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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Manager, Control
Job ID: 485111 Location: Lagos
Job Function: Finance
Full/Part Time: Full time
Job Description
Support the development and enhancement of the control environment across Finance in the 3 countries
Monitor compliance with and adherence to Financial Controls Policy across the bank in the 3 countries
Maintain the Bank’s Chart of Accounts, ensuring complete reconciliation in place in the 3 countries
Review General Ledger suspense and sundry accounts in the 3 countries
Ensure outstanding items in general ledger sundry and suspense accounts are within life span in the 3 countries
Assist in coordinating FCP and ORM trainings for Finance and other units across the Bank in the 3 countries.
Perform ORM controls and drive adherence to the ORM framework across Finance and CRES in the 3 countries
Perform Assurance reviews to ensure adherence to the FCP in the 3 countries
Participate in OR and Controls projects across Finance as nominated/delegated by the FORM, Nigeria
Serve as back-up to the FORM for Nigeria
Serve as FORM for Sierra-Leone and Cameroon
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Financial Controls:
Ensure full compliance with the Financial Controls Policies (FCP) within the Bank at all times.
Ensure that all Minimum Control Standards in the FCP manual are traceable to relevant KCSs/ KRIs within the Bank.
Review reconciliations from all Account Owners and follow up on long outstanding items to ensure that they are cleared promptly.
Monitor the number, age and nature of outstanding items in suspense and sundry accounts.
Ensure proofs and reconciliation of Finance internal accounts is prepared on a regular basis in line with the FCP.
Monitor and ensure bank wide existence of FCP specific DOIs as required by the FCP.
Perform account and cost centre ownership and maintenance controls.
Perform dormant account reviews
Qualifications and Skills
Professional qualifications in Accounting and Finance e.g. ACCA, ACA plus at least four years work experience in highly regulated industry and generally known controls conscious environment.
Good communications and interpersonal skills
Broad understanding of banking practice
General understanding of minimum controls standards
An eye for detail and accuracy with a strong analytical capability
Probing mind
People management and stakeholder engagement skill
Sound knowledge of Generally accepted accounting principles and group accounting policy
High level of computer literacy is required especially the use simple system/ data query tools
Team coordination, supervisory, people management and accurate execution/delivery of agreed tasks and objectives.
Business writing skills
A minimum of a second class degree in a related course
Professional qualifications in Accounting and Finance e.g. ACCA, ACA plus at least four years work experience in highly regulated industry and generally known controls conscious environment.
Good communications and interpersonal skills
Broad understanding of banking practice
General understanding of minimum controls standards
An eye for detail and accuracy with a strong analytical capability
Probing mind
People management and stakeholder engagement skill
Sound knowledge of Generally accepted accounting principles and group accounting policy
High level of computer literacy is required especially the use simple system/ data query tools
Team coordination, supervisory, people management and accurate execution/delivery of agreed tasks and objectives.
Business writing skills
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
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