INVESTMENT ANALYST AT FAIRMONEY MICROFINANCE BANK

About Company:

FairMoney Nigeria is building the leading mobile bank for emerging markets. We started with a digital microcredit application on Android, and currently roll out additional financial services (current account, savings, debit card) while expanding the product to Western Africa and South-East Asia.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Description:

• Weekly/Monthly Liquidity report:
  • Generate weekly and monthly liquidity reports to assess the availability of funds for investment activities.
  • Ensures funding of NIP -Zenith settlement and regularizes before COB.
• Monthly Analysis of Deposit Maturities:
  • Conduct a monthly analysis of deposit maturities to track the timing and amount of deposits reaching maturity.
  • Evaluate the impact of maturing deposits on cash inflows and investment opportunities.
  • Collaborate with wealth managers to ensure timely renewal or rollover of maturing deposits.
• Weekly/Monthly Deposit Schedule Reconciliation:
  • Perform monthly reconciliation of deposit schedules with bank statements, deposit schedules and NetSuite records.
  • Identify and investigate any discrepancies or irregularities in deposit transactions.
  • Liaise with banking partners and internal stakeholders to resolve reconciliation issues and ensure accuracy of deposit records.
  • The reconciliation report for a month needs to be  made ready on the 1st business day of the following month.
• Monthly Computation of Withholding Tax (WHT) on Bank Interest:
  • Calculate withholding tax (WHT) on bank interest remittances in accordance with regulatory requirements and tax laws.
  • Validate interest income data from bank statements and reconcile with Netsuite records.
  • Prepare accurate WHT computations and ensure timely remittance to tax authorities.
• Wealth Management OKRs:
  • Ensure liquidations and all payments are treated timely and processed error free. Liquidation requests received before 12pm must be treated latest 12:30pm and those after 12pm, must be treated latest 4pm. Ensure follow-ups on every transaction till it's closed.
  • Ensure every booking instruction received is treated within 24hrs.
  • Respond to, and acknowledge inquries within 25mins of receipt.
  • Escalate issues surrounding Liquidations, Bookings etc. and being proactive to resolve such issues raised by either customers, RMs or finance.
  • Timely collation and submission of reports as requested. This includes incentives, and maturity reports.
  • Effective communication with team members and other department.
  • Collaborates with others in the wealth management team and across the organization, offering assistance and actively being helpful where needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelors in accounting or numerate discipline Degree; studying towards obtaining a chartered accountant.
• Experienced in financial institution, especially Fintech (ie large base of transactions), would be an advantage.
• High level of accuracy, attention to details and Good analytical skills.
• Aptitude for numbers and attention to details.
• Have a good Microsoft Excel Skills.
• Be an effective team player with a positive attitude.
• A track record of constantly looking for ways to do things better.
• Be Smart and agile
• Focused on timelines and milestones; extremely organised
• Need for an enthusiasm and interest in the role ie accounting, reporting, cost control.

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Training & Development
• Performance Bonus

Salary

Application Closing Date: Not specified

Application Instructions:

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