Strategic Finance Officer

About the role

Welcome2Africa International is hiring a Strategic Finance Officer in Abuja. The role covers day-to-day finance administration, reconciliations, receivables and payables, and supports budgeting, statutory filings and the annual audit.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date books and ledgers for each entity in the group.
• Carry out bank, cash and intercompany reconciliations regularly and resolve differences promptly.
• Manage receivables: raise invoices and follow up on sponsorships, retainers, facilitation fees and trade proceeds until collected.
• Manage payables: keep the schedule of what is owed, prepare payments for approval and keep supplier records in order.
• Record costs and income against each trade transaction and mandate so margin is visible deal by deal.
• Keep grant and donor-funded programme expenditure separately tracked and ready for partner reporting.
• Run day-to-day finance administration, including expense claims, petty cash and payment documentation, stored in the group's shared drive.
• Support budgeting and prepare the schedules feeding monthly management accounts.
• Keep records audit-ready and support statutory filings, tax returns and the annual audit.

Required profile

• Degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• Progress towards a professional qualification (ACCA, ICAN or equivalent) is an advantage.
• Precision and persistence in chasing discrepancies until explained.
• Discretion with confidential financial information.
• Curiosity about how the business works and ambition to grow with the finance function.

Required skills

• Hands-on bookkeeping and reconciliation experience.
• Fluency with accounting software and Excel.
• Experience with Zoho is useful.