Finance Analyst at Beyond Credit

Beyond Credit is a technologically powered financial services firm dedicated to assisting low-income businesses throughout Africa. We want to provide them opportunity to build their enterprises, increase their level of living, and hence have better life outcomes. We seek to give them hope for a brighter life by providing them with the tools they need to achieve greater financial independence.

Title: Finance Analyst

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Reporting To: The Head of Finance

Main responsibilities

• Assist with daily finance operations including ensuring on-time disbursement of approved Loans & bank reconciliations.
• Responsible for key liquidity availability management functions. This includes cash forecasting and cash management processes, liquidity monitoring and funding strategies.
• Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly operating reports to present to senior management and provision of recommendations for improvements based on trends
• Oversee expense management via accounting tools and Monthly expense variance analysis
• Overseeing processing of payables including vendor payments
• Complete national and local (state) tax returns (incl. PAYE, VAT, WHT, CIT e.t.c) and work with local tax advisors as needed on all jurisdictions
• Work with external auditors to perform the annual audits for all jurisdictions
• Liaise with parties (banks and processors) to ensure optimal cost structures and verify daily settlements.

Desired Qualifications and Skillset

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, or a related business discipline
• Chartered Accountant (ICAN, ACCA, CPA).
• 2 to 4 years+ of experience (preferably commercial) working with an Investment Bank, Commercial Bank, or in a Management Consulting Firm.
• Proficiency in accounting software and IT savvy.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to read and assess datasets and company financial statements – profitability, cash flow + projections.
• High Level skills especially in Excel, Accounting and PowerPoint
• Self-starter with the desire to contribute from day one to supporting Beyond Credit Limited in providing premier financial services.
• Good written, presentation and communication skills, able to prepare statistical and narrative reports
• Able to work under broad direction but self-motivated to work independently. Has technical responsibility and accountable for work performed and decision taken.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate and manage relationship at all levels.

Remuneration

• Industry Standard.

Deadline: 15th December, 2023.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email

Note: Only Qualified candidates will be shortlisted.