New Opening at Yellow Jaspers for a Senior Analyst, Finance & Accounting

Yellow Jaspers is a trading and investment company. It is an ambitious, young, multisector company which is not only looking to play in Nigeria, but rather expand its investments into other African countries in the coming years. Company is currently playing in the Technology and Automotive sectors. We are building a team of top talents who can grow fast into senior leadership. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Senior Analyst, Finance & Accounting Location: Lagos Responsibilities

• Work with CEO to ensure business activities and operations are profitable
• Lead set up of accounting / financial reporting system
• Lead the company’s financial accounting, reporting and control activities, and ensuring these are carried out efficiently and line with best practice and statutory requirements.
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Ensure timely preparation and rendition of Audited Financial Statements (AFS) and the timely filing of the AFS with the relevant statutory agencies.
• Coordinate the preparation and renditions of statutory returns and compliance within the statutory provisions.
• Set monthly budgets, forecasts, cash flow analysis, management and financial accounts and provide data to enable and support management decision making
• Maintain integrity of data/numbers at all times. Ensure completeness, correctness and accuracy of accounting records and transactions in the financial accounting systems and in line with FIRS/LIRS or any state Revenue service that applies to company operations
• Ensure proper filing of source documents and records relating to the operations of every business unit.
• Conduct business research and develop financial models for areas the company has investments interests in.
• Assisting in investigating and resolving queries relating to invoices.
• Manage the overall accounting and bookkeeping for the organization including accounts payable and receivable, and capital assets, banking, tax and payroll functions / fringe benefit computations.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly and year end closure of accounts, including bank reconciliation, accounting month and year close schedules (inventory, receivables, payables, loans, prepayments, deferred income, asset register), and submit reports to the CEO
• Prepare and report businesses of subsidiaries, franchisees and affiliates and analyse relationship to company
• To manage the annual audit process in conjunction with the appointed external auditors to ensure statutory accounts are produced within the required timelines.
• Present oral and written reports from time to time
• Creating financial models on performing business units, customer, competitor, and cost analyses
• Ensure all expenses are within assigned cost or profit centre budget and verify the completeness of all required supporting documentation for all payment vouchers
• Produce full sets (income statement, balance sheet and cashflow statements) of periodic management account and other financial documents for the management of the company in accordance with the prevailing policies and procedures, running full variance analysis, financial ratios and detailed note to the accounts to give actionable perspectives to the numbers
• Develops annual operating budgets as well as all project budgets and oversees them; ensure all unit heads are held to account to operate in line with the unit budget. Full variance analysis and corrective action plans are provided on a periodic basis (e.g. monthly/quarterly)
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management.

• Minimum of a second Class upper in Accounting and / or Finance from a reputable university (exceptional HND candidates will be considered)
• Ability to prepare and maintain full set of management accounts
• Practical financial modelling / forecast skills and strong understanding of tax issues
• Excellent use of modern accounting software such as Quickbooks, SAGE, Zoho Office suite, etc.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving and communication skills
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, ICAN), MBA or equivalent postgraduate management degree will be an advantage
• Cognate 3-5 years' work experience
• Excellent mathematical and numerical skills