• Application Deadline:
• Position: Finance Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Objective / Purpose of Job

• Providing financial reports and interpreting financial information to managerial staff while recommending further courses of action. Recommending investment activities and providing strategies that the company should take.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Keep accurate records of all daily transactions.


• Prepare balance sheets.


• Process invoices.


• Record accounts payable and accounts receivable.


• Update internal systems with financial data.


• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.


• Reconcile bank statements.


• Participate in financial audits.


• Track bank deposits and payments.


• Assist with budget preparation.


• Review and implement financial policies


• Ensure the collection, reporting and analysis of all organisational information relating to finance, performance, and quality.


• Monitoring the company's key performance indicators, formulating strategic plans and forecasts, handling performance reporting, and increasing finance operational efficiency and execution company-wide.


• Researching and reporting on factors that influence the company’s performance and analysing and predicting market trends.


• Developing financial management strategies to reduce financial risk, providing relevant recommendations to maximise profits, and assisting executives in decision making.


• Monitoring reporting systems, preparing accurate financial reports and statements, interpreting data, preparing, and publishing all financial documents and ensuring adherence to industry regulations.


• Managing accounting, budget, cash flow and reviewing cost-reduction strategies.


• Developing long-term and strategic business plans and organising new funding strategies.


• Developing external relationships with auditors, solicitors, bankers and other statutory.

Key Relationhip

• Internal Relations: All Staff


• External Relations: Bankers, Auditors and all statutory/regulatory bodies

Education, Experience & Other Requirements

• B.Sc Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.


• Possess professional accounting certifications ICAN/ACCA will be an added advantage.


• Must have a minimum of 3 years of work experience in a Microfinance Bank or Financial services industries


• Professional qualification is considered a plus.


• Proven work experience as a Finance Officer or similar role in a microfinance bank or Financial Institution.


• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures.


• Experience using financial software.


• Advanced MS Excel skills.


• Knowledge of financial regulations.


• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.


• Proven time management skills.


• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills (including written, oral and presentation skills)


• Attention to detail.


• Strong problem-solving & analytical skills.


• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Salary Range

N2,900,000 - N3,600,000 / Annum