Jobs at Prodigy Microfinance Bank

Job Summary

• Record and analyze financial information, prepare reports, and ensure that businesses and individuals comply with financial regulations.

Reporting:

• Accountants report their findings to management and other entities, such as the IRS or investors.
• These reports help investors, lenders, and customers assess a company's financial health.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax planning: Offer tax planning services based on current legislation
• Forecast finances: Help businesses forecast costs and revenues
• Manage accounting procedures:Oversee accounting procedures and advise on general finance matters
• Record transactions: Track money coming in and out of a business
• Prepare reports: Compile and present budgets, financial statements, and other reports
• Analyze data: Identify potential areas of risk and opportunity
• Perform audits: Verify that a business's financial records are accurate
• Compute taxes: Ensure that taxes are paid properly

Requirements

• B.Sc (Upper Credit) in Accounting.

Skills

• Strong written and oral communication
• Organization and attention to detail
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Time management
• Mathematical and deductive reasoning
• Critical thinking
• Active learning.

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Qualifications

• B.Sc. in any finance degree, preferably ACA/ICAN Certified. 
• A master's degree is an added advantage. 
• Must have experience in the microfinance bank industry or regional manager of microfinance bank.
• Age: 40 years and below.

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Key Functions
Risk Assessment:

• Identify potential risks across different business functions and operations.
• Analyze the likelihood and potential impact of identified risks.
• Prioritize risks based on their severity and likelihood of occurrence.

Control Evaluation:

• Review existing control procedures and document their effectiveness in mitigating identified risks.
• Assess the adequacy of segregation of duties within key processes.
• Test control activities through sampling methods to verify their functionality.

Compliance Monitoring:

• Ensure adherence to internal policies, procedures, and relevant laws and regulations.
• Conduct periodic compliance audits to identify areas of non-compliance.
• Report any violations or concerns to management.

Control Improvement:

• Recommend corrective actions to address identified control weaknesses.
• Develop and implement new controls to mitigate risks where necessary.
• Collaborate with department heads to ensure effective implementation of control improvements.

Reporting and Communication:

• Prepare comprehensive internal control reports detailing findings and recommendations to management.
• Communicate control deficiencies to relevant stakeholders and follow up on remediation plans.
• Provide regular updates on the status of internal control activities to the audit committee.

Requirements

• B.Sc In Accounting, Upper Credit
• Evaluating and enhancing an organization's internal control system by identifying potential risks, assessing existing control procedures, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations, implementing necessary controls to mitigate risks, and providing recommendations for process improvements, ultimately aiming to protect assets, ensure accuracy of records, and promote operational efficiency within the company.