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Cornerstone Staffing - Our client, a big player in the FMCG Industry, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:     Job Title: Finance Operations Associate Location: Lagos Job Description

• Our client is looking to recruit a Finance Operations Associate
• This role is responsible for the delivery of the financial and business processes and systems in line with corporate standards;
• The post holder will undertake specific work within Finance and contribute to improving functional efficiency.

• Ensure all relevant Cash Journals are balanced within 48 hours of banking being completed.
• Ensure all delegated banking activities are diligently carried out.
• To ensure all over the counter cash is banked in line with relevant policy and parked on SAP Cash Journals.
• To ensure appropriate procedures are adhered to when cash is received and to bank all cash and other instrument within ‎2 ‎days of receipt or immediately threshold of ‎cash holding‎ is attained.

• Ensure all invoices are checked within 24 hours of receipt and scanned within 48 hours; thus contributing to significant reduction of Open Purchase Orders and late payment to vendors.
• Ensure that scanned invoices are backed up on the Finance shared drive.

• Ensure documents and files for newly created vendors are properly filed and alphabetically for easy referencing
• Update the Vendor and Customer Master Database with every new creation/amendment of vendor and customer respectively.

• Ensure that all FI journal documents are filed according to their numbers and the month of posting.
• Participate in the preparation for internal audit and tax audit exercises; ensuring that all relevant files and documents are in place for smooth running of these audits.
• Ensure that Trip envelopes are properly logged in the Trip Register, backed up on the G-Drive and properly filed in the assigned shelf.

• Timely provision of assistance and support to other colleagues to enable them manage their delegated finances and comply with audit standards.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting or related field
• 3-5 years' work experience in an FMCG
• Minimum of PE1 of ICAN/ACCA
• Advance proficiency in Microsoft Word processing and spreadsheet applications; ability to utilize database application
• Advanced level of Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookups, and nestedifs formulas)
• Ability to interpret Financial Data from various systems and in various formats.

• Ability to manage multiple decision processes while working in a fast-paced paperless environment using multiple systems and databases
• Ability to resolve problems.
• Excellent analytical and quick-decision making skills
• Strong attention to detail with highly organized, advanced office skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to learn new processes quickly

• Your responsibility will be to oversee and support all Bank Reconciliation in accordance with established policies and procedures, utilizing exceptional auditing and investigating identify and resolve discrepancies.

• Prepare and reconcile bank statements.
• Supervise the investigation and follow up of all outstanding items on bank reconciliation statements with responsible persons and team.
• Provide monthly summary of bank reconciliations for review by the finance manager.
• Verify the reliability and accuracy of bank balances in the general ledger and trial balance.
• Manage information flows to and from other areas of finance and the business to resolve reconciliation queries.
• Ensure proper back up of records of Reconciliation statement.
• Input in development of underlying processes, reports and systems to facilitate ongoing improvement in efficiency and quality of reconciliations processes.
• Lead, Support and allocate tasks among team members.
• Any other task as assigned by Line Manager

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related fields
• A minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience
• Membership of an internationally recognized professional Accounting body e.g. ICAN, ACA, ACCA is a plus
• Operational experience in a related industry will be considered an asset (Technology, Financial Services, Banking)
• Previous experience working with an automated reconciliation tool will be an asset

• Excellent analytical and quick-decision making skills
• Strong attention to detail with highly organized, advanced office skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to learn new processes quickly
• Ability to manage multiple decision processes while working in a fast-paced paperless environment using multiple systems and databases
• Ability to resolve problems