Location: Magodo, Lagos
Directly reports to: C.O.O
Directly supervises: Account/Admin Officers, Treasury Officers
Job Purpose
Ensure the organization\'s financial integrity and sustainability.
Safeguard company assets and prevent financial leakages through strong internal controls.
Maintain stable treasury operations and effective investment portfolio management.
Ensure full compliance with tax, pension, and regulatory obligations.
Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting to support strategic decision-making.
Optimize cash flow through effective management of receivables and payables.
Provide strategic financial advisory support to executive management.
Key Outputs
Annual budget
Monthly payrolls
Monthly management accounts
Cash flow forecast report
Investment portfolio
Treasury & liquidity position report
Internal control review report
Annual financial statements
Key responsibilities areas
Safeguard the company's financial integrity and prevent financial leakages by:
Establishing and enforcing a robust internal control framework across treasury, receivables, payables, payroll, and reporting processes.
Supervising periodic reconciliations and reviewing exception reports to ensure accounts remain balanced at all times.
Directing internal audit reviews and ensuring corrective actions are implemented promptly.
Approving financial transactions within delegated authority limits and enforcing segregation of duties across the team.
Ensure disciplined budgetary control and financial performance management by:
Overseeing receivables collection to ensure payments are received within agreed timelines.
Managing payables scheduling to ensure vendors, partners, and statutory bodies are paid on time.
Aligning inflows and outflows to prevent cash shortfalls.
Raising payment instructions promptly to meet financial obligations.
Ensure delivery of accurate, timely, and decision-ready financial reporting and documentation by:
Directing the preparation of monthly management accounts and business performance reports.
Reviewing financial statements, interpreting financial data, and presenting insights to support strategic decision-making.
Enforcing real-time posting discipline within accounting systems.
Establishing structured filing and documentation standards for financial and administrative records.
Supervising proper retention of agreements, investment documents, invoices, receipts, and statutory records.
Ensuring the organization remains audit-ready at all times.
Safeguard and monitor company assets by:
Maintaining oversight of the company's asset register and periodic verification exercises.
Reviewing asset utilization reports and investigating discrepancies.
Ensuring adequate controls exist to prevent asset misappropriation.
Build a high performing team by:
Supervising and setting performance standards for the Accounts and Admin team.
Allocating responsibilities and ensuring accountability for deliverables.
Reviewing work outputs to maintain accuracy and compliance standards.
Providing coaching and strengthening financial discipline across the department.
Provide strategic financial leadership to executive management by:
Advising on funding strategies, capital structure, and investment decisions.
Analyzing business trends, profitability drivers, and risk exposures.
Supporting corporate planning with financial modelling and performance projections.
Representing the finance function in executive discussions and decision forums.
Drive the sustainability and growth of the company's revenue and capital base by:
Directing and supervising the monitoring of all client repayments and investment inflows.
Ensuring reconciliations of repayment plans using Loan Disk and accounting systems are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
Reviewing exposure risks and intervening where potential ROI or maturity defaults are identified.
Holding the team accountable for timely investor notifications and settlement of obligations
Ensure effective treasury and investment portfolio management by:
Overseeing corporate and individual investment portfolios and monitoring maturity cycles.
Approving rollover, settlement, or liquidation decisions in line with treasury strategy.
Ensuring promissory notes and investment obligations are properly documented and tracked.
Preserving investor confidence through disciplined treasury oversight.
Ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance by:
Establishing a compliance calendar covering all tax, pension, and regulatory obligations.
Supervising the preparation and timely filing of WHT, PAYE, CIT, Directors' Assessments, and other statutory returns.
Reviewing and approving statutory remittances prior to submission.
Representing the organization during regulatory inspections and external audits.
Any other results/responsibilities/duties/tasks/job roles that may be assigned to you by management.
Performance Standards
Strategic financial advisory & funding oversight
Departmental leadership
Billing and invoicing
Payment tracking and receivables management
Financial reporting and reconciliation
Sales support
Key interfaces
Internal: Account Team, Risk and Credit Team, Sales Team
External: Customers, Regulatory bodies
MINIMUM REQUIRED JOB SPECIFICATION
Academic and Professional
HND/Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or any related discipline
ICAN/ACCA certification.
Experience
Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience with 2 years in a leadership role.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
Organizational Competencies
Adding Value, Dedication, Excellent Service, Professionalism, Transparency
Grade Category Competencies
Report writing competence
Effective communication
People management skills
Problem solving
Financial management skills
Leadership skills
Functional competencies
Knowledge of Advanced finance
Treasury & liquidity management skills
Financial reporting & interpretation
Budgeting & financial planning knowledge
Regulatory & tax compliance management
Revenue tracking
Risk assessment & mitigation