Associate, Finance Operations

About this role

The role is for an Associate in Finance Operations at Charles Ardor & Company, a management accounting and consulting firm based in Abuja. The position focuses on ensuring accuracy in reconciliations, month-end close, schedules and tax work prepared by analysts and client teams, and preparing clear monthly reports for clients. You verify figures against source records, ensure reports reflect checked data, and provide early interpretations of what the figures mean for review by a Supervisor. The job involves developing analysts, keeping multiple client monthly cycles on schedule, and supporting work across the operational and reporting cycle as the team grows. The firm emphasises growth, collaboration, and continuous learning with hybrid work flexibility and clear career progression.

What you would do

• Check reconciliations, month-end close, schedules and tax prepared by analysts and client teams for accuracy.
• Confirm figures tie back to their source records and send corrected work for refinement.
• Prepare the monthly client report and provide an initial interpretation of the figures.
• Review work before it reaches the Supervisor to ensure correctness.
• Develop analysts by showing them what was wrong and why.
• Manage multiple clients through the monthly cycle to ensure timely closure, review and reporting.
• Support work across the operational and reporting cycle as the team requires.
• Maintain client timelines and avoid delays within the monthly cycle.
• Take ownership of tasks and follow them through to completion.
• Provide constructive feedback to colleagues to improve their work.

What they are asking for

• Strong foundation in bookkeeping, reconciliations, month-end close and tax with accurate hands-on experience.
• Ability to prepare clear reports that explain what the figures show.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA or ACCA) or steady progress toward one is an advantage.
• Solid working knowledge of accounting software; Zoho Books experience is an advantage.
• Careful and accurate in own work and able to spot issues in others' work.
• Ability to manage several clients’ deadlines within a structured monthly cycle.
• Take ownership of work and see tasks through to completion.
• Ability to give constructive feedback that improves colleagues’ work.

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