complex billing issues and disputes.
• Collections: Develop and implement collection strategies to minimize overdue accounts and improve cash flow.
• Reporting: Prepare regular reports on accounts receivable status, aging analysis, and cash collection forecasts for senior management.
• Customer Relations: Maintain positive relationships with clients, resolving any billing issues or discrepancies promptly.
• Reconciliation: Perform regular reconciliations of accounts receivable ledger and ensure all accounts are accurately maintained.
• Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies, financial regulations, and accounting standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in accounts receivable or related financial roles, with at least [5] years in a managerial position.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should :
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Regional Manager (Engineering)

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description
Leadership:

• Responsible for translating PAT strategic objectives into actionable operational plans detailing clear implementation roadmap and milestones at the assigned region.
• Develop and implement goals to improve the regional performance on power availability, including power equipment performance and tower maintenance.

Team Development:

• Thoroughly understand and communicate requirements to appropriate team members and manage all requirements accordingly to each stakeholder.
• Ensure team members have the needed tools and provide timely feedback.
• Promote a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and a commitment to quality.
• Mentor and develop staff using a supportive and collaborative approach: assign accountabilities; set objectives; establish priorities; and monitor and evaluate results.
• Provide mentoring to all subordinates.
• Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication.
• Ensure all teams are practicing the principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Appraise the performance of individual team members, identify skill gap, and recommend training as per the organizational set processes.

Operations:
Diesel Management:

• Validate the diesel consumption, share diesel allocation, and identify any changes in the allocation plan.
• Interface with the Diesel Coordinator and Supplier in the case of deviation in the quantity and quality of diesel supply to ensure schedule adherence.
• Report sites in the region with critical diesel levels 7 days in advance to the Head of Operations and Diesel Coordinator to prevent outages.
• Track diesel level through RMS and report discrepancies to the Diesel Coordinator.
• Receive reports from SDSs in the region on diesel delivery and confirm the need for diesel intervention, if any.
• Ensure bi-annual scheduled tank cleaning, annual tank painting, and tank calibration.

Ensure the site security for:
Power Availability:

• Responsible for power availability for the region as per the Tenant SLA on-site uptime.
• Drive the MS vendor and SDS to achieve the target MTTR.
• Take proactive corrective measures to reduce fault count and repeat fault incidents.
• Suggest measures to increase the power availability on sites by converting sites to on-grid sites and provisioning of secondary power sources.

Site Maintenance:

• Drive MS vendor on all issues arising from deviations in the site maintenance plan and trigger the maintenance intervention for both routine and non-routine maintenance processes.
• Validate JCC for all maintenance work carried out within the region. Initiate the request for materials for site maintenance and validate the GRN.
• Ensure that MS vendor carries out periodic Janitorial and clearing foliage to maintain a safe perimeter in every site in the region
• Responsible for RMS equipment in sites within the region.
• Responsible for site delivery to tenants for SO closure.
• Manage day-to-day operations and stakeholders in the region.
• Ensure that the field operations engineers effectively carry out their responsibilities and ensure the smooth running of the operations.
• Provide input into continuous development of site maintenance processes.

Tower Maintenance:

• Tower Audit: Ensure biannual tower audit
• Regular inspections: Spot checks on tower structures and foundations to identify potential issues before they become major problems.
• Ensure periodic Cleaning and painting of towers in the region to protect the structure.
• Grounding and bonding: Verifying proper grounding and bonding to ensure safety and prevent damage.
• Regulatory compliance with regulations: Ensure that the site adheres to industry standards, safety protocols, and regulations.

Community and LL issue Management:

• Coordination with Landlord, community, and SAQ to get 24 X 7 access to the site
• Foster positive relations with Landlord and Community to resolve issues related to site access

New Site Rollout / Site Modification:

• Ensure completion of work related to the new site rollout as per project timelines
• Ensure capacity expansion to accommodate new colocation service order requests
• Validate and sign off JCC for civil and electrical work done in the sites within the region

General Duties:

• Submit reports to the Head of Operations in all matters relating to the region.
• Promote communication between colleagues for the benefit of information flow and to curb any problems that arise.
• Manage relationships with tenants and MS vendors.
• Perform duties assigned by the Head of Operations
• Continually assess operational and business continuity risks and provide timely awareness as well as deploy mitigating initiatives.
• Ensure customer satisfaction, and high levels of service and promote continuous improvement efforts to drive repeated business and customer loyalty.
• Effectively collaborate across functions (working in the matrix) to build joint objectives to reach regional goals

Requirements

• 1st degree in Telecommunications/Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical Engineering
• At least 5 years in Telecom operations and 10 years in the telecom industry

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified canddiates should:
Click here to apply online