{"id":696,"date":"2026-07-07T05:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/finance-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T05:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:11:31","slug":"finance-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/jobs\/lagos\/finance-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Finance Officer\", \"description\": \"Job Summary\\nThe Finance Officer is responsible for supporting the organization's financial management by ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, timely processing of transactions, regulatory compliance, budget monitoring, and effective cash flow management.\\nThe role contributes to sound financial reporting, internal controls, and informed business decision-making.\\nKey Responsibilities\\nPrepare and maintain accurate financial records, journals, ledgers, and supporting documentation.\\nProcess accounts payable and receivable, ensuring timely payments and collections.\\nPrepare bank reconciliations and reconcile general ledger accounts on a regular basis.\\nMonitor daily cash flow and manage petty cash in line with company policies.\\nPrepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for management review.\\nSupport the preparation and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, and financial performance reports.\\nEnsure compliance with statutory obligations, including tax remittances, pension contributions, and other regulatory filings.\\nAssist in payroll processing and ensure the accuracy of salary-related financial records.\\nMaintain fixed asset registers and monitor asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation.\\nSupport internal and external audit exercises by providing required financial records and documentation.\\nStrengthen and maintain internal financial controls to safeguard company assets and minimize financial risks.\\nMonitor expenses to ensure they align with approved budgets and company policies.\\nLiaise with banks, auditors, regulatory authorities, and other financial stakeholders as required.\\nGenerate financial analyses and reports to support strategic and operational decision-making.\\nPerform any other finance and accounting duties assigned by the Finance Manager or Head of Finance.\\nQualifications & Requirements\\nBachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.\\n3\u20134 years of relevant experience in finance or accounting.\\nStrong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, taxation, and financial controls.\\nProficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting\/ERP software e.g., Sage, QuickBooks, SAP,or similar.\\nSound analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.\\nHigh level of accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.\\nExcellent communication, interpersonal, and report-writing skills.\\nAbility to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-06\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Smart Partners\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Lagos\", \"addressCountry\": \"NG\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-31T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Smart Partners<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Lagos<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-31<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Job Summary<br \/>The Finance Officer is responsible for supporting the organization&#8217;s financial management by ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, timely processing of transactions, regulatory compliance, budget monitoring, and effective cash flow management.<br \/>The role contributes to sound financial reporting, internal controls, and informed business decision-making.<br \/>Key Responsibilities<br \/>Prepare and maintain accurate financial records, journals, ledgers, and supporting documentation.<br \/>Process accounts payable and receivable, ensuring timely payments and collections.<br \/>Prepare bank reconciliations and reconcile general ledger accounts on a regular basis.<br \/>Monitor daily cash flow and manage petty cash in line with company policies.<br \/>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for management review.<br \/>Support the preparation and monitoring of budgets, forecasts, and financial performance reports.<br \/>Ensure compliance with statutory obligations, including tax remittances, pension contributions, and other regulatory filings.<br \/>Assist in payroll processing and ensure the accuracy of salary-related financial records.<br \/>Maintain fixed asset registers and monitor asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation.<br \/>Support internal and external audit exercises by providing required financial records and documentation.<br \/>Strengthen and maintain internal financial controls to safeguard company assets and minimize financial risks.<br \/>Monitor expenses to ensure they align with approved budgets and company policies.<br \/>Liaise with banks, auditors, regulatory authorities, and other financial stakeholders as required.<br \/>Generate financial analyses and reports to support strategic and operational decision-making.<br \/>Perform any other finance and accounting duties assigned by the Finance Manager or Head of Finance.<br \/>Qualifications &#038; Requirements<br \/>Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.<br \/>3\u20134 years of relevant experience in finance or accounting.<br \/>Strong knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, taxation, and financial controls.<br \/>Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting\/ERP software e.g., Sage, QuickBooks, SAP,or similar.<br \/>Sound analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.<br \/>High level of accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and attention to detail.<br \/>Excellent communication, interpersonal, and report-writing skills.<br \/>Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: talent@smartpartnersng.com using the job title as the subject of the email.<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:talent@smartpartnersng.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-31 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Smart Partners Location: Lagos Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-31 Job Description Job SummaryThe Finance Officer is responsible for supporting the organization&#8217;s financial management by ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, timely processing of transactions, regulatory compliance, budget monitoring, and effective cash flow management.The role contributes to sound financial reporting, internal controls, and informed business [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,21],"tags":[51,18,17,340],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-lagos","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-smart-partners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}