Senior Accountant / Head of Finance
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Mode: Onsite
About the Role
- We are looking for a highly experienced, commercially minded and technically strong Senior Accountant / Head of Finance to lead the organisation’s finance and accounting function.
- This is not a general accounting role. We are specifically looking for a finance professional who understands the financial services industry and has hands-on accounting experience within environments such as Commercial Banks, Merchant Banks, Finance Houses, Lending Companies, Microfinance Banks, FinTechs or other regulated financial institutions.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring strong financial controls, accurate reporting, regulatory compliance, treasury oversight, budgeting, financial planning and sound financial decision-making across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the company's accounting and finance operations.
- Prepare and present accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
- Manage the company's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning.
- Establish and maintain strong financial controls, accounting policies and processes.
- Monitor income, expenditure, receivables, payables and overall financial performance.
- Provide management with timely financial analysis and actionable business insights.
- Oversee reconciliation of bank accounts, ledgers and other financial records.
- Ensure accurate management of the company's books of accounts.
- Coordinate statutory financial reporting, audits and tax-related activities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with management to develop budgets and monitor performance against financial targets.
- Provide financial guidance for business expansion, investments, lending and other strategic decisions.
- Monitor financial risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
- Oversee treasury and liquidity management.
- Liaise effectively with external auditors, regulators, banks, tax authorities and other relevant stakeholders.
- Supervise, mentor and develop members of the finance and accounting team.
- Drive automation, efficiency and continuous improvement within the finance function.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a closely related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant accounting/finance work experience.
- Mandatory: Significant hands-on accounting experience within the financial services industry.
- Candidates must have worked in one or more of the following:
- Commercial Banks
- Merchant Banks
- Finance Houses
- Lending Companies
- Microfinance Banks
- FinTech/Financial Services Companies
- Other regulated financial institutions
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, accounting principles, financial controls and regulatory compliance.
- Strong understanding of financial services accounting and reporting.
- Proven experience managing finance teams and working with senior management.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent knowledge of accounting/ERP software and Microsoft Excel.
- High level of integrity, accuracy, confidentiality and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and take full ownership of the finance function.
Salary
N1,000,000 - N2,000,000 Monthly, depending on experience and competence
Application Closing Date
10th August, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to: kaploafrica@gmail.com using “Senior Accountant/ Head of Finance– Lagos" as the subject of the email.
Note
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Please do not apply if you do not have hands-on accounting/finance work experience in the financial services industry.