Finance Business Partner at Africa Prudential Registrars Plc

Africa Prudential Registrars Plc ("APR") is a technology-driven Capital Market Investment Mediator [CMIM]. The company was a fully owned subsidiary of United Bank for Africa Plc. We are a standard-delivery service provider for corporate organizations in the primary and secondary sectors of the capital market. Our pedigree makes us unique. APR is a thoroughbred in share registration business in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Location: Lagos

About the Role

• The Financial Accountant is responsible for running the accounting and financial activities of the Capital Market Business, keeping financial records up to date, handling billing, receivables/payables and providing insights on the financial performance of the Business.

Responsibilities
What you’ll get to do:

• Ensure the day-to-day recording of the financial activities of the business
• Timely generation of Invoices and monitoring for prompt collection of receivables and processing of all payments
• Ensure reconciliation of the bank statement, ledgers, and the core business application
• Attend to audit engagements (External and Internal audits bothering on financial performance and regulatory payments)
• Timely remittance of all regulatory payments – Withholding taxes, VAT etc.
• Provide optimization techniques on revenue and cost optimization.
• Monitor and review the day-to-day financial activities in advisory capacity to the business
• Ensure that financial transactions are recorded in line with the applicable laws and regulations
• Timely recording of financial transactions
• Provide monthly, Quarterly, and annual reports on performance as required by the business
• Liaise with the bank representatives to ensure prompt reconciliations of the bank statements
• Prepare compliance reports in the format required by the regulators.
• Cashflow management, forecasting and treasury operations.
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and ensure that data is stored systematically to provide easy retrieval and accessibility when needed

Requirements
To succeed in this role, we think you should have:

• B.Sc in Accounting, Finance, or any relevant Degree
• Must have relevant professional qualification (ICAN/ACCA)
• 5 years’ experience as an Accountant
• Advanced MS Excel skills, ability to work with large financial data
• Good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures
• Good knowledge of accounting software.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.