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 recruitment@stresertintegrated.com using FHA-A-2026 as subject of the mail