Finance Officer

Finance Officer

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A firm in the healthcare IT sector seeks qualified candidates to fill this role

Finance Officer- to be tasked with developing budgets, monitoring transactions, and preparing financial reports. Must possess strong accounting and analytical skills.

Key Requirements (only apply if meeting these criteria)

Must have prior data finance officer- prior experience in corporate finance for IT/Tech company is added advantage

Experienced with corporate finance including preparing of financial statements, chart of accounts, budget and cashflow forecasts and business modelling projections on month to month basis

Able to setup, track, measure and report budget and actual performance variance on a a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual basis

Able to set up and and track key corporate finance metrics in order to improve business, investing, operating and finance levers of the business

Able to unlock value from cash, P/L, Balance Sheet, Debt and Equity through indepth analysis with clear and actionalbe recommendations to management to implement levers and actions that unloc value

Able to create and track employee performance from a P/L perspective on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual basis

Responsible for tax filing on local and global basis for all companies in the group

Responsible for receivables and payables ageing including scheduleing and following up on collections and payments

Responsble for tracking cash flow, monitoring burn, alert on cash crunch and recommending actions for cash flow and liquidity

General Summary

Must be highly-analytical and qualified Financial Officer to join our team.

Responsible for the financial health of our company by setting up, creating,managing and monitoring our financial policies and procedures.

Your duties will include planning budgets, participating in audits, monitoring transactions, and preparing invoices.

To succeed in this role, you must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of financial policies, procedures, and systems.

In addition must be an excellent communicator

Our ideal candidate will also have outstanding analytical and time management abilities.

Create and implement financial policies to guarantee operational efficiency.

Oversee the preparation and planning of budgets.

Maintain records and receipts for all daily transactions.

Ensure financial records are kept up-to-date with the latest transactions and changes.

Recruit, coordinate and contribute to financial audits and reports publishing

Monitor all bank deposits and payments.

Perform periodic financial analysis to detect and resolve problems.

Prepare balance sheets and invoices.

Prepare financial statements on monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis

Qualifications and Requirements:

Bachelor’s + MBA degrees in Finance, Accounting or relevant field. ( A Finance MBA is a must in addition to a Bachelors Degree in a relevant field)

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.

In-depth knowledge of financial regulations and accounting processes.

Outstanding analytical and time management skills.

Strong attention to detail.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong number collection, structuring, crunching, visualisation and reporting requirements

Ability to multi-task is necessary

Able to deliver reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, quaterly, half-year and annual basis

Committed to making virtual and in-person meetings with line management at Ibadan H/qtrs

Entrepreneurial with strong presentation, communication, report writing and analytic skills

Attention to detail and able to follow instructions to the letter

Ability to be self-motivated and with the daily hustle and to meet set targets per month

Reliable and honest

5 years’ experience in finance and related comptroller functions

Work experience in finance, audit and reporting with Nigerian based marketplace and SaaS platforms is a distinct advantage

Ability to Set up and automate for use Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Wave, and related Finance Software

Resident in Ibadan and familiar with and able to work in high density areas in Lagos and Oyo State as well as other major cities in Nigeria as required

Bachelor’s degree + MBA (Finance)- Minimuim

Less than 35 years old

Recent MBA graduate (max 5 years since graduation)

*Compensation *

Basic Salary of 150-300K NGN/month in the first 3 months of probation. Up to 400K NGN/Month on confirmation including performance commissions

A 3-month contract on probation- FT offer contingent on performance with an increase in basic salary

How to Apply

Include 1 page Resume & 1 page Cover Letter as single 2 page PDF in application

Deadline: Rolling Basis

Notice

Any submissions not complying with instructions will be disqualified.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted