Finance Analyst at Max Drive

Max Drive – We are a team of passionate people and a leading technology-enabled company driven by a vision to solve the mobility challenges in Africa. We want to get people and goods to their destinations hitch-free. It is personal for us because we understand the frustration of epileptic transportation. We are making mobility safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable through the deployment of high-performance technologies and operators.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Finance Analyst

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time
Department: Finance

Description

Apply operational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks to ensure invoices are processed accurately and on time.
Tracks and analyses OPEX and CAPEX expenditures;
Matching Purchase orders with invoices and Quality check for Tax invoices.
Attend to Accounts Payable queries promptly and professionally, escalating any unknown issues appropriately.
Work cooperatively with the All units to meet operational and team objectives.
Prepare payment batches as required to meet determined payment terms.
Prepare supplier reconciliations on a monthly basis to ensure completeness and integrity of payment batches.
Posting of all payment Invoices and purchase orders into the Accounting Software
Monthly closing of payable account heads and tracking of aged payables
External audit –preparation of supporting documentation to the annual financial reports and liaison with audit staff
Tax computations (VAT, WHT and PAYE) and timely remittances

Requirements

3+ years experience in large volume accounts payable team
ACA or ACCA or ICAN (completed/in view)
Sage 300 experience or comparable finance system
Experience with complex Accounts Payable issues
Computer skills with proficiency in MS Excel
Excellent Financial reporting skills
Highly developed and proven communication skills; oral, written and presentation
Experience of running multiple projects concurrently to time
Continuous need to be flexible, adaptable and able to multitask
Trustworthy and absolute discretion required at all times
High levels of energy and drive, willingness to work hard
Extensive and varied experience with an understanding of the organization and the business
Consistently high performer and excellent role model of the valued behaviors
Accounting or Finance certification is preferable
Strong problem solver, with hands-on approach to plan and execute well
Ability to make discretionary judgment and to manage and impart confidential information.