• Application Deadline:
• Position: Financial Reporting Associate


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Role Overview

• This role supports the team in ensuring timely and accurate completion of financial reports to enhance business decision making, substantiate key balances and ensure there are no regulatory laws/accounting standards infraction or fines.

Responsibilities

• Timely preparation of monthly management reports before 5th of each subsequent month.


• Prepare, review & submit CBN returns within stipulated timelines.


• Review to ensure that the Financial Asset reconciliation and schedules are properly done, data are adequately capture and are in the right formats


• Preparation and submission of all schedules of financial liabilities in a timely manner.


• Reconcile financial numbers with internal stakeholders.


• Work with the commercial finance team for proper revenue assurance


• Review intercompany related postings on a periodic basis.


• Prepare schedules and ensure sign off of reconciliation with subsidiary and related companies.


• Support in coordinating External Audit.


• Generate both periodic and ad hoc reports as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Accounting or Finance related from a recognized Institution.


• Certified Accountant (ACA, ACCA)


• 5+ years of work experience in Financial, Statutory and Regulatory Reporting.


• In-depth knowledge of Financial Accounting and other aspect of accounting in general


• Ability to understand Investment transactions and give appropriate accounting interpretation as required by various laws & standards


• Good Knowledge of relevant Accounting standards i.e. IFRS, IAS etc.


• Must have an eye for details and be very observant of hidden issues inside numbers.


• Ability to think out of the box


• Ability to interpret financial reports and gain meaningful insight into it


• Must be highly proficient in the use of Microsoft office application such as Excel, Word, PDF,


• Power Point, Outlook etc. Must be able to use simple accounting application such as Microsoft Dynamics.


• Good Knowledge of Investment applications


• Ability to build accounts from Trial Balance to Final account with notes


• Ability to develop excel spread sheet financial models for various finance reports.


• Ability to learn and be up to speed on new accounting trends and standards.


• Ability to investigate and correct outliers and irregularities in trends of key financial numbers in the books of accounts.