We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Accountant / Finance Manager (Lean Start-up Role)
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
- South Atlantic LNG West Africa Limited is seeking a hands-on Accountant / Finance Manager to build and manage the company’s finance function from the ground up.
- This role is critical to the success of our LNG, gas processing, and virtual pipeline projects and requires someone comfortable operating in a lean, fast-moving start-up environment with minimal bureaucracy.
- The successful candidate will take ownership of day-to-day accounting, cash management, statutory compliance, and financial support for project development and investment decisions.
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Accounting & Finance Operations:
- Set up, maintain, and manage the company’s accounting systems, records, and processes.
- Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports, and cash flow statements.
- Handle bookkeeping, reconciliations, fixed assets, accruals, and expenses.
Cash Flow & Treasury Management:
- Manage bank accounts, payment processing, and vendor settlements.
- Track project-related cash flows and funding requirements.
- Ensure strict cash discipline in line with start-up priorities.
Budgeting, Cost Control & Project Finance Support:
- Prepare budgets and forecasts for corporate and project activities.
- Track project costs for LNG facilities, truck loading operations, and virtual pipeline logistics.
- Support financial models, pricing structures, and commercial proposals.
Tax, Statutory & Regulatory Compliance:
- Prepare and file statutory returns, including VAT, WHT, PAYE, and CIT.
- Liaise with auditors, tax consultants, banks, and regulators (FIRS, State IRS, CAC).
- Support annual audits and ensure compliance with Nigerian financial regulations.
Governance, Controls & Process Development:
- Establish practical financial controls suitable for a lean organization.
- Draft and implement basic finance policies and approval processes.
- Identify financial and operational risks and proactively manage them.
Founder & Management Support:
- Work closely with company leadership to support investment decisions, funding discussions, and board reporting.
- Provide financial insights to guide project prioritization and growth strategy.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Professional Qualification: ACA, ACCA, or equivalent (strongly preferred).
Experience:
- 5 - 10 years relevant experience, ideally in a start-up, SME, or project-based business.
- Experience in energy, oil & gas, infrastructure, logistics, or industrial projects is an advantage.
- Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Skills & Attributes:
- Strong working knowledge of IFRS and Nigerian tax laws.
- Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and commercially aware.
- Comfortable wearing multiple hats and working in an evolving business.
- High integrity, reliability, and discretion.