Senior, Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS)

About the role

The Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) team, based in Lagos, Nigeria, offers accounting advisory professionals who combine technical IFRS skills, practical financial reporting experience and deep sector and regulatory knowledge. As a Senior, you will help clients determine, monitor and disclose financial and non-financial insights across accounting, reporting, transaction accounting, treasury and corporate governance services.

Key responsibilities

• Manage client opportunities and build trusted client relationships.
• Respond to clients' ad hoc technical accounting queries.
• Manage and mentor junior engagement team members, and support senior management in delivering services on complex transactions.
• Manage engagements on new accounting standards (such as IFRS 17), financial reporting, transaction accounting and ad hoc accounting advice.
• Write and review client reports based on analysis of fact patterns and other relevant information.
• Understand the client's industry, including key performance drivers, business trends and emerging technical and industry developments.
• Stay informed of general business and economic developments and their impact on the client.
• Conduct timely performance reviews and provide feedback and training.
• Use technology to learn, share knowledge with the team and improve service delivery, and maintain an educational programme.
• Identify, manage and take part in business development activities, and present ways to apply knowledge and services to clients.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with other engagement teams and build long-term internal and external networks.

Required profile

• Degree in accounting or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification: ICAN, ACCA or equivalent.
• At least 5 to 7 years of experience in accounting advisory or technical accounting within financial services such as banking and insurance.
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards for financial instruments (IAS 32, IFRS 9, IFRS 7), insurance contracts (IFRS 17) and other financial services standards (IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IFRS 3, IFRS 10).
• Proficiency in English and excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to identify and pursue business opportunities, work under pressure, and a dedication to teamwork and leadership.