Accountant at AP3 Capital & Advisory Services Ltd

AP3 Capital is a specialist professional services and portfolio management firm providing Business Assurance, Transaction Advisory, Policy & Research, and Investment Portfolio Management services to public and private sector clients and development finance institutions.

In this role, you will ensure the accuracy and integrity of the firm’s financial reporting through financial analysis, reporting, reconciliations, and compliance with applicable accounting standards, while contributing to thought leadership in accounting and finance. 

Key Responsibilities  

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Prepare and analyze financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow) in accordance with the relevant standards, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure proper revenue recognition and compliance with applicable accounting policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Stay up to date with accounting regulations, standards, and best practices.

Financial Close & General Ledger Management

• Prepare month-end and year-end accounts to meet reporting deadlines.
• Perform account reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and implement effective financial controls.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis

• Assist in developing annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement.
• Analyze costs, profitability, and variances to support cost efficiency and performance optimization.

Taxation & Statutory Compliance

• Support tax planning and compliance activities, including processing statutory remittances, preparing tax returns.

Audit & Assurance Support

• Support external audits by preparing schedules, responding to audit inquiries, and ensuring compliance with audit requirements.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Support

• Collaborate with internal departments such as operations to provide financial insights and support business decisions.
• Prepare financial reports and presentations to communicate key financial information to management.

Core Competencies & Professional Skills

• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders effectively.

Business Development & Revenue Growth

• Support business development initiatives by leveraging financial expertise to identify, develop and drive new business opportunities.
• Work closely with service leads to proactively design and execute business development strategies aimed at revenue growth and achievement of targeted results.
• Analyze market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities and strengthen AP3 Capital’s market positioning.

Client & Partner Relationship Management

• Build, manage, and sustain strong relationships with associate partner firms, key agencies, and clients that serve as sources of recurring opportunities and consultancy engagements.
• Develop and manage client relationships to ensure long-term value creation.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Culture

• Contribute to a solution-oriented, client-centric culture across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders to align business development efforts with service delivery capabilities.

Learning and Capability Building

• Promote a learning culture and excellence in client service delivery across the organization.

NOTE

• Assume you are managing the finances of several client projects simultaneously,  provide a step-by-step design of a financial model or dashboard that enables management to instantly identify profitable projects, cost overruns, and revenue or cashflow and cash leakages

Submission Instructions:

• Upload the final video file to a Google Drive folder.
• Ensure the file permissions are set to \"Anyone with the link can view/access.\"
• Share the Google Drive link in a direct reply to resourcing@ap3advisory.com.