Financial Accountant at a Digital Bank - The People Practice

The People Practice - Our client, a Digital Bank, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Accountant

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Our client is looking to hire a talented Financial Accountant who will be responsible for running the accounting and financial activities of the company.
• This role involves daily analysis of transactions, balancing of accounts and reconciliations needed to scale up the business and have a big impact on the finance department.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for handling daily accounting tasks such as preparation and posting of receipts, deposits, purchase orders, invoices and other standard tasks.
• Ensure daily balancing of transactions and account reconciliations.
• Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports
• Preparing weekly cash flow statements, and controlling expenditure and cash flow
• Support Preparation of the Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements;
• Responsible for ensuring all bills passed by card provider and processor are accurate by matching them with the number of cards and transactions for the period in view.
• Ensure all statutory filings such as PAYE, CIT, VAT and WHT and prepared and filed on a timely basis
• Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts
• Collecting and analyzing data, which is then used in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates
• Collaborate with auditors to ensure seamless audit procedures and deliver financial accounts within stipulated timelines
• Use technology to streamline and amplify our finance capabilities
• Learn new technologies and transform your learnings into applicable tools to benefit our growth ambitions.
• Carry out any other assigned tasks for the purpose of preparing monthly management accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in a Finance role; Finance industry experience highly preferred.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with experience in financial reporting and complex reconciliations.
• Ability to identify cause and effect relationships while making data-driven recommendations in a structured manner.

Must Have Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced work environment

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2023.