Job Vacancy: Associate Manager, Finance, Lagos state (Nigeria)

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Associate Manager, Finance, Lagos state (Nigeria)

Job description: Associate Manager, Finance, Lagos state (Nigeria)

Department: Finance & Legal

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: Nigeria

Description

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Location: Lagos, Nigeria

The team you would Join:

Sun King’s Finance team supports the distribution partnerships (B2B) and direct-to-consumer (B2C) sales channels as well as the financial operations of the company overall.

The Finance team plays a critical role in managing revenue and accounting for the company’s pay-as-you-go (PAYG) direct solar financing and wholesale distribution businesses; in ensuring compliance with local tax and reporting regulations; and in reporting to investors and servicing the company’s financing and debt obligations.

About the role

Sun King is looking for an Associate Manager, Finance to join its Finance team in Nigeria. The Associate Manager, Finance will work closely with the Finance team in Nigeria and West Africa to ensure the organization has adequate human capacity to cater for the financial books and record (account payables and receivables) in the region.

What you would be expected to do:

• Ensuring accurate month-close/quarter-close and year-close processes and manage all financial reporting duties
• Ensure closure of all statutory and tax audits, external and internal audits
• Finalization of the financial statements and perform the required review.
• Discuss audit queries and close all issues raised by the auditors
• Manage tax and overall account reconciliations to ensure the balance sheet is stated accurately
• Ensure all accounting procedures are in accordance with local GAPS and IFRS.
• Monthly Financial reporting and planning in line with relevant accounting standards

Taxes and local compliance

• Manage all direct and indirect tax filings, reporting and all its underlying processes
• Be in charge of all Transfer pricing assessments, filings, reporting and processes
• Liaise with the Service provider for getting the Transfer pricing study completed on a yearly basis
• Prepare the necessary Tax reporting package on a quarterly basis for provision of all the status updates to Global finance team
• Ensure that the correct with-holding tax rate has been used for deducting the tax for all the required heads and all relevant items have been included for with-holding tax deduction
• Liaise with the service provider for getting statutory remittances done on time for NSSF, Pension and other related items
• Maintain monthly Compliance Dashboard and to ensure that all statutory payments are made on time

Others

• Partner with global finance team to execute finance initiatives across organization as required from time to time
• Drive visibility into variable cost accounting, variable cost productivity, project margins analysis and other key financial metrics.
• Create masters with all the relevant information of the customers and vendors and maintenance of necessary documents for them
• Ensure all local secretarial compliances are done on time

You might be a strong candidate if you:

• HND/BSC in Accounting/Finance or related field.
• Have 4-6 years relevant work experience as a finance or accounting person with good knowledge of finance practices.
• Are Fluent in French Speaking
• Have good grasp of IFRS standards, taxation
• Have professional certification such as ICAN and other recognized body is required.
• Have good knowledge of Treasury and International Trade.
• Are good with numbers, able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change.
• Have clear thinking/problem solving ability/process improvement within operations/finance function.
• Have the ability to break down complex issues into simpler steps and resolve them.
• Have excellent presentation skills and strong executive presence.
• Ability to prioritize & promote teamwork.
• Have excellent grasp on MS Excel and MS power point.
• Flexibility and a willingness to stretch and achieve over and above base expectations.

What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):

• An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast growing, high impact industry.
• The chance to work in an open minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic people who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with profound impact on the world.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Academy.

Location: Lagos, Lagos State

Job date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 22:30:13 GMT

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