Capex Accountant  –  Digicel Fiji

The role is responsible for maintaining the fixed assets register and performing all fixed assets related accounting Digicel Pacific markets like Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, DCRFL and Nauru supported by the Fiji Shared Services Centre.  The role is based in Suva, Fiji and reports to the Capex Manager, Shared Services Pacific.

Core Responsibilities:

• Maintain a complete and accurate fixed assets register for both book and tax purposes including ensuring that asset description, location, class, depreciation rate, acquisition date etc are correctly recorded for each asset
• Review entries to the capital work in progress (CWIP) GL account and ensure assets are capitalised in accordance with Group Accounting Policy
• Review and approve all capex related purchase orders and ensure that Capex Approval Forms are properly completed for all capex requests in accordance with Group policy
• Prepare fixed assets disclosures and roll forward schedules for statutory reporting and audit workbooks
• Prepare GL reconciliations for fixed assets ensuring that the Fixed Assets Register reconciles to the general ledger
• Prepare monthly cash and accounting capex reports and perform manual inputs for fixed assets in Hyperion
• Prepare Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) accounting entries based on guidelines provided
• Post monthly capex accruals after reviewing all open PO’s and get CTO approval on work status

Academic qualifications, experience and skills required for this role

•  University degree in accounting, finance or business studies
• CPA/CA or equivalent professional accounting qualification or currently working towards this
• 3+ years’ accounting experience including responsibility for fixed assets, ideally with a multinational corporation
• Knowledge of IFRS, especially in relation to fixed assets accounting
• Working knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel)
• Knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management and Great Plains is an advantage