Financial Analyst / Controller at Lumos

Description of role

You will report to the Head of Finance and will work alongside the senior Controller. Your main tasks will be:

• Timely and correct reporting to management and other stakeholders
• Provision of meaningful data driven financial analysis on the financial performance and position
• Developing financial models and forecasts for new business opportunities.
• Setting up and maintaining a world class internal control environment
• Dive into the organization and provide meaningful recommendations for cost savings and business opportunities.

An ideal candidate has the following profile:

• Pro-active and no nonsense
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Focused on developing him/herself and the team
• Continuously striving for improvement
• Resilient
• High business acumen
• Excellent analytical skills combined with attention to detail, which be used to prepare meaningful reports and explanations to management on the results.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems
• Wants to become an all-round financial professional, with thorough understanding of IFRS and other statutory reporting requirements.
• Excellent Excel/PowerPoint skills; experience with data and analytics tools is an added advantage.
• Big 4 experience is an added advantage.
• Msc /Bsc /HND in Accountancy/ Finance combined with ICAN, ACCA (equivalent) is preferred.
• High integrity is a must.

Your responsibilities:

• Weekly reporting to management
• Financial planning and analysis, including cash flow prognoses.
• Review of business models for new product and service offerings, including accounting analysis
• Budgetary control and cost management, including initiatives to become more cost efficient.
• KPI review and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Monthly and quarterly reporting to group exco, investors and other stakeholders, including financial closing process.
• Reporting to all regulatory authorities.
• Set up and maintenance of internal control environment that ensures correct and timely reporting.
• Perform assessments of the effectiveness of the internal control environment
• Take over from other (ass.) managers in the finance department when they are on leave.

We offer the following:

• At Lumos we find it important to develop our staff to be amongst the best people working in the Nigerian Solar Energy Eco-system
• We offer a competitive compensation package.
• A knowledgeable, high-achieving, experienced and fun team
• Amazing opportunities for career progression
• Health care benefits and other statutory benefits