Job Title: Financial Analyst
Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Summary
• To prepare, develop, analyse management accounting information and provide high quality support service to line managers within the Business; report to the Associate Consultant Strategy, and have contact with various parts of the organisation
• Provide advice to budget holders on all aspects of budgetary control.

Job Description:
• Management Accounts Preparation
• Prepare month end accruals and prepayment journals
• Produce monthly management accounts; ensure accounts reconcile to nominal ledger
• Produce balance sheet and cash flow statement as required
• Work with the Business Analyst to update the format of the management accounts or other reports.
• Analyse variances and explore potential problems with line managers. Make appropriate recommendations and advise on the impact.
• Undertake forecast variance analysis at agreed intervals during the year in conjunction with budget holders.

Planning and Budgeting
• Assist the Business with the planning and budgeting process
• Provide training to budget holders so that they understand key financial concepts
• Ensure all budget holders understand the financial information they are sent every month and to answer questions they may have
• Assist budget holders with preparation of budget templates
• Collate budget holder planning and budgeting information
• Produce the budget book
• Provide financial information service to management
• Produce reports for the Consultants and the Executive Team
• Investigate possible cost saving areas. Write and format accounting reports, in order to improve accuracy of information produced and over all departmental performance

Preferred skills
• Excellent report writing skills; Writing formal reports to Consultants and the Executive group director
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate financial issues with non-finance professionals and volunteers.
• Advanced IT skills (especially in Excel).

Qualification and Experiences
• Must have a Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Economics or relevant degree
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAN or equivalent) is an advantage
• A postgraduate degree will be an added advantage
• Must be experience in tax matters on projects and supplies
• First-hand experience of planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Relevant experience in preparation of management accounts in a multi-site, decentralized organisation.

Remuneration
Salary: NGN150, 000 – NGN190, 000

Method of Application
Interested candidates should follow this link
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UWXTvI7IsNvNyP8kwxhf6DVUB5C-KQ_LsEvsvloQRv0/viewform to fill the application form on or before 12th September, 2014

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