Financial Accountant at Interswitch Group

Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis. We started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processing, and have progressively evolved into an integrated payment services company, building and managing payment infrastructure as well as delivering innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent. At Interswitch, we offer unique career opportunities for individuals capable of playing key roles and adding value in an innovative and fun environment.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Accountant

Location: Lagos

About the Job

• To measure and report on key statutory, regulatory and management reports and monitor the day-to-day financial activity of the organization to drive prudent financial decisions and to contribute to the financial health of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules as per the monthly quarterly and annual timelines to drive the efficient and accurate financial reporting.
• Analyze revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure that there appropriately recorded. Review monthly reporting numbers for accuracy and correctness
• Update/Rewrite Accounting policy of the company and ensure compliance with IFRS Support members of the Finance team and advise on technical accounting queries
• Check requests for payment to budget and approve on SharePoint Analyze financial statements on a monthly basis and report variances to ensure that all statements are an accurate reflection of the financial state of the organization.
• Check payment schedules including account numbers, vendor names and amounts prior to payments in the absence of treasury manager.
• Carries out spot checks of cash count exercise to confirm cash at hand tallies with what is written on the ledger
• Review monthly schedules for approvals, prepayments, WHT etc. and sign off
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations carried out by the team (Supplier account, Customer account, WHT, VAT, Intercompany, Inventory, Accruals, COS)
• Enable the financial and tax auditing processes by providing all required documentation and explanations as required by internal and external auditors to ensure the seamless and robust audit process.
• Reconcile management accounts/pre-audit TB to final set of audited financial statements Assists the annual audit process by preparing and reviewing audit schedules.
• Communicate and liaise with the external auditors
• Keep abreast of updates and amendments to accounting standards and local regulatory requirements

Requirements
General Education:

• Candidates should possess a Degree in Financial Accounting

General Experience:

• 7-8 years of experience in heading finance control of an organization of similar size and complexity.
• Big 4 or professional services experience is an added advantage

Licenses and Certifications:

• Any of the following certifications will be required: ACCA, ACA

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.