MT

Financial Controller

Full-time Victoria Island, South West Region, Nigeria, NG
Posted 8 hours, 22 minutes ago 18 views 0 applications

Job Description

<div><p><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Company</strong>: MoMo Payment Service&nbsp;Bank</span></span></p><div><p><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Job Summary:</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">To lead the organization's financial control and reporting function, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and completeness of financial records, compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, effective internal controls, and timely financial reporting to support sound business decision-making.</span></span></p></div></div><p class="Default" style="margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 46.67px;"><li><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline</span></span></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACA, ACCA, ANAN, or equivalent</span></span></p></li></ul><p class="Default" style="margin: 6pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Experience:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 46.67px;"><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Minimum of 10-13 years' experience in Financial Control, Financial Reporting, Audit, or Corporate Finance, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience in Fintech or Banking is preferred.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong knowledge of IFRS, financial reporting standards, internal controls, taxation, and regulatory compliance requirements.</span></span></p></li><li class="ortl-align-justify"><p class="Default" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Good understanding of the financial services regulatory environment and regulatory policies</span></span><br><br><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans Light&quot;;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">All job applications will be processed in line with the MoMo PSB Privacy notice. Please visit this link: </span></i></span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fmomo-priv-policy&amp;data=05%7C02%7CGbolahan.Adeyemi%40mtn.com%7Cae145182d5db454465ed08dc8b956d87%7Cc9b9cb5036444db4a267fa84df2f4ceb%7C0%7C0%7C638538721135019338%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oy%2FZpo2zLkxjw5W1A8wTJTgIq4lnXFfjdLPdt6l5Tfs%3D&amp;reserved=0"><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans Light&quot;;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;">https://bit.ly/momo-priv-policy</span></i></span></a><span style="font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans Light&quot;;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> to access the privacy notice</span></i></span></p></li></ul><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in line with IFRS, regulatory requirements, and company policies.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Oversee the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring all financial transactions are accurately recorded and reported within agreed timelines.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Manage the General Ledger and Chart of Accounts to ensure the integrity and completeness of financial information.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive balance sheet governance through the review of reconciliations, resolution of outstanding reconciling items, and continuous improvement of financial controls.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Develop, implement, and maintain effective financial control frameworks, accounting policies, and governance processes across the organization.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Coordinate internal and external audit activities, ensuring timely resolution of audit findings and implementation of corrective actions.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, statutory reporting obligations, and internal governance requirements.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Review and approve key accounting entries, provisions, accruals, and financial adjustments to ensure accuracy of financial reporting.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Provide financial oversight and accounting guidance for new business initiatives, products, projects, and strategic investments.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Monitor and strengthen internal controls to safeguard company assets, mitigate financial risks, and prevent control breaches.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive automation, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with business units, Risk, Compliance, Technology, and Operations teams to address financial control issues and improve governance standards.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Prepare financial analysis, management reports, and performance insights to support executive decision-making.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Manage regulatory, statutory, and financial reporting submissions, ensuring accuracy and adherence to prescribed timelines.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead, mentor, and develop the Financial Control team, fostering a high-performance culture and strong technical accounting capability.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: &quot;MTN Brighter Sans&quot;;"><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Support the CFO in strengthening financial governance, liquidity oversight, and overall finance transformation initiatives.</span></span></p></li></ul>

Apply Now ↗

How well do you match?

Get an instant AI match score for this role — free, takes 3 minutes.

Tailor your CV for this role

The concierge rewrites your whole CV and writes a matching cover letter for this job — opens right here, nothing to paste.

Tailor My CV to This Job ✍️

Free cover letter for this job

Upload your CV and get a tailored cover letter in seconds — free, no account needed.

Generate a Cover Letter 📝

Join Our Kenya Channels

Get free job alerts on your phone

MJC
ECHO
Your MJC Assistant

I'm ECHO, your MJC career assistant. I can help you find jobs, explore career tools, and connect with opportunities across Africa.

How was your experience with ECHO?