Finance & Accounts Officer

Responsibilities:

• Financial Management & Accounting: Manage the day-to-day financial operations of the school and pharmacy, including maintaining accurate financial records, reconciliations, expense tracking, and financial reporting.
• Budgeting & Financial Planning: Prepare and manage annual and termly budgets for the school and pharmacy, monitor performance against budgets, and provide financial forecasts and recommendations to Management.
• Payroll Management: Compute and process monthly salaries for all staff across the school and pharmacy, including allowances, deductions, taxes, pensions, and other payroll-related obligations.
• Statutory & Regulatory Compliance: Ensure timely computation, payment, and filing of statutory obligations, including PAYE, pension, NSITF, taxes, and other applicable regulatory deductions and filings.
• Pharmacy Inventory Management: Oversee stockkeeping and stocktaking for the pharmacy, maintain accurate inventory records, monitor stock movement and levels, reconcile physical stock with records, and identify variances, losses, and expired products.
• Vendor & Supplier Payments: Manage payments to vendors and suppliers, verify invoices and supporting documentation, maintain payment schedules, and ensure approved obligations are settled accurately and on time.
• Cash Flow Management: Monitor cash inflows and outflows across both businesses, prepare cash flow forecasts, manage liquidity, and optimise the timing and allocation of payments and collections.
• Financial Controls & Risk Management: Establish and maintain effective financial controls, monitor transactions and expenditures, identify financial risks or leakages, and recommend measures to improve accountability and financial efficiency.
• Management Reporting & Analysis: Prepare regular financial and management reports, including revenue, expenses, profitability, cash flow, inventory, and budget performance, while providing insights to support management's decision-making.
• Business Planning & Advisory: Work closely with the Business Directors and Management to support financial and operational planning, evaluate business opportunities, identify cost-saving opportunities, and provide financial guidance for the school and pharmacy.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or a related discipline.
• A professional accounting qualification such as ICAN, ACCA, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of relevant experience in accounting, finance management, or a similar role.
• Experience managing finances for multiple business units or locations is an advantage.
• Experience with payroll, statutory compliance, budgeting, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
• Experience with inventory/stock management, preferably in a pharmacy, retail, healthcare, or FMCG environment, is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of Nigerian tax, pension, NSITF, and other applicable statutory requirements. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong numerical, analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.

Core Competencies: 

• Financial management and analysis
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Cash flow management
• Payroll administration
• Tax and statutory compliance
• Inventory and stock management
• Financial reporting
• Vendor management
• Attention to detail
• Integrity and confidentiality
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities