About the job:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Finance to lead our financial operations in Nigeria. This critical role will be responsible for managing banking relationships across the region, ensuring timely payments from partners, and acting as the key liaison between our African banking partners and Head Office Finance & Reconciliation teams across the globe.

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of relationships with Banks across the region
• Ensure all payments due from partners are received on time, and follow-up when payments are late or missing
• Acting as the liaison between our African Banking Partners and Head Office Finance & Reconciliation Team
• Dealing with all financial matters relating to Nigeria in consultation with the Head office
• Assistance to the client support unit on financial/settlements matters
• Assisting the Country Head with ad-hoc financial related matters

Experience and mindset:

• Excellent analytical skills and strong experience working with numbers
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in the financial industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Must be a qualified Chartered Accountant
• Flexibility, ability to learn quickly
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
• Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills in English