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Finance Manager [Lagos]
POSTED BY: RS HUNTER LIMITED
REF:RS 215
Date Published:Friday, December 3, 2021
Date of Expiration:Wednesday, June 1, 2022 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 Nigeria | LAGOS in Nigeria |
| INDUSTRY |
| ADVERTISING
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| JOB TYPE |
| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
JOB INFORMATION
Industry Advertising/Communications
Work Experience 5+ years
City Lagos
State/Province Lagos
Zip/Postal Code 234
OUR CLIENT
Our client, a global marketing and Corporate Communications company seeks to employ a Finance Manager.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Timely and accurate recording of agency revenues in accordance with GAAP
2. Operationalize the accounting for existing and new accounts (clients), suppliers and contractors.
3. Research and resolve technical accounting issues surrounding revenue recognition.
4. Identify and implement process improvements that increase accuracy and efficiency
5. Identify trends or issues that require management’s attention.
6. Produce and present periodic and ad hoc reports to the senior management & business owners.
7. Prepare month-end journal entries and analyses.
8. Reconcile balance sheet accounts.
9. Oversees the General Accounting, Accounts Receivable and Cash Application functions.
10. Supervises the accounting staff with day-to-day and periodic accounting functions.
11. Manages the monthly close process, ensuring that all entries are correctly input and
12. accurately reflect the financial events of the current period and adhere to best accounting practices and standards.
13. Ensure that all deliverables are completed within the corporate and timeline, including reporting requirements.
14. Performs detailed account analyses, identifies account misstatements and courses of action to correct.
15. Prepares monthly reconciliations and reports for all balance sheet accounts. Investigates any exceptions and determines appropriate course of action.
16. Works closely with the payroll function to ensure that all wage-related information is accurately reflected in the financial statements and all appropriate accruals are made.
17. Assists the Financial Controller to Develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures for accounting related functions.
18. Consistently reviews processes and gives recommendations for improvement. Acts as cash manager in maintaining cash balances for all bank accounts, independently determines appropriate balances and necessary transfers.
19. Leads, supervises, and develops staff.
20. Prepares monthly and quarterly sales tax analysis and payments.
21. Cash Flow management and reporting
22. Manage the year end audit process with the auditors
23. Budgeting and forecasting
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
Revenue Assurance and Collections:
1. Account for and monitor collection/payment of non-standard contractual revenue streams.
2. Reconciliation of supplier/clearinghouse data to internal data and resolution of differences.
SPECIAL PROJECTS AS ASSIGNED:
1. Provide accounting input to new projects & technology.
2. Create new tools/databases to compress month-end close.
3. Full deployment of the Nigerian Tax Laws and Practice. The Pension Act.
4. Quarterly reporting and audit schedules.
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
1. 5+ years of Accounting and Finance experience.
2. B. Sc degree in Accounting, Finance
3. Professionally qualified
4. Strong Excel skills as well as the ability to work with large amounts of data.
5. Problem solving skills; Ability to find accounting and operational solutions for new
6. business initiatives.
7. Excellent organizational and time management skills.
8. Ability to manage details and data.
9. Ability to build strong working relationships, having worked in an Advertising Agency
10. Good people skills with the ability to work with management and department heads
11. Ability to remain neutral at all times.
12. Solid moral fiber with the ability to deal appropriately with issues involving fraud and corruption.
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