Finance Assistant at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Job Description

• We’re currently looking for a Finance Assistant on a full time, permanent basis. This position sits within the team at our Lagos office, Nigeria.
• In this post, you’ll play a key role in financial organisation of the National offices within Nigeria - Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.
• The role will include working closely with the ACCA Nigeria Market Head, Business Support and Compliance Manager (BSCM), Regional Financial Controller, as well as colleagues from other departments.
• The role holder will be responsible for maintaining the general ledger, delivering a complete and accurate set of financial information, maintaining efficient internal controls, budgeting and forecasting, financial month end, and entry and reconciliation of financial transactions. 

The Job
On a day to day basis, you’ll be involved in the following:

• Preparing annual budgets with senior stakeholders, and reforecasting quarterly
• Reporting variance analysis in a timely manner
• Managing the accounts payable function, ensuring compliance with procurement and payment policies
• Co-ordination of general ledger activities amongst users
• Performing financial closures at Month end, Quarter end and Year end
• Liaising with the auditors for timely conclusion of audits
• Preparing the monthly funds request and monitoring significant discrepancies to budget phasing
• Compiling a fixed asset register and maintaining it regularly
• Preparing monthly financial reports and cash flow forecast for the office(s)
• Maintaining financial records in QuickBooks and ensuring all entries are correctly coded
• Ensuring timely processing of supplier invoices, income and expenses
• Preparing and entering journal entries
• Reconciling bank and petty cash
• Working closely with immediate management and central Corporate Finance to ensure all policies on finance are complied with
• Any adhoc financial responsibilities required

The Person
Ideally, we’re looking for someone with the following:

• Fluency in verbal and written English is essential
• Demonstrable experience working in a general accountancy role
• Exposure to Quickbooks and Excel would be advantageous
• The desire to develop and grow in the role
• The ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups of people across our global company and collaborate with a team mind-set
• Strong organisation and time management skills to manage own deadlines and workload
• A flexible approach to handling a variety of tasks for transactional work to MI

The Perks
And in working with us, you’ll enjoy:

• A wide and varied role giving exposure to a variety of financial processes
• Playing a key role in the growing Africa structure
• Joining a diverse and globally prominent organisation