Job Detail
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Job ID 48463
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Experience See Job Description
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Gender Male or Famele
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Qualifications See Job Description
Job Description
Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.
Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Finance Associate – Bilingual
Location:Â Lagos
Department: Finance & Legal
Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time
Workplace type: Hybrid
Reporting to: Finance Controller, Nigeria
The Team You Would Join
- Sun King’s Finance provides financial expertise to the distribution partnerships (B2B) and direct-to-consumer (B2C) sales channels as well as the financial operations of the company overall.
- The Finance team plays a critical role in managing revenue and accounting for the company’s pay-as-you-go (PAYG) direct solar financing and wholesale distribution businesses; in ensuring compliance with local tax and reporting regulations; and in reporting to investors and servicing the company’s financing and debt obligations.
About the Role
- Sun King is looking for a Senior Finance Associate to join its Finance team in Nigeria. The Senior Finance Associate will work closely with the Finance team in Nigeria and West Africa to ensure the organisation has adequate human capacity to cater for the financial books and record (account payables and receivables) in the region.
Responsibilities
What you would be expected to do:
- Provide assistance to Finance Controller in bridging communication gaps with West African business.
- Receive and process all Purchase Orders, Invoices, Expense Forms, and request for payments.
- Reconciliation of processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Perform daily, weekly and monthly reconciliations of Bank Accounts.
- Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by assessing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.
- Maintaining filing systems of all accounting and finance documents and vouchers in a manner which ensures ease in retrieval and reference.
- Scheduling and preparing payments on the Payment Tracker.
- Maintain fixed assets register
- Maintain prepayment schedule
- Reconciliation and Adjustment of Accounting Ledgers by Verifying and Posting Account Transactions and subsequent matching of the same.
- Verifies Vendor Accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
- Conducts reimbursements for staff expenses; verifying documentation.
- Assist in the processing & filing of VAT Returns as well as Reconciliation of the same.
- Accomplish Accounting and Organization mission by completing related results as needed.
Requirements
You might be a strong candidate if you:
- Have a Degree in Finance, Accounting or any related other related field. ACA/ACCA Qualification will be an added advantage.
- Have at least 3 years’ hands on experience.
- Are fluent in French language (oral and written)
- Are proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Are good with numbers.
- Proficient in Data Entry and Management.
- Attention to Detail and Accuracy.
- Are able to organize and Prioritize.
- Effective Information Management Skills.
What We Offer
- A platform for professional growth in a rapidly expanding, high-impact sector.
- Immerse in a collaborative culture, energized by employees of Sun King who are collectively motivated by fostering a transformative, sustainable venture.
- A genuinely global environment: Engage and learn alongside a diverse group from varied geographies and backgrounds.
- Tailored learning pathways through the Sun King Center for Leadership to elevate your leadership and managerial capabilities.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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