Head of Finance/Admin (with experience in Asset finance/Investment company)

Vacancy: Head of Finance/Admin (with experience in Asset finance/Investment company)

Industry: Asset finance/Investments

Location: Magodo, Lagos

Directly reports to: C.O.O

Directly supervises: Account/Admin Officers, Treasury Officers

Job Purpose

● Ensure the organization's financial integrity and sustainability.

● Safeguard company assets and prevent financial leakages through strong internal controls.

● Maintain stable treasury operations and effective investment portfolio management.

● Ensure full compliance with tax, pension, and regulatory obligations.

● Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting to support strategic decision-making.

● Optimize cash flow through effective management of receivables and payables.

● Provide strategic financial advisory support to executive management.

Key Outputs

● Annual budget

● Monthly payrolls

● Monthly management accounts

● Cash flow forecast report

● Investment portfolio

● Treasury & liquidity position report

● Internal control review report

● Annual financial statements

Key responsibilities areas

Safeguard the company’s financial integrity and prevent financial leakages by:

● Establishing and enforcing a robust internal control framework across treasury, receivables, payables, payroll, and reporting processes.

● Supervising periodic reconciliations and reviewing exception reports to ensure accounts remain balanced at all times.

● Directing internal audit reviews and ensuring corrective actions are implemented promptly.

● Approving financial transactions within delegated authority limits and enforcing segregation of duties across the team.

Ensure disciplined budgetary control and financial performance management by:

● Overseeing receivables collection to ensure payments are received within agreed timelines.

● Managing payables scheduling to ensure vendors, partners, and statutory bodies are paid on time.

● Aligning inflows and outflows to prevent cash shortfalls.

● Raising payment instructions promptly to meet financial obligations.

Ensure delivery of accurate, timely, and decision-ready financial reporting and documentation by:

● Directing the preparation of monthly management accounts and business performance reports.

● Reviewing financial statements, interpreting financial data, and presenting insights to

support strategic decision-making.

● Enforcing real-time posting discipline within accounting systems.

● Establishing structured filing and documentation standards for financial and administrative records.

● Supervising proper retention of agreements, investment documents, invoices, receipts, and statutory records.

● Ensuring the organization remains audit-ready at all times.

Safeguard and monitor company assets by:

● Maintaining oversight of the company’s asset register and periodic verification exercises.

● Reviewing asset utilization reports and investigating discrepancies.

● Ensuring adequate controls exist to prevent asset misappropriation.

Build a high performing team by:

● Supervising and setting performance standards for the Accounts and Admin team.

● Allocating responsibilities and ensuring accountability for deliverables.

● Reviewing work outputs to maintain accuracy and compliance standards.

● Providing coaching and strengthening financial discipline across the department.

Provide strategic financial leadership to executive management by:

● Advising on funding strategies, capital structure, and investment decisions.

● Analyzing business trends, profitability drivers, and risk exposures.

● Supporting corporate planning with financial modelling and performance projections.

● Representing the finance function in executive discussions and decision forums.

Drive the sustainability and growth of the company’s revenue and capital base by:

● Directing and supervising the monitoring of all client repayments and investment inflows.

● Ensuring reconciliations of repayment plans using Loan Disk and accounting systems are completed accurately and in a timely manner.

● Reviewing exposure risks and intervening where potential ROI or maturity defaults are

identified.

● Holding the team accountable for timely investor notifications and settlement of obligations

Ensure effective treasury and investment portfolio management by:

● Overseeing corporate and individual investment portfolios and monitoring maturity cycles.

● Approving rollover, settlement, or liquidation decisions in line with treasury strategy.

● Ensuring promissory notes and investment obligations are properly documented and

tracked.

● Preserving investor confidence through disciplined treasury oversight.

Ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance by:

● Establishing a compliance calendar covering all tax, pension, and regulatory obligations.

● Supervising the preparation and timely filing of WHT, PAYE, CIT, Directors’ Assessments,

and other statutory returns.

● Reviewing and approving statutory remittances prior to submission.

● Representing the organization during regulatory inspections and external audits.

Any other results/responsibilities/duties/tasks/job roles that may be assigned to you by management.

Performance Standards

● Strategic financial advisory & funding oversight

● Departmental leadership

● Billing and invoicing

● Payment tracking and receivables management

● Financial reporting and reconciliation

● Sales support

Key interfaces

Internal: Account Team, Risk and Credit Team, Sales Team

External: Customers, Regulatory bodies

MINIMUM REQUIRED JOB SPECIFICATION

Academic and Professional

● HND/Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, or any related discipline

● ICAN/ACCA certification.

Experience

Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience with 2 years in a leadership role.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

Organizational Competencies

Adding Value, Dedication, Excellent Service, Professionalism, Transparency

Grade Category Competencies

● Report writing competence

● Effective communication

● People management skills

● Problem solving

● Financial management skills

● Leadership skills

Functional competencies

● Knowledge of Advanced finance

● Treasury & liquidity management skills

● Financial reporting & interpretation

● Budgeting & financial planning knowledge

● Regulatory & tax compliance management

● Revenue tracking

● Risk assessment & mitigation

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to using FHA-A-2026 as subject of the mail