Head, Finance at Jubilee Life Mortgage Bank Plc

Jubilee-Life Mortgage Bank Plc is a leading primary mortgage Bank in Nigeria. It was incorporated in August 1992 as a private limited Liability Company. Since its inception, Jubilee-Life Mortgage Bank Plc has evolved into a mortgage Bank with a global outlook whose activities have extended beyond the shores of Nigeria. The Bank has attained significant growth and emerged as a giant in the mortgage banking sector in terms of assets, loans, deposits, profitability, and branch network. We attribute our success to our commitment to deliver safe, viable, and affordable housing solutions which address the housing deficit in Nigeria.

Owing to Nigeria’s exponential population growth, the need to deliver affordable houses for individuals within Nigerian societies cannot be overemphasized. As a result, Jubilee-Life Mortgage Bank Plc strives to meet the identified need. Our expertise in the mortgage banking industry gives us leverage in our quest to alleviate the myriad challenges hindering national housing development.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Finance

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Responsibilities

• Oversee the preparation of the Bank’s management and financial statements (daily, weekly, monthly, bi-annually, annually etc.) to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Responsible for maintaining the Bank’s general ledgers, revenue recognition, account payable & receivables and taxation processes.
• Controlling budgets and expenditures by researching to its impact on business performance.
• Proper monitoring, recording, and safeguarding of the Bank’s assets and formulating policies that will have positive impact on business performance.
• Ascertaining that all accounting endeavours comply with appropriate financial laws and regulations.
• Oversee budget planning, preparation, implementation, and monitoring process in the Bank.
• Frequent preparation, analysis, interpretation, and monitoring of cash flow of the Bank.
• Provide advice to Management on appropriate cost control measures for cost optimalization purposes.
• Ensure proper handling of all regulatory issues in order to protect the interest of the Bank.
• Management of all the financial records of the bank by ensuring proper record keeping.
• Ensure efficient relationship management between Bank and other regulatory bodies and institutions.
• Ensure that all financial returns to (NDIC, FIRS, CBN etc.) are filed as at when due to avoid any form of sanctions or financial losses for the Bank.
• Providing back-office services such as account payable, collections and payroll management.
• Providing insightful reporting and commercial analysis to support management decision making.
• Coordinating all statutory and regulatory examinations of the Bank.

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc. (second class upper) / HND (upper credit) in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance, or related fields (Advanced degree / certification is strongly preferred).
• Must be a qualified chartered accountant with over 10 years cognitive relevant work experience, preferably with background from the financial service sector.

Competency:

• Must have practical knowledge of banking principles and operations with strong analytical skills.
• Must possess sound hands-on knowledge of IFRS and its impact on business environment.
• Effective decision making and complex problem-solving skills.
• Must possess business mindset that focuses on profitability.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and presentation skills.
• Strong leadership skills with focus on developing people.

Skills:

• Computer Appreciation Skills (Ability to work with word processing, Spread sheet applications).
• Technical Report Writing Skills.
• Budgeting and Budget Implementation.
• Financial Statements and Budget Documentation.
• Cost Control and Management.
• Performance Management.
• Taxation Skill.
• Regulatory and Statutory Management Skill

Candidate Abilities & Personality Profile:

• Attention to detail.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Discretion & confidentiality.
• Business acumen.
• Problem solving Skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Negotiation skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Planning and organising skills.
• Oral & Written communication skills.

Application Closing Date
28th March, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@jubileelifeng.com using the job title as the subject of the email.