Financial Reporting Associate at Kuda Bank

Kuda is a full service, app-based digital bank. Our mission is to be the go-to bank not just for those living on the African continent, but also for the African diaspora wherever they might live, anywhere in the world. Kuda is free of ridiculous banking charges and great at helping customers budget, spend smartly and save more. We raised the largest seed round ever seen in Africa, and completed a Series A funding round in February 2021, led by some of the world's smartest venture capital investors. With offices in London (our HQ), Lagos and Cape Town, and further offices opening across Africa during 2021, Kuda is fast becoming recognised as the leading 'Neobank' for Africans.

To help us grow into the company that can bring meaningful change to the way people across Africa get access to great financial products and services in order to take control of their personal finances, we are actively looking for bright, talented, driven people who are excited by our mission. If this sounds like a great way to spend your valuable time, then please get in touch with us.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Reporting Associate

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time
Department: Finance

Role Overview

• This role supports the team in ensuring the timely and accurate completion of financial reports to enhance business decision-making, substantiate key balances and ensure there are no regulatory laws/accounting standards infraction or fines.

Responsibilities

• Timely preparation of monthly management reports before 5th of each subsequent month.
• Prepare, review & submit CBN returns within stipulated timelines.
• Review to ensure that the Financial Asset reconciliation and schedules are properly done, data are adequately capture and are in the right formats
• Preparation and submission of all schedules of financial liabilities in a timely manner.
• Reconcile financial numbers with internal stakeholders.
• Work with the commercial finance team for proper revenue assurance
• Review intercompany-related postings on a periodic basis.
• Prepare schedules and ensure sign off of reconciliation with subsidiary and related companies.
• Support in coordinating External Audit.
• Generate both periodic and ad hoc reports as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Accounting or Finance related from a recognized Institution.
• Certified Accountant (ACA, ACCA)
• 5+ years of work experience in Financial, Statutory and Regulatory Reporting.
• In-depth knowledge of Financial Accounting and other aspect of accounting in general
• Ability to understand Investment transactions and give appropriate accounting interpretation as required by various laws & standards
• Good Knowledge of relevant Accounting standards i.e. IFRS, IAS etc.
• Must have an eye for details and be very observant of hidden issues inside numbers.
• Ability to think out of the box
• Ability to interpret financial reports and gain meaningful insight into it
• Must be highly proficient in the use of Microsoft office applications such as Excel, Word, PDF,
• PowerPoint, Outlook etc. Must be able to use simple accounting applications such as Microsoft Dynamics.
• Good Knowledge of Investment applications
• Ability to build accounts from Trial Balance to Final account with notes
• Ability to develop excel spreadsheet financial models for various finance reports.
• Ability to learn and be up to speed on new accounting trends and standards.
• Ability to investigate and correct outliers and irregularities in trends of key financial numbers in the books of accounts.

Benefits
Why join Kuda?
At Kuda, our people are the heart of our business, so we prioritize your welfare. We offer a wide range of competitive benefits in areas including but not limited to:

• Pension
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays
• Group life insurance
• Health insurance
• L&D training
• We are advocates of work-life balance and offer a 3-day-per-week remote working option.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.