Asset Management Specialist (Inventory)

PalmPay is a pan-African fintech company currently operating in Nigeria Ghana Kenya Uganda and Tanzania and expanding to other markets. Were reinventing the payments experience by making it easy and reliable for everyone to transfer money pay bills and shop online.

Were looking for an experienced InventoryManagement Officer who will be responsible for administrating the organizations policies and procedures to control and monitor PalmPays assets including properties plants vehicles and equipment. Monitors asset lifecycles inventories locations and replacements and maintains status and costs.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop an organizational philosophy for comprehensive management and accounting of PalmPays assets. Coordinate processes and documentation required for new asset acquisition disposal replacement and tracking of lost or stolen assets.
• Conduct periodic audits spot checks and physical verification counting and ensure compliance with asset regulation rules/laws.
• Manage an active depreciation schedule to ensure the assets book value is constantly updated and appropriate taxes are applied and paid. Work with vendors and cross-functional groups to maintain accurate & complete asset data.
• Develop and implement an asset management system and ensure all assets are properly classified categorized and recorded in the SAP system.
• Develop and implement an annual asset verification and audit plan.
• Liaise with end users to ensure licensing (where required) routine maintenance schedules and plans are integrated into SAP and are being strictly adhered to.
• Liaise with Line Managers to ensure asset written-offs are properly disposed of and impact remediated.
• Track warranties on all PalmPays assets ensuring these are executed appropriately and warehouse all other relevant items such as operating manuals spare keys etc. providing access as required.
• Provide an asset utility report with recommendations to management on (remainder) asset life maintenance and replacement costs etc. Provide general advice to PalmPays executives on asset procuring and management.
• Prepare periodic asset updates to Management and the Leadership team.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Business Administration Economics or other related fields.
• At least 2years experience in inventory and asset managementfor a financial institution/fintech.

Necessary Skills

• Strong analytical skill
• Highly skilled in math and finance
• Asset acquiring & management
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong time-management skills
• Detail-oriented & highly organized
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Skilled in vendor management and negotiation
• Relationship building and Interpersonal skills
• Compliance and lease agreement understanding
• Teamwork and collaboration skills
• Project management