Finance/Account Executive

About the Role

The Finance/Account Executive is responsible for supporting the bank's financial operations by maintaining accurate financial records, managing reconciliations, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements. The role supports treasury activities, tax compliance, financial controls, and transaction monitoring while ensuring adherence to CBN guidelines, IFRS, and digital banking regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records, general ledger postings, and perform daily reconciliations of bank accounts, payment gateways, wallets, and other digital transaction channels.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports while supporting regulatory returns, statutory audits, and compliance with CBN, NDIC, and IFRS requirements.
• Ensure timely preparation and filing of tax obligations, including VAT, WHT, CIT, and PAYE, while maintaining compliance with applicable tax regulations.
• Support treasury operations by monitoring cash flow, liquidity, settlements, working capital, and bank balances to ensure efficient financial management.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable processes, including vendor payments, staff reimbursements, intercompany reconciliations, and lending portfolio reconciliations.
• Maintain strong financial controls, support audit remediation, update finance policies and SOPs, and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Collaborate with Operations, Product, and Engineering teams by providing financial analysis and supporting business initiatives, pricing, and profitability decisions.
• Monitor compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and digital banking standards while supporting management with accurate financial insights.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. Professional certifications such as ACA, ACCA, CFA, or CIBN are preferred.
• Minimum of 2–4 years of experience in finance or accounting within the banking or fintech industry.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, reconciliations, treasury support, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, CBN regulations, tax compliance, digital financial systems, and payment transaction flows.
• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Microsoft Excel, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting audits, maintaining financial controls, and implementing process improvements.
• Excellent attention to detail, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced digital banking environment.