Finance Associate Job at Global Profilers

We are a recruitment & HR consultancy company, providing a wide range of recruitment and selection services to local and international companies in Africa.

 Our Team of dedicated consultants offers businesses to get the right and best talent across wide range of sectors and professions.

Africa is experiencing an economic boom in all sectors. It is a dynamic as well as complex & diverse market. Our Specialized approach is backed by deep understanding of all aspects of business and industry in this challenging and growing market whilst retaining our global standards in talent acquisition and HR services.


POSITION:  FINANCE ASSOCIATE

Responsibilities:

• Review of financial requirements on new business product requests for the accounting design and required reports applicable to the operating systems and data feeding into corporate accounting systems.
• Liaise with Operations Support team on systems bugs or anomalies reported by the finance team
• Work within the scope of the department’s policies, processes and procedures to analyze and ensure all financial transactions are accurately captured
• Working closely with the finance managers to ensure that both new and existing financial features /transactions/ reports on the client system re properly utilized
• Continuously monitor and manage improvement of financial features and reports. 
• Will hold regular update meetings with the finance team and train finance staff on new/upgraded processes on the system accounting
• Manage internal controls and processes for system financial data audits and validation enquiries
• Work closely with Product Innovation and Quality Assurance teams in drafting business cases relating to financial systems or data; testing and post implementation reviews

• Keep abreast of regulatory updates and ensure compliance
• Other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by management 

Qualification and Experience

• Demonstrate good combined knowledge of information technology, accounting and finance practices.
• Ability to work under pressure , meet agreed timelines and respond effectively to requests for financial information / reports for the finance department team and budget holders
• Multi task and manage competing priorities
• Self-driven and hardworking
• Ability to communicate complex issues logically with both finance and non-finance stakeholders 
• Forensic attention to detail, proactive and be a problem solver
• Must possess intermediate to advanced excel skills

• First degree in Accounting or Business concentration; or First Degree in another concentration with at least 3 years of financial system and general accounting experience.
• 3 – 6 years in either Auditing, Financial Information Technology, System Data Analyst, Quality Assurance, or similar role with a reputable and structured business environment.
• Must have completed the mandatory NYSC
• Certification or relevant work experience with Information Systems Auditing