Financial Operations Advisor at Ntel Nigeria

Job Description

• Execute daily cash movement activities among the company's bank accounts, ensuring optimal liquidity.
• Monitor all cash transfers, investment instructions, and daily bank activities.
• Develop cashflow forecast templates to aid critical decision making in Treasury
• Develop cashflow forecast templates to aid critical decision making in Treasury
• Develop various reports to aid critical decision making in Treasury and for the company
• Ensure all lodgments reflected on bank statements are accurately captured on the Accounting System (ERP).
• Verify and ensure all payments effected through the banks are accurately captured on the accounting system (ERP)
• Perform investigation and analysis of exceptions and ensure data integrity within the financial systems.
• Prepare and update key financial operations reports (e.g., daily cash position, bank activity reports, collection reports, transactional risk reports, revaluation reports) to aid effective decision-making.
• Analyze and compute interest income due to the company and prepare appropriate journals for ERP capture.
• Monitor and report on key financial risks, including interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk, and control operations in foreign currencies.
• Ensure adherence to company financial policies, procedures, and relevant regulatory guidelines.
• Ensure accurate and timely capture of all payments and receivables on the Oracle ERP system.

Education / Certification

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Professional Certification in Accounting(e.g., ICAN, ACCA, CPA, CFA or similar) is required

Experience:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in a finance or accounting role, with specific exposure to financial operations, treasury operations, cash management, or accounts payable/receivable functions.
• Proven experience working with and navigating Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics) for financial transaction processing and reporting.
• Experience with specific banking platforms or treasury management systems.
• Demonstrable experience in performing bank reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
• Experience in processing a high volume of financial transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Familiarity with financial reporting, journal entries, and general ledger operations.

Competencies:
Knowledge:

• Strong foundational knowledge in financial principles, accounting standards, and data analysis.
• Knowledge of local financial regulations and tax laws (e.g., CBN guidelines, FIRS regulations in Nigeria).
• Knowledge of Financial Regulatory & Compliance
• Knowledge of financial markets and investment strategies

Skills:

• Effective communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Expert in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Intermediate to advanced skills for data manipulation, analysis, and reporting (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and troubleshoot discrepancies (e.g., in reconciliations).
• Meticulous accuracy in recording and verifying financial transactions.
• Financial & Accounting Fundamentals
• ERP & System Proficiency.