Finance Officer at First Ally

JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the general direction of the Chief Financial Officer, the accounting officer performs a wide range of complex professional accounting duties in the analysis, preparation, and maintenance of financial records and reports; makes complex and difficult accounting analyses and reports; and performs related duties as assigned.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITY

• Responsible for the daily and monthly reconciliation of all correspondence bank accounts within the Group as directed by the CFO
• Directly responsible for the daily reconciliation of Symplus software accounting module, including investigation of variances if any, and ensuring that the variances/differences are corrected immediately.
• Responsible for the daily check and follow-up of all clients' accounts with respective correspondence banks.
• Analyzing subsidiary petty cash expenses.
• Preparation of Amortization schedules for prepaid assets
• Preparation and maintenance of Fixed Asset register
• Responsible for weekly and monthly instrument posting into the Symplus software
• Directly responsible for the preparation of monthly account payables and schedules Such as VAT ( Value Added Tax)
• Withholding taxes (WHT) for both state and federal tax authorities inducing follow-up on obtaining Tin numbers for the various service providers
• Coordination and preparation of annual Electronic tax clearance forms for processing of employee tax clearance certificates
• Provide assistance to the CFO regarding the integrity of the General Ledger, the preparation of monthly management reports, budget input, and monitoring and production of all financial reports on a monthly basis as well as end-of-year accounts close process.
• Supports HR in the preparation of Monthly payroll and statutory payment processing on schedule by collating, inputting, and checking all payroll data to be correct.
• Actively support the Asset management operations team and FX team for daily transaction call overs
• Disbursement of petty cash and reporting, ensuring that the cash book and petty cash are updated on a daily basis

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Good presentation and excellent courtesy attitude
• Excellent numerical skills
• Must be proficient in the use of MS Office tools most especially Microsoft Excel
• Must be able to work under pressure with less supervision
• Must demonstrate a good analytical mind
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a Team
• Must have a good understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards
• Must have a good understanding of the Financial Services Sector
• Must be articulate and have good presentation skills.