Financial Controller at Spok Capital Limited
Spok Capital Limited is a client-focused financial Services company, licensed by the Securities & Exchange Commission. We offer wide range of financial, investment and advisory services to meet specific needs of our clients.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- Prepare and provide financial and management accounting reports and interpret financial information to management while recommending further courses of action.
- Maintain and update accounting records and files
- Analyze budgets and create expense reports
- Examine tax policies and handle tax payments and returns
- Meet with clients to discuss confidential accounting issues
- Ensure timely, accurate consistent recording of all activities of the company in the books of accounts.
- Analyze revenues, costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results, and the company’s actual performance compared to the plans.
- Develop trends and projections for the company’s finances.
- Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
- Manage the preparation of the company’s budget. Forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual results.
- Liaise with external auditors and tax consultants and company secretary for prompt audit, resolution, and filing of annual returns.
- Post transactions and categorize records in the general ledger (e.g. by assets, liabilities, and expenses)
- Reconcile bank statements
- Analyze transactions with internal and external stakeholders
- Conduct month-end and year-end closures
- Prepare documents for audits
- Advise clients on financial issues
- Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations
- Ensure all accounting activities and internal audits comply with financial regulations.
Required Education / Qualifications
- BA / B.Sc in Economics, Finance Accounting Engineering, and or Mathematics. MSc is a plus
- Professional qualification such as ACCA/ACA/CFA/CPA is a must.
- 5 - 10 years relevant work experience.
Required Skills:
- In-depth understanding of cash flow management, bank reconciliation, and bookkeeping
- Hands-on experience with budgeting and risk management
- Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting models
- Proficiency in accounting software
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Confidentiality and integrity
- Experience in the financial sector with previous possible roles such as financial analyst
- Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Able to work with and support cross-functional team.
- Solid analytical and decision-making skills
- A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
- Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
- Excellent use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel; very good with spreadsheets
- Good math skills
- Attention to detail
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] and [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail