Job Title: Financial Operations Advisor
Job Description
- Execute daily cash movement activities among the company’s bank accounts, ensuring optimal liquidity.
- Monitor all cash transfers, investment instructions, and daily bank activities.
- Develop cashflow forecast templates to aid critical decision making in Treasury
- Develop cashflow forecast templates to aid critical decision making in Treasury
- Develop various reports to aid critical decision making in Treasury and for the company
- Ensure all lodgments reflected on bank statements are accurately captured on the Accounting System (ERP).
- Verify and ensure all payments effected through the banks are accurately captured on the accounting system (ERP)
- Perform investigation and analysis of exceptions and ensure data integrity within the financial systems.
- Prepare and update key financial operations reports (e.g., daily cash position, bank activity reports, collection reports, transactional risk reports, revaluation reports) to aid effective decision-making.
- Analyze and compute interest income due to the company and prepare appropriate journals for ERP capture.
- Monitor and report on key financial risks, including interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk, and control operations in foreign currencies.
- Ensure adherence to company financial policies, procedures, and relevant regulatory guidelines.
- Ensure accurate and timely capture of all payments and receivables on the Oracle ERP system.
Education / Certification
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- Professional Certification in Accounting(e.g., ICAN, ACCA, CPA, CFA or similar) is required
Experience:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of progressive experience in a finance or accounting role, with specific exposure to financial operations, treasury operations, cash management, or accounts payable/receivable functions.
- Proven experience working with and navigating Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics) for financial transaction processing and reporting.
- Experience with specific banking platforms or treasury management systems.
- Demonstrable experience in performing bank reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
- Experience in processing a high volume of financial transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Familiarity with financial reporting, journal entries, and general ledger operations.
Competencies:
Knowledge:
- Strong foundational knowledge in financial principles, accounting standards, and data analysis.
- Knowledge of local financial regulations and tax laws (e.g., CBN guidelines, FIRS regulations in Nigeria).
- Knowledge of Financial Regulatory & Compliance
- Knowledge of financial markets and investment strategies
Skills:
- Effective communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Expert in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Intermediate to advanced skills for data manipulation, analysis, and reporting (e.g., VLOOKUP, pivot tables).
- Ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and troubleshoot discrepancies (e.g., in reconciliations).
- Meticulous accuracy in recording and verifying financial transactions.
- Financial & Accounting Fundamentals
- ERP & System Proficiency.
Behaviour:
- Integrity
- Adaptability
- Attention to Details
- Excellent initiative and ability to learn quickly
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent relationship building and stakeholder management skills
- Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.
Application Instructions:
The application deadline is 18th July, 2025. Therefore, qualified and interested candidates should send their CV (PDF) to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the email.