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.
A solid understanding of accounting principles, practice, and familiarity with financial reporting standards.
Proficiency in financial modeling is highly required.
Knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements.
Job role
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 concerning PAYE, Pensions, NHF, ITF, NSITF, VAT, Withholding tax, Police levy, and group life assurance.
Support during tax reconciliation with state internal revenue services and participate 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 toward 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 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.