Manager, Financial Reporting at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria

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We are recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: Manager, Financial Reporting
Job ID: 445738

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Prompt delivery of regulatory returns for FC’s approval
• Act as Tax compliance officer
• Undertake insurance management
• Interprets and implements basic accounting standards, tax regulations and local banking laws
• Guides new joiners and junior staff on routine reporting requirements and processes
• Initiates data controls and verifies the integrity or reporting schedules with the General Ledger and underlying Transaction Processing systems
• Assesses the context, rationale and impact of changes in the external reporting environment and is able to articulate these changes both to Finance colleagues as well as business/function stakeholder
• Analyzes and models the impact of new rules on Bank wide operations and reporting systems after engagement with other departments impacted by the changes
• Reviews reporting pack and specialized schedules, performing variance analysis within a defined and researched business context whilst linking current performance with future projections, risks and opportunities
• Assumes ownership of the end-to-end reporting process, taking responsibility for coordination between units within Finance to ensure delivery of the reporting requirements
• Plays an integral part in any re-engineering reporting process with a mindset for maximizing efficiency and maintaining standardized data quality and integrity
• Leads and implements local process/system changes across multiple teams within the country.
• Scans the wider external environment to anticipate, influence and contribute to the development of rules and regulations.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
1.Group Financial Accounting Reports

• Deliver the following automated Group reports within set deadlines
• Statutory Pack (quarterly)
• ICS for statutory pack
• Financial account/management account reconciliation
• Other reports as may be required from time to time

2.Local Financial Accounts

• Prepare the draft consolidated Financial statement
• Provide all information required for all Finance statutory audits
• Coordinate the year-end audit

3.Operational Risk Controls

• Ensure that general and business KCSA’s are performed in line with group OR standards.
• Acts as UORM for finance operations
• Ensure that GL controls and Reconciliations in Finance is robust

4.Local Regulatory Reporting

• Supervise Up load, and review all local and trade regulatory returns timely
• Act as first point of response and resolution all Local Regulatory Reporting issues
• Review all other reports/returns required by CBN/ NDIC/FRC/SEC and other regulators
• Provide all information required for all Regulatory examinations

5.TAX

• Act as tax compliance officer
• Manage all tax examinations

6. Reconciliation and Substantiation

• Ensure all finance owned accounts are reconciled
• Reconcile SCOPE, the Hub and all cross border recharges/receivable account
• Manage Insurance desk
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by Line Manager or the CFO

Qualifications & Skills

• First Degree from a reputable institution with a minimum of a 2nd class degree.
• ACA or ACCA
• Professional qualifications in Accounting and Finance e.g. ACCA, ACA plus at least seven years work experience in Regulatory and Financial reporting department of a financial institution.
• Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and its impact of the bank’s financial reporting.
• Good working knowledge of the Group Accounting practice and Local Regulatory requirements supplemented by all round Banking experience.
• Working knowledge of Accounting/Banking systems is essential for the extraction and processing of data from the system.
• Understanding of the GL accounts is essential in assessing whether the trend of an account is irregular and requires immediate management attention.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential in dealings with both internal and external customers.
• Ability to work in a busy and strenuous environment for long hours in order to meet set deadlines.
• High level of computer literacy is required for processing data in various packages

Application Closing Date
Not Stated

How to Apply
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