Finance Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead the handover from our outsourced accountants, including prior-year records, open tax positions and audit files.
• Run finance operations on Zoho Books and integrate it with our quoting platform so quotes flow into invoicing and project costing.
• Write and roll out finance policies on approvals, purchasing, expense claims, petty cash and document retention.
• Maintain accurate books in line with IFRS for SMEs and Nigerian regulatory requirements, with a disciplined month-end close and full reconciliations.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable, payment runs, the fixed asset register and inventory.
• Set up project-level accounting showing budget, actual cost, margin and work in progress.
• Produce monthly management accounts and build live, interactive dashboards for cash, margins, debtors and performance.
• Deliver a financial health assessment within your first 60 days, and lead the annual budget and three-year financial plan.
• Advise the Directors on pricing, profitability, investment decisions and growth scenarios.
• Prepare and file all company taxes (CIT, VAT, WHT, development levy) and run payroll, including PAYE, pension, NHF, NSITF and ITF remittances.
• Manage relationships with tax authorities, auditors, banks and CAC filings.
• Forecast cash flow, manage FX needs for imported equipment (Form M, letters of credit, landed cost), and lead credit control.
• Enforce budgets and approval workflows, and build a culture of cost awareness.

Requirements:

• HND in Accounting, Finance or a related field. ICAN or ACCA qualified (CITN membership is a strong advantage).
• 3-5 years’ experience in accounting and finance, with hands-on Nigerian tax compliance across CIT, VAT, WHT and PAYE, including direct dealings with tax authorities.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, with strong financial modelling and forecasting ability.
• Confident with cloud accounting software (Zoho Books is a strong advantage), system integration, dashboards and report automation, and curious about AI tools.
• Ability to turn numbers into clear, visual insight for non-finance colleagues.
• Firm and fair, confident saying no to senior colleagues when spending isn’t justified.
• Self-driven, organised and comfortable building structure from scratch. Complete integrity and discretion.