Finance Associate at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.  Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Associate

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Workplace type: Hybrid
Reporting to: Associate, Finance Manager
Department: Finance & Legal

The Team You Would Join

• Sun King’s Finance provides financial expertise to the distribution partnerships (B2B) and direct-to-consumer (B2C) sales channels as well as the financial operations of the company overall. 
• The Finance team plays a critical role in managing revenue and accounting for the company’s pay-as-you-go (PAYG) direct solar financing and wholesale distribution businesses; in ensuring compliance with local tax and reporting regulations; and in reporting to investors and servicing the company’s financing and debt obligations. 

About the Role

• Sun King is looking for a Finance Associate to join its Finance team in Nigeria. The Finance Associate will work closely with the Finance team in Nigeria to ensure the organisation has adequate human capacity to cater for the financial books and record (account payables and receivables) in the region.

What You Would Be Expected To Do

• Receive and process all Purchase Orders, Invoices, Expense Forms, and request for payments.
• Reconciliation of processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations of Bank Accounts.
• Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by assessing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
• Maintaining filing systems of all accounting and finance documents and vouchers in a manner which ensures ease in retrieval and reference.
• Scheduling and preparing payments on the Payment Tracker.
• Reconciliation and Adjustment of Accounting Ledgers by Verifying and Posting Account Transactions and subsequent matching of the same.
• Verifies Vendor Accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
• Conducts reimbursements for staff expenses; verifying documentation.
• Accomplish Accounting and Organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Requirements
You might be a strong candidate if you:

• Have a Degree in Finance, Accounting or any related other related field. ACA/ACCA Qualification will be an added advantage.
• Have at least 2 years’ hands on experience in Accounting or related role.
• Knowledge of account receivables is an added advantage.
• Are proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Are good with numbers.
• Proficient in Data Entry and Management.
• Attention to Detail and Accuracy.
• Are able to organize and Prioritize.
• Effective Information Management Skills.

What Sun King Offers

• Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry
• An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Center for Leadership.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.