Deloitte Nigeria
Deloitte Nigeria – Our client in the Financial sector is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance Analyst
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- We are recruiting for a Finance Analyst who will work with the Chief Financial Officer to ensure effective and efficient implementation of finance processes, procedures and policies; including processing of financial transactions, financial analysis, financial reporting and treasury & investments.
- The Finance Analyst will be responsible for providing high quality analysis of the Company’s financial activities to ensure availability of critical information for decision making within the Company.
- Workforce diversity is critical to the client and is one of the client’s core values. As such, female candidates from the North and South-South region are strongly advised to apply.
Responsibilities
The scope of work covers the following specific areas:
- Coordinate finance policies and processes, updates and ensures withdrawal of outdated policies and processes.
- Collation feedback and evaluates information on financial control lapses from various sources.
- Carry out processing of all financial transactions of the Company in line with the relevant processes, procedures and policies.
- Prepare daily activity records and Company’s financial position.
- Post duly approved entries in Company’s core accounting application and generate the trial balance
- Prepare accurate and timely journal entries in support of all financial transactions.
- Calculates and analyse trends in line with the Company’s strategic objectives.
- Prepares and evaluates financial projections – income statements, balance sheet, cash flow and key ratios.
- Prepare yield and cost reports of assets and liabilities compare to budget.
- Conducts financial and economic analyses of customers, projects and initiatives to assess profitability and performance.
- Collects and analyzes all financial data and appropriate performance indicators to ensure optimal balance sheet management
- Assist in developing and maintaining budgeting and financial forecasting tools.
- Be abreast of the relevant tax laws and regulations; and ensure compliance but the Company.
- Remit the relevant taxes and file tax returns within the timeline stipulated in the tax laws.
- Ensure that the Company’s activities are subjected to the appropriate tax.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements and analysis Manage the liaison with auditors during reviews of the Company’s records
- Provides financial expertise to teams in charge of activities at the various stages of project cycle, namely identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation and completion
- Assists with the provision of financial recommendations and advice to the management
- Reviews and reports on the alignment of proposed capital expenditure for initiatives with the Company’s objectives/performance targets as well as perform cost-benefit analysis
- Conducts review on historic performance and prepares report on financial trends and financial statement analysis
- Generates financial ratios between current and prior year values in the Balance Sheet, Income and Cash Flow Statements
- Assist in developing and maintaining budgeting and financial forecasting tools
- Monitor and track budget performance
- Prepare periodic budget performance report for functions in the Company
- Be abreast of the relevant tax laws and regulations; and ensure compliance but the Company
- Ensure that the Company’s activities are subjected to the appropriate tax
- Remit the relevant taxes and file tax returns within the timeline stipulated in the tax laws
- Liaise with the Company’s appointed tax consultant on tax issues.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in Finance, Accounts or any Social Management Sciences or Business-related discipline.
- A Post graduate or Master’s Degree in a related field is an added advantage.
- Membership of ICAN, CPA, ACCA, CFA, etc. is required
- A minimum of 5 years working experience in an Accounting or finance related function
- Financial services industry knowledge.
- Knowledge of Accounting Standards and regulations (GAAP/IFRS etc.)
- Working knowledge of financial control and analysis.
- Knowledge of controls and risk Management.
- Knowledge of cash-flow and financial modelling.
- Knowledge of local and international economic and development issues.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online