Vacancies at a Dynamic Micro-Finance Bank [2 positions]

Culminate Consulting is a professional service firm into the business of Recruitment, Training, Outsourcing and ISO 9001: 2015 QMS, HSE, OSHA Implementation. We have worked extensively across diverse sectors of the economy ranging from Telecommunication, Banking &Finance, Information Technology and Oil & Gas.

Our client a young and dynamic Micro-finance Bank with a vision to promote financial inclusion in Nigeria by Leveraging on Technology is currently recruiting in the following roles

Job Title: Accountant
Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for the production of monthly management accounts


• Review and approve all reconciliation and schedules such as bank statements, schedule of accrued charges, prepayments etc.


• Statutory reporting and year end duties


• Consolidation and reporting to senior management


• Preparation of monthly budgetary control and performance.


• Preparation of overall annual budget of the bank, including the assumptions and the ratios.


• Treasury management and monitoring


• Raising invoices and ensuring invoices are paid promptly and on time.


• Preparation of 5 years financial plan / forecast.


• Assist in the preparation and review of all monthly and quarterly reports for Board, Shareholders, Regulatory bodies etc.


• Follow up on budget implementations and limits as it relates to each department. Investigates variances between budget and actual.


• Perform financial control functions.


• Develop and manage liquidity management tools


• Preparation of monthly management accounts and other financial accounts


• Assist Senior Managers in financial management and reporting activities.


• Manage account payables and receivables activities.


• Conduct finance audit periodically and recommend improvements.


• Develop financial policies and procedures for operational efficiency.


• Develop and maintain financial statements for future reference.


• Monitor and manage expenses within the established budget.


• Implement a structured and robust accounting department


• Work with External Auditors for the yearly audit of the accounts

 

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc./HND in Accounting/Finance/Economics


• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ICAN)


• Must have 5 Years professional experience with at least 2 years in financial services preferably Microfinance bank.


• Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel &Word;


• Good knowledge of IFRS and Management Accounting


• Good knowledge of CBN regulatory reporting


• Attention to detail and analytical skills


• Excellent communication and organization skills


• Strong Stakeholder Management and team player.


• Self Starter and ability to work independently


• Ideally good knowledge of popular core banking products

 

 

Job Title: Operations Manager
Location: Lagos

Duties

• Introduce and implement effective systems, policies, structures and resources to support the growth of the institution and ensure adherence to the same;


• Serve as the Operations Lead for the banking system implementation, aligning system configuration with operational processes and policies


• Develop and manage a team of well-trained, focused and motivated Banking Services staff


• Manage centralized loan processing and account opening functions to ensure efficiency, quality and control over loan creation and completeness of Know Your Customer (KYC) / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) activities


• Define and implement new policies and procedures for Banking Services in support of product development / refinement or upon introduction of new technologies and delivery channels;


• Analyze operational risks, procedures, work flow and controls on an ongoing basis for continual improvement of operational systems


• Safeguard customer data and protect against fraud through management of authorization levels and access rights


• Develop and maintain sufficient business continuity plans to ensure service delivery in the event of minor to major incidences & escalation of service exceptions as needed

Qualification

• Candidate must have a Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics.


• 5 to 7 years’ experience in the Financial sector with at least a minimum of 3 years in a Commercial or Micro finance Bank


• Should ideally be a Certified Microfinance Banker or at least be aiming to complete within next 12 months


• Must have worked in Lagos for a good number of years


• Should be resident in Lagos.

 

 

Method of Application
All CV’s should be sent to [email protected] with the relevant position applied for as heading. Interviews is on first come first serve basis

 

Application Deadline
14th October,2016

Vacancies at a Dynamic Micro-Finance Bank [2 positions]