Head, Finance at Radix Pension Managers Limited

Radix Pension Managers is a licensed Pension Fund Administrator ("PFA”) by the National Pension Commission ("PenCom”). On February 15, 2017, Radix Capital Partners Limited, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) licensed investment banking firm acquired majority share interest in IGI Pension Fund Managers Limited, a company previously owned by IGI Plc. Further to this acquisition, a new Board of Directors and executive management team was constituted to lead the Company

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Finance

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Summary

• Responsible for the accounting operations of the Company, to include the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with international financial reporting standards.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
• Oversee the operations of the Finance Department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
• Oversee all financial and accounting operations related to the pension funds
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances on the pension funds
• Manage the production of the annual budget and forecasts
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
• Provide for a system of management cost reports
• Provide financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations
• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for the annual audit
• Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants
• Comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Oversee the preparation and publishing of timely monthly financial statements for all pension funds
• Oversee the preparation of management accounts of Pension funds ensuring that relevant accounting standards have been met
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions
• Issue timely and complete financial statements
• Ensure that accounts payable are paid in a timely manner
• Ensure that all reasonable discounts are taken on accounts payable
• Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are completed
• Ensure that required debt payments are made on a timely basis
• Coordinate the preparation of the corporate annual report
• Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations
• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the MD / CEO.

Qualifications

• A minimum of First Degree or its equivalent in numerate or semi-numerate disciplines such as Actuarial Sciences, Statistics, Mathematics, Accounting, Economics, Banking, Finance, Insurance, and other related courses.
• A Master's Degree from a reputable institution is highly recommended.
• An acceptable professional qualification from any relevant professional organization such as ACCA, ICAN, CFA., etc.

Experience:

• A minimum of 10 years post qualification experience of which at least 8 years must have been in the financial sector and 4 years in a supervisory role.

Technical Skills:

• Technical acumen
• Commercial awareness
• Numerical skills and the ability to evaluate costs
• The ability to understand broad business issues.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Analytical skills and a good eye for detail
• Planning and organisation skills

Behavioural Skills:

• Leadership
• Negotiation skills and the ability to influence people
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Interpersonal relationship
• The ability to cope under pressure

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV in PDF and MS Word formats only to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  26th January, 2021.