Job Description
Our client who is a diversified financial company that offers a bouquet of services in investment, asset management, financial advisory, and other wealth management services is looking to hire a Head, Finance & Risk Management.
Job Description:
Finance
- Oversee The Finance Functions Of The Company
- Budget Preparation, Review, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Preparation of Monthly Management Account
- Preparation of Group Accounts and financial statements
- Manage the financial audit process and ensure the finalization of the audited financial statements of all the entities before the regulatory timeline
- Tax planning, timely remittance of all taxes, and liaison with the relevant authorities
- Liaise with External Tax Consultant for Tax Planning And Resolution Of Issues During And After Tax Audit
- GL Monitoring – supervise team members to ensure that all transactions are posted in a timely manner into the right ledgers and at the right valuation
- Review of general ledger postings and bank reconciliation statements
- Validate completeness, existence, accuracy, correct measurement and presentation of all accounts
- Review/ Preparation and Rendition of Statutory financial Returns on a periodic basis to the relevant regulatory authorities: NSE, CBN, NFIU & SEC
- Liaise with other departments regularly such as the Operations and Treasury to obtain relevant information and ensure accurate & timely posting of client transactions
- Preparing Any Other Report Required by The MD/CEO and Board
Risk Management
- Ensure adherence to organizational policies, processes, and risk management manuals
- Review all payments/ cash outflows to ensure accuracy of amount and that all necessary approvals have been obtained
- Review of all credits – documentations for new credits, credit approval memos, extension and disbursement memos – and make recommendations to the MCC.
- Schedule Management Credit Committee meetings as appropriate, and periodic loan portfolio review and watchlist meetings
- Prepare/ Review and Rendition of all relevant compliance filings to all the relevant regulatory bodies in a timely manner
- Liaise and maintain relationship with the relevant regulatory authorities
- Supervise the Internal control function and Liaise with the internal auditor
- Perform all that is necessary to ensure the safeguarding of the company’s assets and adherence to the highest compliance standards.
Qualifications:
- B.Sc./ HND Accounting /Finance/any other social sciences
- ACA (ICAN) a must.
- Minimum of 6 years post ACA qualification experience, preferably in the financial services industry or in Audit
- Good knowledge of IFRS
- Strong relationship and interpersonal management skills
- A self-starter with a strong entrepreneurial mindset and an assertive personality.
- Strong personal values and high moral standard
- Registration with SEC/NSE as sponsored individual an added advantage
- MBA an added advantage
- Registration with Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria an added advantage