Finance Officer at Coronation Insurance Plc

Coronation is a leading financial service partner that helps build enduring legacies for sustainable wealth creation in Africa. Having established a 30-year record of achievements in banking across Africa and beyond, our founders established a Pan-African platform focused on building a better financial future for Africa. Today, our businesses are entrusted with our over $1billion of clients’ assets and are recognized as Nigeria's fastest-growing investment managers. Our purpose at Coronation is to create a prosperous future for our clients and the African continent. Coronation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We enable an inclusive workplace by identity, disability, and other statuses protected by law.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Responsibilities

• Filing of statutory returns to regulatory authorities
• Support in the preparation of management and financial reports for the company
• Support the development of plans for growth to increase company profit while also reducing expenditure
• Support the identification of investment opportunities
• Performing risk management by analyzing the organization’s liabilities and investments
• Overseeing the general activities of the finance department.
• Keeping accurate records for all daily transactions
• Preparing balance sheets
• Processing invoices
• Update internal systems with financial data
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports
• Reconcile bank statements
• Participate in financial audits
• Support with budget preparation
• Review and implement financial policies
• Ensure compliance with the law and company’s policies
• Support in the review and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
• Correspond with various other departments, discussing company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.

Requirements
Educational Qualification and Work Experience:

• Minimum of B.Sc. Degree in Accounting or Finance
• A relevant Master’s degree and relevant professional qualifications will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3-5 years post-NYSC experience in financial services
• Experience in the insurance sector will be an added advantage
• Must have professional certification in ICAN, ACCA or in the process of achieving certification

Skills and Competencies:

• Proven excellent track record of achievement in this role in a dynamic corporate environment.
• Ability to think strategically whilst maintaining a pragmatic perspective.
• Ability to provide business acumen, energy and vision to the organization
• In-depth understanding of the impact of changes/trends in the financial services industry
• Deep understanding of the local and global financial services industry
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office suite
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organization and management skills.
• Ability to multitask, manage time and prioritize across concurrent tasks.
• Strong attention to detail with high-value orientation.

Our Benefits

• To help you stay energized, engaged, and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including competitive compensation package, Robust rewards package, Retirement benefit and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future.
• We also provide an environment that fosters the actualization of goals, and career fulfillment for our people while providing transformational solutions for Africa’s challenges.

Application Closing Date
10th September, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@coronationinsurance.com.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.