Female Accountant at Assets Microfinance Bank

This position plays a key support role to the Group Finance Head in the following areas, included but not limited to Financial & Strategic Plan Implementation, Financial Governance & Reporting and Operational Excellence.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports in the implementation of articulated financial strategy for the business based on business growth and plans
• Ensures the effective day to day accounting operations, transaction processes and reconciliations in a timely and qualitative manner.
• Assists in the preparation of management accounts for the company
• Preparation and update of schedules to the account.
• Prepares reports and key information to Finance Head and other internal/external stakeholders as directed.
• Manage departmental budgetary allocations and ensure that disbursements are adequately tracked and /or retired as due.
• Works with the Line Manager to reduce cost, enhance revenue, achieve effective utilization of capital and attain projected cash flow, IRR/ROC and profitability targets.
• Acts as liaison with external financial services organizations, Auditors, regulators, clients and related parties and investors as may be required.
• Actively promotes effective financial processes including internal control, risk assessment and mitigation, proper documentation and spending accountabilities.
• Observe and report market trends, competitor activities & consumer preference and positions.
• Ensures compliance with industry, regulatory and company’s policies and procedures
• Ensure the provision of timely, comprehensive and accurate financial reports. Providing regular updates for line manager and management’s use.
• Remit statutory taxes to appropriate bodies  when due
• Reports known contraventions of financial statutory regulations and/ or group policy to Line Manager.
• Assists in audit/examination queries as may be required from time to time.
• Ensure compliance with relevant investment and securities act and anti-money laundering policies.
• Performs other assigned duties as delegated by the CEO from time to time

KEY RESULT AREAS

• Adequacy and effectiveness of accounting processes & systems in enabling business operations.
• Effectiveness and adequacy of treasury and cash management efforts.
• Timeliness and accuracy of financial management reports within support function.
• Numbers of amendments to banks instructions as a result of internal company negligence
• Performance on external audit examinations; number and complexity of queries raised. Level of suspense and unreconciled items etc.
• Ease of retrieval of information and documents.
• Timeliness of product service delivery to end users.
• Cost of operations
• Customer satisfaction levels- speed of delivery & quality of service.

Key Requirements:

• ICAN certified; CITN certification would be a plus
• Have a minimum of 5 years work experience.
• Must have held a supervisory role.