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Financial Controller
About this role
Strivo Labs seeks an experienced Financial Controller in Lagos. The role involves overseeing financial reporting, treasury, tax compliance, internal controls, budgeting, and audits to ensure accurate and compliant financial records and provide insights for strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will have strong financial management experience, solid IFRS knowledge, and experience in fundraising readiness and execution. The company delivers end-to-end digital solutions, including design, MVP development, automation, and content creation.
What you would do
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in line with IFRS, including IFRS 9 provisioning.
- Lead month-end closing and ensure timely management accounts.
- Present financial performance, variances, and key ratios to management.
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial records.
- Oversee accounting of loan disbursements, repayments, interest income, fees, and write-offs; reconcile related systems and bank accounts.
- Monitor portfolio quality and impairment with Credit, Collections and Risk teams.
- Manage daily cash positions, liquidity planning, and cash flow forecasting.
- Oversee funding facilities, debt obligations, and banking relationships; manage payment processes and controls.
- Support fundraising activities with financial modelling, data room prep, and due diligence; coordinate post-funding reporting.
- Design and enforce financial controls, coordinate audits, and address control gaps and fraud risks.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
- ACA (ICAN) or ACCA qualification required; MBA or Master’s in Finance is an added advantage.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Experience in fundraising readiness and execution (debt and/or equity financing).
- Experience in digital lending, fintech, microfinance, or consumer credit is a plus.
- Strong IFRS knowledge (including IFRS 9), Nigerian tax laws, controls and audit familiarity.
- Advanced Excel and experience with ERP/accounting systems (e.g., Sage, QuickBooks, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics).
- Experience with loan management systems and reporting tools like Power BI is advantageous.
- Strong integrity, judgement, attention to detail, leadership, and stakeholder management.
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