Terragon is Africa’s fastest-growing enterprise marketing technology company. We aggregate and enrich difficult-to-source consumer data, generating measurable outcomes for telco’s, banks, and larger brands. Terragon uses its on-demand marketing cloud platform, attribution software, and deep analytics capability to enable thoughtful, targeted omni-channel access to 100m+ mobile-first African consumers.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Responsibilities
Monthly reporting of (consolidated) financial management information including profit or loss, cash flow statement, balance sheet and key performance metrics. Explain developments in margins, balances and other metrics.
Weekly reporting on revenue, cost of sales and cash flow.
Bi weekly reporting on cash flow forecast
Developing plans for financial growth.
Support the sales and product development processes by reviewing contracts and business models.
Evaluating and managing risk.
Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
Preparation of the monthly bank reconciliation of the accounts of the company.
Prepare and check sales invoices based on information received from customer success and sales departments
Prepare and make payments
Book and document all financial transactions and commitments in SAP and ensure that
supporting documentation is stored in (electronic) archive. This covers revenue, costs,
purchases of fixed assets.
Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information needed for the audit of financial statements
Reconcile bank account statements with SAP on a daily basis
Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures – check effectiveness of controls with a focus on revenue assurance, cost control and safeguarding of assets.
Liaising with accounting officers with respect to bills receivable, bills payable, etc and monitor timely collection of accounts receivables.
Prepare documentation for capital calls
Compute statutory taxes i.e VAT, PAYE, local government and preparation of tax returns, ensure compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
Streamlining accounting functions and operations.
Coordinating audit processes
Job Requirements
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
In the possession of a Masters’ degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant discipline
Professional qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CFA
Solid knowledge of all other finance operations including treasury, payments, accounting for foreign exchange transactions, controls.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships
Strong analytical skill set both numerical as well as legal
High level of commercial acumen
Advanced computer software skills, especially Excel (ability to work with complex formulas), PowerPoint and Word.
Solid knowledge of bookkeeping and preparing monthly reporting sets to management
Advanced and hands-on knowledge of SAP B1
Fast experience with developing and monitoring of performance metrics critical to business growth
Solid knowledge of tax and other applicable company laws and regulations in Nigeria.
Strong leadership skills and track record of bringing structure to a finance department and developing junior team members
Experience with finance functions in other African countries will be considered an advantage.
Salary
N3,600,000 - N5,400,000 annually.
Application Closing Date
31st January, 2021.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application and a Cover Letter describing why you are a good fit for the job to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email.