Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Type: Not Specified
Experience Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Financial Services / Capital Markets
Job Overview
Alpha Morgan Capital Managers Limited, a financial services firm registered and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria, is recruiting a qualified and experienced Accountant to join its team in Lagos.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing accounting records, reconciling financial transactions, preparing statutory and regulatory returns, supporting audits, and assisting with financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting. The ideal candidate must have strong analytical skills, attention to detail and relevant professional accounting qualifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform bank reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and resolve outstanding or unreconciled transactions.
- Reconcile customer and staff accounts to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.
- Accurately post financial transactions to the General Ledger using the organisation’s accounting system.
- Prepare and process monthly statutory and tax filings, including applicable VAT, PAYE, withholding tax and other relevant returns.
- Assist in preparing periodic management accounts, supporting schedules and financial reports.
- Prepare and submit periodic returns to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other relevant regulatory bodies.
- Prepare Currency Transaction Reports (CTR), Funds Transfer Reports (FTR) and other financial reports as required by management and regulatory authorities.
- Support internal and external audit activities by providing requested documents, schedules, reconciliations and financial information.
- Record and account for investment transactions, ensuring they are accurately documented and properly supported.
- Assist in preparing the organisation’s annual budgets and financial forecasts.
- Monitor actual financial performance against approved budgets and forecasts, highlighting significant variances to management.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records in accordance with applicable accounting standards, company policies and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field.
- Professional accounting certification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) is required.
- Five to ten years of relevant accounting experience, preferably within a financial company or a similar environment.
- Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Good analytical, reconciliation and financial reporting skills.
- Knowledge of statutory tax filings, investment accounting and regulatory reporting requirements.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter to [email protected], using Accountant as the subject of the email.
Application Closing Date: Not Specified