Accountant at Asset Management Group

JOB ROLE:

• This role combines accounting skills with business management skills.
• Prepares, develops and analyses key financial information to ensure that an organization's management makes well-informed decisions to ensure future stability, growth and profitability.
• Establish and maintain financial policies and management information systems, as well as provide a high quality support service by liaising with management, colleagues on all aspects of finance. 
• Analyze the performance of the business and advice on how to pre-empt problems, adapt to changing circumstances and improve value. 
• Manage and reduce operational and production costs and implementing newer, more effective strategies.
• preparing periodic financial statements, including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, variance analysis, Group account/ annual report and commentaries.
• providing a support service by working with all departments and the management team to help make financial decisions; 
• Managing budget; 
• informing key strategic decisions and formulating business strategies; 
• advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions; 
• analyzing financial performance and so contributing to medium and long-term business planning/forecasts; 
• Develop business and financial case/models for all new businesses.
• Advise management on raising of required capital for financing new projects and monitoring of the disbursement of such funds.
• Manage all investments.
• Manage relationships with all banks.
• negotiating on major projects, loans and grants; 
• interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers; 
• liaising with other function managers to put the finances and accounts in context; 
• Implementing corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS 

• 4-6 years’ experience in financial/accounting roles with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Upper credit(2.1) in Accountancy, 
• Chartered Accountant and relevant masters degree will be an added advantage
• Experience in a small business, start-up or entrepreneurial setting
• Passion for scaling early-stage organizations
• Excellent communication, presentation skills and ability to work independently
• Ability to identify, flag and solve problems from start to finish
• Detail oriented and extremely organized
• Polished and professional demeanor
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic setting and demonstrate initiative to drive constant improvement.
• Strategic in driving revenue 
• Must be proficient user of Excel, Peachtree and QuickBooks software.
• Business Development skills
• Knowledge of real estate, project management is an added advantage.