Accountant at Loochi Investment Limited

⏲ Nov 20, 2024, 4:10 PM
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Loochi Investment Limited is a leading Digitally focused Microfinance Institution located in Lagos state with a Lender's License and focused on providing quality credit facilities to small businesses across its areas of operation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Egbeda, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Model: Hybrid

Overview

For a financial service provider specialized in lending like ours, this position is a key role towards our sustainability and profitability. As an Accountant, your responsibilities will include overseeing end-to-end finance operations, financial planning and analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, looking to make improvements to procedures and controls, as well as ad-hoc projects and requests as and when they come up.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare and monitor monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports (balance sheets and income statements etc) and recommend further courses of action
Forecast costs and revenues
Manage the preparation of the company’s budget
Advise on investment activities and provide strategies that the company should take
Conduct detailed risk analyses to assess potential investments
Maintain the financial health of the organization.
Analyse costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales & revenue results and the company’s actual performance compared to the business plans/budget.
Develop trends and projections for the firm’s finances.
Correspond with various other departments, discussing company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.
Conduct regular reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities.
Manage accounts and tax returns and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations
Managing an end-to-end internal audit process of current systems while acting as the first point of contact for external auditors
Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies
Analyse financial trends
Perform month-end and year-end close processes
Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.

Requirements and Skills

Proven work experience as an Accountant or similar role
BSc Degree in Accounting, Finance or a relevant field
Additional certification (e.g. CPA) is a plus
3-5 years experience
Must reside within the mainland
Age limit: 40 years.
Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and accounting software
In-depth understanding of business bookkeeping procedures
Solid knowledge of accounting regulations
Excellent math skills with attention to detail
Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations