Head of Finance at Carbon Nigeria

Carbon is a pan-African digital bank with a mission to provide friction-free finance to its customers. Carbon promises to play a fundamental role in its customers’ lives wherever they are, with flexible solutions. We pride ourselves on our efficiency and with just $10mm of equity raised in 2015, we have disbursed over $100m in loans and earned more than $30mm in revenue over the last 2 years. Carbon has operations in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, supported by a talented team spread between Lagos, Nairobi, London, Argentina, and Palo Alto so we operate with a remote-first mindset. 

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Head of Finance

Location: Lagos
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role

• We are seeking a motivated, experienced, and highly skilled individual who will have primary responsibility for carrying out regulatory financial reporting and accounting activities for Carbon.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation, management, and running of all the finance activities of the company

Key  Responsibilities

• Passionately and in a timely manner, accurately prepare and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, and Board finance packages
• Develop the Company’s internal policies and oversee the design of internal controls and processes, identifying and assessing areas of significant business risk.
• Implement the best audit and business practices in line with applicable internal audit statements.
• Managing all aspects of the month-end accounting close process for the entity, including reporting status and results to the parent company
• Documenting policies, procedures, and workflow for assigned areas of responsibility  
• Management of monthly payroll including ensuring timely remission of all applicable statutory deductions
• Coordinating with the external tax consultants for the tax filings and ensure compliance with accounting, tax, and other statutory requirements.
• Process full-cycle accounts payable and manage vendors
• Overseeing the annual audit exercise and liaise with external auditors as necessary  
• Managing key stakeholder relationships including Central Bank, Auditors, respective Tax authorities as well as Bank and Deposit entities
• Performing any other tasks as assigned by the management/leadership team.

Requirements

• BA / MBA in Accounting or Finance or relevant field; CPA/CFA qualification is a plus
• Passion and drive to disrupt the consumer lending industry for the better
• Proven work experience or similar role managing a finance/accounting team
• Strong industry network including experience dealing with banks, regulators, auditors and tax authorities   
• The ability to think creatively and critically and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment   
• Willingness and drive to challenge the status quo   
• Strong working knowledge of financial reporting tools, such as QuickBooks and Excel.

Benefits
At Carbon, People are the heart of the business, so we prioritize their welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team.
• Potential to work in different geographies.
• Health Insurance.
• Life Insurance
• Career development & Growth.
• We are advocates of work-life balance and offer a remote working option.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.