Latest Job Vacancies at Lendigo - Seedstars

About the job

If Fintech sounds interesting to you and if autonomy, a steep learning curve, and responsibility from day one are what you desire, then you might be the right fit for us!

Lendigo is seeking to hire a Data-Driven Accountant to join its team in Lagos, reporting directly to the country's senior accountant. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations involving all accounting transactions, bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, expenses, bank payments, local taxes, capital importation, allocation of idle funds, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate must be familiar with accounting procedures and should have experience with accounting software programs (like Xero). 

Who we are looking for

We’re focused on culture first. We want someone with a soul. Someone who does the right thing. Someone without ego. We’re looking for someone we want to hang out with, laugh with, and work with. Social skills are a must.

We bet on raw talent over tenure. The baseline: candidates need to have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. That said, what we want most is someone that’s hungry. That’s more important to us than years of experience.

Experience in growing and managing employees at an early-stage company would be helpful, but not required. 

Ideal candidates will be extremely flexible with scheduling, working weekends and occasionally on holidays.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare end-of-month reports
• Prepare audits, forecasts, and other fiscal planning.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the company including daily account reconciliation, cash/treasury management, and internal/external financial & compliance reporting
• Prepare financial reports in accordance with local and regulatory accounting principles and ensure compliance with the accounting Policies (IFRS)
• Support periodic reporting to stakeholders
• Fact-checking invoices for payment and processing
• Processing billing adjustments and refunds
• Handling bookkeeping, including daily bank reconciliation 
• Maintaining loan ledgers and other general ledgers on Xero
• Interfacing with the company’s banking and business partners 

Responsibilities for this role include

• Manage all accounting transactions that come through the business
• Process the bank statements and perform bank reconciliations
• Monthly filing of statutory (PAYE, VAT, WHT, etc.)
• Processing of invoices and liaising with other departments regarding payables.
• Interfacing with the company’s banking and business partners 
• Verify that transactions are recorded in the correct account allocations
• Maintaining Loan ledgers and other general ledgers on Xero
• Prepare a monthly Profit and Loss Statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement in accordance with local and regulatory accounting principles and ensure compliance with the accounting Policies (IFRS)
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Handling any other financial function delegated by Superior or management staff.

Your profile

• First Degree in accounting or finance-related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years experience post-NYSC
• Professional student of Accounting (ICAN, ACCA, etc.) would be added advantage
• Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting best practices, laws, standards, and state/national regulations and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Exposure to finance or bank-related functions would be an added advantage.
• Versatile in using ERP such as Xero, NAV Dynamic, Sage, etc
• You exhibit strong analytical and IT skills, as well as Excel and spreadsheet expertise. Basic SQL knowledge is required for this position.
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail. “kiskil” is the password for the vision document above
• Excellent time management skills; able to prioritize
• Proactive, with an innate drive to explore different options for reaching results, autonomously

Benefits and perks

• Be part of an international team
• Modern and cool office, Silicon Valley style 8-)
• A high degree of autonomy, flat hierarchy, open communication and  get shit done attitude
• Pension, life, and health insurance schemes
• Flexible working hours

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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About the job

If Fintech sounds interesting to you and if autonomy, a steep learning curve, and responsibility from day one is what you desire, then you might be the right fit for us!

Lendigo is seeking to hire a Data-Driven Debt Recovery Lead to join its team in Lagos. The Head of Debt Recovery owns the recovery operations process from intake until recovery. He/She leads the implementation and execution of the debt recovery strategy and is accountable for providing strategic direction and guidance on a broad and diverse range of complex operational activities.

This is a critical function that links the dots from end to end throughout the credit recovery process. In line with Lendigo's mission of educating customers about responsible credit behavior,  you will provide intellectual leadership and direction that drives collections experience, operational efficiency, and business success.

Ideal candidates will be extremely flexible with scheduling, working weekends and occasionally on holidays.

You will also be responsible for

Supervisory duties and responsibilities

• Drive the recruitment of the recovery network in line with the needs of the business by working with the recruitment team.
• Define resource requirements to optimize for quick fund recovery while maintaining reasonable levels of overhead.
• Implementing new strategies and tactics to improve collections and recovery performance, training and coaching staff to improve performance.
• Monitor all loans in recovery and ensure they are being handled efficiently.

Operational duties and responsibilities

• Lead recovery-expansion activities to drive business growth.
• Analyze and work with data to continue to improve recovery processes and strategies with the goal of achieving peak recovery efficiency.
• Developing policies, procedures, and guidelines governing debt recovery activity.
• Carry out a gap analysis to identify potential inefficiencies or bottlenecks in the recovery process.
• Define the performance appraisal process for all recovery officers, managers, and other participants in the recovery process.
• Overseeing bottom-line metrics, including detailed strategic analysis, forecasting, and account placement.
• Work with business leaders to report trends and provide suggestions on ways to reduce loan delinquency or information that could aid the recovery management process.
• Liaising with collection agencies regarding the collection and claim pay activities and further developing strong, sustainable relationships.

Your Profile

• 3+ years of experience in consumer or commercial lending/process analysis or credit/risk/collection.
• Good knowledge of corporate credit, collection agencies, legal and compliance procedures, credit risk, and account management.
• Understanding of the full credit lifecycle, including acquisition, fraud, account management, collections, and recoveries.
• Experienced in performance management.
• Able to deal with uncertainty and make decisions with limited information, thus action-oriented.

• High attention to detail and “kiskil” is the password for the vision document above
• You exhibit strong analytical and IT skills, as well as Excel expertise. Basic SQL knowledge is required for this position.
• Great communicator: you have the capacity to listen to and collect feedback from a variety of stakeholders, ensuring that everyone is working toward the same goal
• You lead by example by being humble but ambitious, with a desire to learn more
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority

Benefits and perks

• Coaching opportunities and learning Financial Technology from the Best
• Join a young, passionate, hungry, and growing team of entrepreneurs and facilitators
• Regular get-togethers like team events, etc.
• Flexible working hours and offsite work arrangements
• Pension, life, and health insurance schemes
• A high degree of autonomy, flat hierarchy, open communication, and a get shit done attitude

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About the Job

If Fintech sounds interesting to you and if autonomy, a steep learning curve and responsibility from day one are what you desire, then you might be the right fit for us!

We are currently seeking passionate individuals with a flair for credit and collections to join our team in Lagos, Nigeria. Your main responsibility is ensuring that our customers make payments on time while working closely with other teams together. Moreover, you will also be accountable for improving our overall collections rate. The Credit Collections Tele Agent will report to the Head of Portfolio.

Ideal candidates will be extremely flexible with scheduling, working weekends and occasionally on holidays.

Key responsibilities:

• Making calls to debtors and ensuring that terms and conditions of loan facilities are complied with, i.e. prompt repayment
• To embrace the challenge of minimizing loss resulting from non-payment of loans
• Ensuring the CRM tool is used to record interactions with clients, fast typing speed while on the phone required
• At ease with transitioning to Customer Support activities to assist customers in need of help, e.g. for repayments, loan applications, complaints, via phone, e-mail, social media
• To provide feedback on collection activities for policy changes
• Preparation of reports, providing insights based on data analysis and identification of patterns

Your profile:

• Young, smart, and hungry for achieving extraordinary results
• You love technology: familiar with the internet, mobile apps, Android phones, e-mail, social media
• You can handle multi-tasking and high pressure by prioritizing your work
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with strong negotiation skills
• Good grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong interest in building a career in the FinTech industry
• A Corp Member completing NYSC not earlier than April 2023
• Excellent collaborator and team player

Benefits and perks:

• Coaching opportunities and learning Financial Technology from the best
• Join a young, passionate, hungry, and growing team of entrepreneurs & facilitators
• Regular get-togethers like team events, etc.
• High degree of autonomy, flat hierarchy, open communication and get shit done attitude