Jobs at Purple Star Consulting Limited

Job Purpose/Summary

• The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of tax laws and regulations and be able to apply this knowledge to help clients optimize their tax strategy and minimize their tax liability.

Key Functions/Responsibilities

• Provide tax consulting services to clients, including tax planning, compliance, and audit support
• Stay up-to-date with changes in tax laws and regulations and advise clients on how these changes may impact their tax strategy
• Conduct tax research and analysis to identify tax savings opportunities and develop tax planning strategies for clients
• Collaborate with other members of the tax team to ensure client needs are met and that work is completed on time and to a high standard
• Review tax returns prepared by junior team members and provide guidance and feedback as needed
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and act as a trusted advisor on tax matters
• Participate in business development activities, such as client pitches and proposal writing
• Mentor and train junior team members on tax-related matters

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field
• At least 10 years of experience working in tax consulting
• ACA/ACCA/ CITN certification is required
• Strong knowledge of tax laws and regulations, with a focus on corporate tax and individual tax planning
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong client relationships
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detai

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Job Purpose/Summary

• As a Java Backend Developer for a bank, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the bank’s core systems and backend applications.
• Your primary focus will be on developing scalable, high-performance, and secure systems that ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the bank’s backend operations.

Key Functions/Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain the bank’s core backend systems and applications using Java and related technologies.
• Develop and implement efficient and scalable database schemas to support the bank’s business requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including front-end developers, business analysts, and project managers to ensure successful delivery of projects.
• Ensure that all software development activities comply with the bank’s standards and policies.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including software designs, test plans, and user manuals.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and other technical issues as they arise.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure that code is written to a high standard and is maintainable.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in software development, and recommend ways to improve the bank’s technical infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in developing backend applications using Java and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of database design and optimization.
• Experience with web services, REST APIs, and microservices architecture.
• Strong knowledge of software development principles and best practices including Agile methodologies.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with banking systems and financial services is a plus.

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Job Purpose/summary

• The CFO will be responsible for maintaining and driving the financial operational efficiency of the Company. This would include the development and implementation of effective financial strategies, as well as risk management initiatives with the principal goal of protecting the Company’s investments, revenues, and sustainable growth.
• The job role holder will also be responsible for ensuring the establishment and effective execution of robust financial control, investment, cash flow and tax management vehicles and systems.

Key Functions/Responsibilities

Strategy Formulation and Implementation

•  Drive the development and implementation of the Company’s financial strategy, work plans and programmes, in alignment with the business’ strategy, goals, objectives and industry best practice

Financial Planning and Budget

• Coordinate the development of Company’s annual corporate budget and the allocation of financial resources
• Engage the Executive Management and the appropriate Board Committees to develop short, medium, and long-term financial plans and projections for the Company
• Oversee the development and utilisasion of financial models and activity-based financial analysis to provide a basis for investment decisions and business planning
• Monitor and report budget positions of all the business departments on a monthly basis
• Oversee the implementation of all approved financial policies in line with Financial/Accounting best practices, IFRS and other statutory requirements
• Prepare and present periodic financial performance reports, management accounts, annual financial statements etc. to the MD/CEO
• Advise the MD/CEO on optimal sourcing and application of funds and implications of changes in financial regulations, legislation and government tariffs
• Manage all tax matters and ensure timely remittance of statutory deductions such as: Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Company Income Tax (CIT), Withholding Taxes (WHT), Value Added Taxes (VAT), Pension Contribution, Health Insurance etc. including payment of vendor invoices and reconciliation
• Liaise with the Human Resources Manager in reviewing payroll computations to facilitate staff payments
• Ensure the proper management, reporting and reforecasting of controlled budgets, and participate in budgeting and financial management at departmental level as required
• Provide direct responsibility for compliance costs, such as external audit, property leases and minimizing irrecoverable VAT

Finance Operations

• Ensure the development and implementation of a robust and reliable financial reporting system in compliance with statutory requirements
• Ensure that the annual financial statements and statutory reports are prepared in a timely manner, accurately and in accordance with standards and regulations
• Oversee the provision and interpretation of all financial management information for effective decision making and to maximise returns on business
• Monitor and control the revenue and expenses (opex and capex) of the Company to ensure operational and financial efficiency
• Identify and analyse exposure, establish risk tolerance thresholds, and oversee the development of contingency plans or strategies to mitigate risk and the probability or severity of loss of investments
• Provide the MD/CEO with comprehensive, quarterly reports on the revenues and expenditure of the Company
• Design and implement strategies and mechanisms to safeguard the Company’s financial assets

Internal Audit 

• Develop and coordinate the implementation of the internal audit programmes to ascertain and report on degree of compliance with the Company’s approved policies, operating procedures, laws, regulations and code of good business practices
• Provide assurance over the implementation of strategies developed to promote a culture of transparency and accountability in the Company’s business operations
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of established business control policies, processes and procedures and communicates identified weaknesses to management with appropriate improvement solutions
• Liaise with the Company’s statutory auditors to agree scope and information requirements for the successful conduct of the annual statutory audit programmes
• Conduct follow up reviews and resolves control issues arising from internal and external audit exercises.
• Supervise and coordinate year-end inventory count and periodic fixed asset verification exercises.
• Prepare monthly audit reports to the MD/CEO

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with department heads to identify business development and growth opportunities
• Provide regular breakdown of economic information to revenue generating departments to enable and equip them to provide better service to their customers
• Manage relationships with financial/lending institutions, external auditors and other relevant regulatory authorities

Leadership and People Management

• Promote a strong team culture
• Manage the day to day performance, learning and development of the team, including one on one feedback sessions and conduct performance appraisals

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or any other business-related field from an accredited University
• Relevant postgraduate degree (M.Sc. or MBA)
• Relevant Professional qualification (ICAN/ACA/ACCA/CPA/CFA)

Experience:

• Minimum fifteen (15) years cognate work experience with at least five (5) years proven experience as a CFO
• Experience in any of the Big 4 accounting firms
• Experience working in the oil industry
• In depth knowledge of the oil industry

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Job Summary

• To ensure the right mix of talent are effectively deployed, managed, rewarded and engaged in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
• To support the creation of a distinctive organization culture and employer brand

Key Functions/Summary

• Formulates, updates and coordinates the implementation of comprehensive Human Resource strategy and plans while ensuring alignment with the company’s business strategy and key business objectives
• Communicates the Human Resource strategy and approved operating plan to Departmental and Unit Heads to ensure understanding and commitment
• Prepares and implements the annual budget and plan for the Human Resources Unit
• Liaises with Departmental and Unit Heads to ascertain communication of approved Human Resource policies, procedures and processes to all staff and ensure compliance
• Develops effective working relationships with the Management team, Departmental Unit Heads to ensure the delivery of Human Resource plans that will support the achievement of the company’s and Human Resource strategies
• Develops, evaluates and presents the case for change initiatives ensuring leadership buy-in and support
• Drives the definition of a corporate culture, values and facilities adherence to the defined organizational culture across the company
• Develops and maintains a competitive and merit-based compensation system to support the company’s reward philosophy and its talent attraction and retention strategies
• Leads reward benchmarking activities and advises management on findings and their business implications
• Institutes appropriate Human Resource management systems i.e. induction and orientation, performance management, training/learning and development, compensation, exit management, retirement, employee relations, etc.
• Leads and motivates the Human Resources team to deliver appropriate and efficient customer focused service across the Human Resource value chain
• Oversees the management of the company’s Human Resource information management systems
• Facilitates the achievement of industrial peace and harmony within the organization and across different project sites
• Facilitates the adoption of a strategic approach to exit management and oversee the establishment of the appropriate processes and practices

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Professional certifications in Human Resource from any of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Nigeria, or its overseas equivalent (e.g. HR Certification Institute (HRCI), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) USA, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) UK
• Master’s Degree is an added advantage

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years work experience in HR role with 3 years in managerial position

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Job Summary

• Supports the MD/CEO by providing key information to various internal and external stakeholders as regards regulatory issues, marketplace needs, the competitive environment, business performance, and other pertinent issues.

Key Functions/ Responsibilities

• Provide administrative/secretarial functions and necessary assistance to the MD/CEO in the formulation and execution of the company’s vision, current and long-range objectives, plans, and policies
• Prepare confidential correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, and other complex documents
• Review business plans, activity status reports, and financial statements to determine progress toward attaining objectives
• Provide necessary information to the MD/CEO on current industry structure, value chain, current statutory and regulatory requirements, the business implications, and an assessment of the current impact of industry drivers
• Compile reports on business and financial analysis from business divisions to provide critical information to the MD/CEO
• Assist the Managing Director in gathering data to define operating performance targets (measures and performance levels), developing and refining performance indicators around business processes
• Assist the MD/CEO to develop communication material e.g. memos, research papers, and presentations
• Keep an up-to-date and accurate diary/schedule of important activities and events and update the MD/CEO on changes as may be required, organize travel, and prepare complex travel itineraries
• Act as custodian of corporate documents and records and create and maintain database and spreadsheet files
• Handle telephone inquiries as appropriate on behalf of the MD/CEO, process incoming and outgoing mail, keep accounting records, and process expense claims
• Managing the email and social media, blogs, etc. structures of the MD/CEO and coordinating the preparation of Board Papers/presentations as may be required
• Undertake other special assignments, ad-hoc functions, and related duties specified by the Management

Education

• A good first University degree
• MBA or relevant MSc will be an added advantage

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience in business development practice.
• Good understanding of the financial and capital markets a key requirement

Required Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Business and Financial Acumen
• Information Gathering and Analysis
• Oral & Written Communication
• Leadership
• Organizational Awareness
• Customer Orientation
• Industry Knowledge
• Work Planning
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Innovation and Creativity

Key Performance Indicators

• Degree of innovation demonstrated
• Number of viable operating plans developed
• Accuracy of market/industry analysis
• Adequacy of business and technical administrative support provided to the MD/CEO
• Quality of Analysis, findings and, recommendations
• Quality, depth and adequacy of business reports/papers developed or presented
• Quality, adequacy, timeliness and effectiveness of recommendations for business performance improvements

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Job Summary

• Responsible for managing portfolios in line with set objectives and assisting with developing and implementing strategies to grow the company’s portfolio as well as providing first-level data analysis, documentation of information and general support to the Head, Investments.

Responsibilities

Strategic

• Provide input in the development of a comprehensive strategic plan for the unit, emphasizing business development and marketing needs to ensure consistent growth in the number and quality of individuals and businesses captured.
• Provide input in the development of investment strategy/policy or business plan and implement same to ensure compliance.
• Provide input in the development of policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), procedural manuals, work plans and other support systems in managing the Investment Division to achieve targeted objectives.
• Manage client relationships to ensure market growth and to meet and sustain the unit’s projected revenue target.
• Assisting the Head, Investments in implementing the following objectives:
  • Structuring the company’s wealth management unique product/service offerings
  • Brand Awareness for the company and its products
  • Use of technology to drive sales and develop investment management products/financial planning solutions.
  • GIPs Compliance
  • Internal Product Knowledge

Portfolio Management

• Development of client investment proposition, from building suitable portfolios and responding to client needs to developing existing propositions.
• Gather data to assist in client profile review and segmentation to meet and sustain the unit’s projected revenue target.
• Prepare Investment analysis/proposal and investment risk analysis for Head, Investment review, towards presenting at the Investment Strategy Committee
• Implement decisions of the Investment Strategy Committee
• Actively manage equities and fixed-income investment portfolio
• Implementation of the procedural manual for the company’s investment management activities
• Liaise with Research to ensure that the research needs/inputs to actualize investment management objectives are determined and delivered on a timely basis.
• Assist with reviewing and recommending appropriate benchmarks for achieving performance.
• Closely monitor investment portfolio performance in order to achieve the portfolio investment objectives.
• Achieving portfolio outperformance of set benchmarks set

Relationship Management

• Maintain professional relationships with existing and potential clients, financial institutions, and other stakeholders to support investment products.

 Information & Reporting

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting with all relevant regulators and liaise with relevant departments to ensure filings are made.
• Responsible for the maintenance and update of a comprehensive database on all investments to ensure accurate and timely investment reporting to management and clients.
• Ensure timely, reliable and accurate reporting on all investment management accounts/activities.

Others

• Leading, mentoring Portfolio Managers and others in the investment team and distributing workload and delegating assignments to junior team members.
• Perform any other responsibility as assigned by the Head, Investments.

Person Specification:

• First degree in Finance or Accounting or any business-related course
• 7 – 9 years experience with at least 3 years in a senior officer position.
• MBA or relevant MSc will be an added advantage.
• CFA or ACCA required.

Required Competencies

• Business & Finance Acumen
• Strategy Formulation
• Excellent communication, presentation and report-writing skills.
• Customer Orientation
• Industry Knowledge
• Leadership and Managerial skills
• Work Planning
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Innovation & Creativity
• Integrity
• Excellent analytical and strong problem-solving skills.
• Good negotiation, persuasion, and conflict management skills.

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Job Purpose/Summary

• The Associate Lawyer is required to demonstrate significant experience and breadth of knowledge of litigation practices.
• To proffer sound legal advice, diligently conduct cases and represent clients to achieve a favourable outcome, and advise on technical, strategic and procedural aspects across the spectrum of problems.
• However, the focus will be on providing advice on a broad range of legal and commercial matters and being involved in negotiations and legal drafting.

Key Functions/Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality legal service to all clients
• Receive requests for legal advice from current and potential clients and decide on the most appropriate responses to make to these requests
• Examining legal data to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting a lawsuit.
• Gathering evidence to initiate legal actions or formulate a defence, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of the case.
• Upon receipt of court processes, carry out the required action in accordance with court instructions and set duration.
• Managing and monitoring cases through the enforcement process ensuring that all activities are completed in the required timelines and conform to court rules.
• Conducting legal research on a variety of legal issues leading to the preparation of technically sound legal opinions, reports, and papers, summarizing results and including recommendations respecting implementation, a form of response or a course of action to be taken.
• Provide expert and timely advice on law, legal procedures and a wide range of associated issues.
• Negotiate, draft, and finalize terms and conditions for a wide range of agreements contracts and other legal documents (such as service agreements, master agreements, financing agreements, supply agreements, lease and construction agreements, joint venture agreements, and non-disclosure agreements).
• Reviewing and interpreting agreements, policies, procedures, and other relevant documentation to identify problems with respect to the legality, enforceability, form and substance, and recommendations.
• Providing commercially focused legal transactional advice on company formation, articles of association, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, board minutes and resolutions
• Excellent legal risk awareness, evaluation and management skills including an ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic outcome-focused judgments that take account of the business environment.
• Tracking and reviewing legislative bills to identify areas of likely impacts on the operations of clients and potential clients at large
• Monitoring and reporting on the promulgation of new laws and regulations in Nigeria.
• Responsible for ensuring effective management of time, effort and resources in order to generate maximum efficiencies
• Make a constructive contribution to the non-chargeable activities of the firm
• Undertake special tasks and perform other related duties as assigned in accordance with the Firm’s objectives

Education:

• Degree in law

Experience:

• 4 years minimum experience in a law firm.

Language Requirements:

• English

Certifications/Training

• Call to Bar Certificate

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Job Purpose/Summary

• The Senior Associate Lawyerr is required to demonstrate significant experience and breadth of knowledge of litigation practices.
• To proffer sound legal advice, diligently conduct cases and represent clients to achieve a favourable outcome, and advise on technical, strategic and procedural aspects across the spectrum of problems.
• However, the focus will be on providing advice on a broad range of legal and commercial matters and being involved in negotiations and legal drafting.

Key Functions/Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality legal service to all clients
• Receive requests for legal advice from current and potential clients and decide on the most appropriate responses to make to these requests
• Examining legal data to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting a lawsuit.
• Gathering evidence to initiate legal actions or formulate a defence, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of the case.
• Upon receipt of court processes, carry out the required action in accordance with court instructions and set duration.
• Managing and monitoring cases through the enforcement process ensuring that all activities are completed in the required timelines and conform to court rules.
• Conducting legal research on a variety of legal issues leading to the preparation of technically sound legal opinions, reports, and papers, summarizing results and including recommendations respecting implementation, a form of response or a course of action to be taken.
• Provide expert and timely advice on law, legal procedures and a wide range of associated issues.
• Negotiate, draft, and finalize terms and conditions for a wide range of agreements contracts and other legal documents (such as service agreements, master agreements, financing agreements, supply agreements, lease and construction agreements, joint venture agreements, and non-disclosure agreements).
• Reviewing and interpreting agreements, policies, procedures, and other relevant documentation to identify problems with respect to the legality, enforceability, form and substance, and recommendations.
• Providing commercially focused legal transactional advice on company formation, articles of association, shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements, board minutes and resolutions
• Excellent legal risk awareness, evaluation and management skills including an ability to create solutions and deliver pragmatic outcome-focused judgments that take account of the business environment.
• Tracking and reviewing legislative bills to identify areas of likely impacts on the operations of clients and potential clients at large
• Monitoring and reporting on the promulgation of new laws and regulations in Nigeria.
• Responsible for ensuring effective management of time, effort and resources in order to generate maximum efficiencies
• Make a constructive contribution to the non-chargeable activities of the firm
• Undertake special tasks and perform other related duties as assigned in accordance with the Firm’s objectives

Education:

• Degree in law

Experience:

• 10 years’ experience within a Legal firm.

Language Requirements:

• English

Certifications/Training

• Call to Bar Certificate

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Job Purpose/summary

• To profitably grow the market and customer base for the commercial banking directorate and ensure sustained increase in deposits, robust balance sheet (for both assets and liabilities) and revenue from business operations anchored on quality service delivery and creation of positive customer experience.

Key Functions/Responsibilities

• Initiates and coordinates the implementation of approved commercial banking strategies and business growth plans for the target market segments and customers to ensure the profitable achievement of set performance goals
• Scans the environment and gathers business intelligence that can facilitate the identification of business opportunities, business development and growth imperatives within the commercial banking market segment
• Identifies and pursues new business opportunities from both existing and new business customers, by analysing opportunities to up sell and maximizing the full banking relationships
• Provides clear direction on all Commercial banking operations by translating set corporate objectives to corporate and investment banking performance metrics and drives the business sales team to achieve set targets
• Coordinates the conduct of competitor/market analysis and research, and customer needs analysis on an ongoing basis to ensure continued competitiveness, relevance and profitability of commercial banking offerings
• Provides market intelligence in supporting the Bank’s efforts to develop new products and new value-added services for clients
• Liaises with other Directorate Heads and Business Managers tofacilitate the preparation of annual marketing plans and strategies for liability generation to enable  Relationship Managers to achieve targeted growth objectives.
• Liaises with Risk Management and Service Quality & Review Units to advise on service performance standards and ensure that the credit requests for new and existing facilities are correctly prepared in accordance with bank policies Reviews and authorizes corporate banking credit applications from account managers prior to submission to Risk Management
• Provides regular credit reviews of Commercial Banking clients and defends initiated credit applications when presenting to the Credit Management Committee
• Reviews adequacy of credit proposals and makes appropriate recommendations to guide informed management decisions
• Builds and maintains effective commercial banking relationship management system to ensure continuous tracking and measurement of corporate customer satisfaction/loyalty
• Conducts monthly review of Balance sheet and Income line performance of each Branch and corporate banking staff of the branch against set targets
• Monitors customer engagement and service delivery quality to ensure standards are maintained in order to achieve high customer retention, and facilitates strong customer relationship management to drive growth in market share
• Liaises with the service quality management function to define and ensure continuous quality improvements in commercial banking service delivery standards
• Provides hands-on leadership and supervision of the activities of Relationship Managers to ensure optimal achievement of set performance targets.
• Conducts meetings with direct line reports and operation staffs to address all issues that affects productivity or otherwise including general administration of running the branch.
• Reviews the individual performance of team members and against target set and agreed at the beginning of the financial year and makes recommendations on improvement

Education:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in finance/ Accounting or Business Administration and Management or related field
• An MBA (or master’s degree) is an added advantage

Experience:

•  Minimum of 15-20 years of related experience in a bank or related department
• At least 10 years heading a business/corporate/Institutional banking function at senior management level