Senior Finance Associate at Sahel Consulting Agriculture and Nutrition Limited

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures all postings are properly done and completed on Sage.
• Development and review of finance-related policies.
• Preparation of monthly journal entries to aid in finalizing postings for the month.
• Review all advance accounts with project accounts to ensure proper reconciliation.
• Review monthly internal project reports as prepared by project accountants.
• Preparation of monthly project reports as assigned.
• Review and oversight of all opened contracts and funds agreements held by the company.
• Responsible for ensuring that audited financial statements are completed in due time and aligned with statutory expectations.
• Responsible for the preparation of monthly and quarterly business reports.
• Managing monthly liquidity of the firm to ensure funds are available to meet on-spot obligations.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with various statutory obligations and responsibilities with respect to PAYE, Pensions, NHF, ITF, NSITF, VAT, Withholding tax, Police levy and group life assurance.
• Support during tax reconciliation with state internal revenue services and participates in various tax audit processes as necessary.
• Responsible for reviewing all finance-related contracts or sections of contracts with external parties.
• Support in building financial models both for the company and clients as part of the fulfillment of various consultancy contracts.
• Responsible for the preparation of annual budgets while also coordinating all units of the organization towards consolidating the budgets.
• Ensure the timely invoicing of clients and tracking of invoices to ensure settlement.
• Ensure all bank reconciliations are up to date across all bank accounts and across all banks.
• Ensures all weekly requests are processed as collated from various projects.
• Ensures all activities of the organization align with policies as set out in various approved documents.
• Facilitates budget realignment activities across all projects and grants held by the company.

Minimum Required Skills & Experience

• A Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in finance or accounting-related role.
• An associate member of the Institute of chartered accountants of Nigeria.
• Strong financial analysis skill.
• A solid understanding of accounting principles, practice and familiarity with financial reporting standards.
• Proficiency in financial modelling is highly required.
• Knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.