First Ally Capital is a wholly indigenous Financial Services firm, whose focus is on providing top notch advisory & investment services to individuals and organizations. First Ally Capital was incorporated on May 20, 2014 as an Issuing House, Financial Advisory and Investment Management firm, with authorized capital of N2.5 billion, and an issued and fully-paid capital of N1.65 billion. The firm was licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2014 as Issuing House and Underwriters.

The Firm commenced operations at a very significant point in the evolution of the Nigerian financial services industry and will leverage it’s solid capital base, the strong financial services background of its promoters and the excellent track-record and credentials of its directors and shareholders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• We are looking for an accounting officer who will perform a wide range of complex professional accounting duties in the analysis, preparation and maintenance of financial records and reports; makes complex and difficult accounting analyses and reports; and performs related duties as assigned by the CFO.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily and monthly reconciliation of all correspondence bank accounts within the Group as directed by the CFO
• Directly responsible for the daily reconciliation of Symplus software accounting module, including investigation of variances if any and ensure that the variances/differences are corrected immediately.
• Responsible for the daily check and follow up of all clients’ accounts with respective correspondence banks.
• Valuation of Assets under management portfolios
• Verification of Income generated by each portfolio
• Analyzing subsidiary petty cash expenses.
• Preparation of Amortization schedules for prepaid assets
• Preparation and maintenance of Fixed Asset register
• Responsible for weekly and monthly instrument posting into the Symplus software
• Strong communication skills
• Directly responsible for preparation of monthly account payables and schedules Such as VAT (Value Added Tax)
• Withholding taxes (WHT) for both state and federal tax authorities inducing follow up on obtaining Tin number for the various service providers
• Coordination and preparation of annual Electronic tax clearance forms for processing of employee tax clearance certificates
• Provide assistance to the CFO regarding the integrity of General Ledger, the preparation of monthly management reports, budget input and monitoring and production of all financial reports on a monthly basis as well as the end of year accounts close process.
• Supports HR in the preparation of Monthly payroll and statutory payment processing on schedule by collating, inputting and checking all payroll data to be correct.
• Actively support the Asset management operations team and FX team for daily transaction call overs
• Disbursement of petty cash and reporting, ensuring that the cash book and petty cash are updated on a daily basis.

Qualifications

• B.Sc (Hon) Degree with a minimum of Second Class Upper (2’1) from a recognized University
• Must have registered for ICAN or ACCA
• Completed National Youth Service Programme (NYSC)
• 3 – 7 years of experience.

Skills:

• Good presentation and excellent courtesy attitude
• Excellent numerical skills
• Must be proficient in the use of MS Office tools most especially Microsoft Excel
• Must be able to work under pressure with less supervision
• Must demonstrate a good analytical mind
• Ability to work as part of a Team
• Must have a good understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards
• Must have a good understanding of the Financial Services Sector
• Must be articulate and have good presentation skills.

Application Closing Date
30th June, 2022.