Officer, Finance

Qualifications

• First Degree, Finance and Accounting from a recognised Institution
  
• Atleast 2 years previous experience in a finance environment.
  
• Competence in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  
• Knowledge of financial accounting principles, classifying, measuring and recording transactions using the financial systems of the Bank.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of costing, budgeting and finance concepts and the understanding and application of related processes and procedures.
  

• Capture journal entries to recognize revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities in alignment with business activities.
  
• Verify the assets & IT equipment annually to ensure correctness. Reconcile all General Ledger accounts to the accounting system monthly.
  
• Process all invoices received through the procurement system and follow up with approvers to complete payment. Resolve payment related queries when required (e.g. provide proof of payment, etc.).
  
• Monitor performance against set budgets monthly and advise the relevant stakeholders on the same.
  
• Extract financial information for standard monthly reporting and package it into required formats (i.e. income statements and other supporting information) for circulation to the management team.
  
• Prepare and submit monthly tax returns for the different tax heads. Reconcile tax control accounts and support in resolution of any variances noted.