Senior Financial Accountant at Interswitch

Interswitch is an integrated digital payments and commerce enterprise focusing on Africa that enables the fast and consistent electronic circulation of money and value exchange between individuals and organisations. We began operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payment processing company, and have since evolved into an integrated payment services company that builds and manages payment infrastructure while also providing innovative payment products and transactional services across the African continent. Interswitch provides unique work chances for those who can play critical roles and create value in an innovative and exciting atmosphere.

Title: Senior Financial Accountant

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Purpose

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for the coordination and management of financial statements/accounts, supporting the annual audit process, maintaining financial policy and ensuring compliance with IFRS policy.

Responsibilities

• Support Group Financial Control as necessary and deputize in his absence
• Prepares financial statements for Interswitch and its subsidiaries
• Review monthly reporting numbers for accuracy and correctness
• Update/Rewrite Accounting policy of the company and ensure compliance with IFRS
• Support members of the Finance team and advise on technical accounting queries
• Check requests for payment to budget and approve on SharePoint
• Check payment schedules including account numbers, vendor names and amounts prior to payments in the absence of Treasury Manager
• Carries out spot checks of cash count exercise to confirm cash at hand tallies with what is written on the ledger
• Review monthly schedules for approvals, prepayments, WHT etc and sign off
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations carried out by the team (Supplier account, Customer account, WHT, VAT, Intercompany, Inventory, Accruals, COS) GL Management and Control
• Reconcile monthly TB to management report
• Reconcile management accounts/pre-audit TB to final set of audited financial statements
• Assists the annual audit process by preparing and reviewing audit schedules
• Communicate and liaise with the external auditors
• Keep abreast of updates and amendments to accounting standards and local regulatory requirements

Requirements

• First Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or related disciplines.
• Professional qualifications like ACCA, ACA is desirable.
• 4 – 7 years of experience in Finance or related field.

Deadline: Not Specified.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply online