Accountant at Sovereign Finance Company Limited

Sovereign Finance Limited is a leading financial services provider with a prime desire to promote trailblazing Financial & Investment solutions to customers in different sectors of the Nigerian economy. Our priority is to help create opportunities for our clients to save accumulated capital and build sustainable wealth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Objective / Purpose of Job

• Providing financial reports and interpreting financial information to managerial staff while recommending further courses of action. Recommending investment activities and providing strategies that the company should take.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare balance sheets.
• Keep accurate records of all daily transactions
• Record accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Update internal systems with financial data.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Reconcile bank statements.
• Participate in financial audits.
• Track bank deposits and payments.
• Track Income to ensure properly recognition.
• Assist with budget preparation.
• Review and implement financial policies
• Ensure the collection, reporting and analysis of all organisational information relating to finance, performance, and quality.
• Monitoring the company’s key performance indicators, formulating strategic plans and forecasts, handling performance reporting, and increasing finance operational efficiency and execution company-wide.
• Researching and reporting on factors that influence the company’s performance and analysing and predicting market trends.
• Developing financial management strategies to reduce financial risk, providing relevant recommendations to maximise profits, and assisting executives in decision making.
• Monitoring reporting systems, preparing accurate financial reports and statements, interpreting data, preparing, and publishing all financial documents and ensuring adherence to industry regulations.
• Managing accounting, budget, cash flow and reviewing cost-reduction strategies.
• Developing long-term and strategic business plans and organising new funding strategies.
• Developing external relationships with auditors, bankers and other regulatory/statutory bodies

Requirements

• Bachelor's or HND degree in accounting.
• 5+ years of experience in Accounts Department in a Financial Institutions.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a Commercial Bank or Finance Companies
• Associates of ICAN OR ACCA is preferable.

Salary
N5,000,000 - N6,000,000 / month.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2025.