Finance Manager Job at St Saviour's School, Ikoyi, Lagos

St Saviour's School Trust - A friendly and caring international learning community managing a British-style primary school established over 65 years ago, located in, lkoyi, Lagos, is looking for eligible candidates, to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Manager
Location: Lagos
Job Description

• Finance Manager to lead its recently repositioned finance functions and operations.
• The successful candidate will be administratively reporting to the Head Teacher and functionally reporting to the Board of Management Finance Committee of the school.

• Leading the institution’s finance team
• Implementing the overall strategic direction of the finance department of the institution including the Preparation of annual budget and cash forecast and planning process
• Management of the Account Chart, the general ledger, the subsidiary ledgers and preparation of the financial statements
• Serve as the point of contact for external auditors
• Supporting the Board of Management Finance Committee and Head Teacher with day to day financial management of the school.
• Ensuring strict adherence to the school’s financial policies and processes including the management of school’s compliance requirements
• Monthly preparation of management accounts and cash flow projections and bank reconciliation.
• Management of the treasury functions, including suppliers/vendor records

• Professional Accounting Qualificaon and Membership (preferably ACA, ACCA, ICAEW or any other relevant professional qualification)
• Minimum of 8 years post qualification experience of which at least 4 years must have been in a managerial capacity in a reputable organization
• Experience in the educational institutions or related services will be an added advantage.
• Age: 32 - 45 years.
• First Degree with minimum of 2nd Class Upper or its equivalent preferably in disciplines such as Accounting, Economics, Banking & Finance, Business Administration or any other related discipline)
• A post graduate Degree in relevant discipline would be an added advantage

• Good Interpersonal skills and people management
• Computer literacy and proficiency in the use of Microsoft office suite and accounting applications (SAGE and Peachtree etc)
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to properly strategize to achieve results and work with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical and commercial reporting skill.