Financial Accountant

About the position

A Lending Organization established to provide Credit Facilities to Small & Medium Businesses, Individuals, and Institutions that require Short and Medium Term Funding for various purposes is currently hiring for a Senior Accountant.

Responsibilities

• Prepares balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports.
• Analyses trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.
• Reports the organization's finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
• Be familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the Consumer Finance Industry, astute at relying on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Gathers and monitors financial data (e.g., sales revenues and liabilities).
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual statements (balance sheets and income statements).
• Forecasts costs and revenues.
• Manages tax payments.
• Organizes internal audits.
• Prepares budgets (for the entire company and by departments).
• Monitors and reports on accounting discrepancies.
• Conducts detailed risk analyses to assess potential investments.
• Analyses financial trends.
• Performs month-end and year-end close processes.
• Performs a variety of additional tasks as assigned with a certain degree of creativity.
• Reports to management.

Requirements

• 4-6 years of professional accounting experience within a financial institution, eg, Microfinance Banks, Fintechs, etc.
• Degree in Accounting from a reputable institution.
• Additional qualifications like ACA, ICAN etc would be an added advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Sound written and verbal English communication skills.
• Advanced Computer Skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Analysis and Reporting Skills.

Benefits

• Monthly Salary: N600,000 - N800,000 NET