Reports to: Supervisor
Contract Type: Full-time
Location: Abuja (Hybrid)
Charles Ardor makes its clients' financials reliable and helps them understand what the
figures mean. Our clients rely on those figures to run their businesses, so the work has to
be right.
The Associate, Finance Operations, is the first person to check that the work the firm
delivers is accurate and complete. The Analysts and clients' own finance teams do the
operational accounting, the reconciliations, month-end close, schedules and tax, and you
review it before it reaches the Supervisor for a second review. You also prepare the
client's monthly report from the figures once they are sound.
What this looks like in practice:
• You are the first check on the work. Review reconciliations, month-end close, schedules, and tax that the analysts and client teams prepare, confirm the figures are correct and nothing is missing, and send the work back for correction when needed, so that what reaches the Supervisor is already right.
• You tie the figures to the source. Before you prepare the report, you confirm that each
figure agrees with the record it comes from, so the report uses only figures that have
been checked.
• You prepare the monthly report. You set out clearly what the figures show for the
client, and give your first read of what they mean, which the Supervisor then reviews.
• You develop the Analysts. When you send work back, you show them what was
wrong and why, so they get it right themselves next time.
• You keep the clients on schedule. You carry several clients through the monthly
cycle at once, so each one is closed, reviewed, and reported on time.
As the firm grows, the balance between what you prepare and what you review will shift. Also, you will take on work across the operational and reporting cycle as the team requires
Requirements
• A strong foundation in bookkeeping, reconciliations, month-end close and tax, with
solid and accurate hands-on experience.
• Able to prepare a clear report that explains what the figures show, not only present
them.
• A professional accounting qualification, ACA or ACCA, or steady progress towards one,
is an advantage rather than a requirement.
• Solid working knowledge of accounting software. Zoho Books experience is an
advantage.
• Careful and accurate in your own work, and quick to notice when something in
someone else's work is not right, even when it looks right on the surface.
• Able to manage several clients' deadlines within a structured monthly cycle without
being chased.
• Someone who takes ownership of their work and follows it through.
• Able to give a colleague feedback that makes their work better, not only point out
what is wrong.
Benefits
- A role with real ownership: you hold the first line of quality on the work that leaves the
firm.
- A close working relationship with the review layer above you, with direct access and
real mentoring as you develop.
- A structured, technology-forward firm with documented systems and clear standards,
built so you can do your best work.
- The chance to shape a growing practice, with your impact visible in the team and the
firm's work.
- Paid annual leave.
- Hybrid working, two days a week in the office
N.B.:Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and preference will be given to candidates who are available to begin immediately.
Our recruitment process is structured and comprises a physical assessment, a physical or virtual interview, and, if successful, an offer. We intend to fill this role as quickly as possible, so candidates should be available to complete the recruitment process promptly. If you are unable to commit to completing the process within the required timeframe, we kindly ask that you do not apply.
Please note that candidate profiles may also be considered for other suitable opportunities within the firm.
- Locations
- Abuja Municipal, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria