Manager (Finance / Accounts & Administration) at Simplytrak Nigeria


Simplytrak is one of the oldest companies in the remote monitoring and asset tracking industry and started with providing vehicle tracking services in the UK to enable businesses monitor and track their assets for better fleet management and operations.

By 2009, Simplytrak had expanded further to Africa providing generator monitoring systems that allow maintenance scheduling, provide a cost operating structure and billing platform to a wide range of clients in different business disciplines from banking and insurance to transportation, energy, marine, oil and gas industries.

Simplytrak operates in 37 countries around the world, including Nigeria delivering quality services to our customers, saving businesses and individuals money and time while enjoying positive returns on investments.

Position: Manager (Finance/Accounts &Administration)

Job Description:

  • Collating, preparing and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries and financial statements
  • Undertaking strategic analysis and assisting with strategic planning
  • Producing long-term business plans
  • Undertaking research into pricing, competitors and factors affecting performance
  • Controlling income, cash flow and expenditure
  • Managing budgets
  • Developing and managing financial systems/models
  • Carrying out business modelling and risk assessments
  • Supervising staff
  • Liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues
  • Prepares monthly statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.
  • Prepares state quarterly and annual statements by assembling data.
  • Complies with state and federal tax filing requirements by studying regulations; adhering to requirements; advising management on required actions; calculating quarterly estimated tax payments; assembling data for quarterly and annual tax filings.
  • Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
  • Provides financial advice by studying operational issues; applying financial principles and practices; developing recommendations.
  • Prepares special reports by studying variances; preparing budgets; developing forecasts.
  • Updates job knowledge by keeping current with financial regulations and accepted practices; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
  • Accomplishes finance and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

 

Required Qualifications and Skills

  • The ideal candidate for this role should have had educational background in Finance and Accounts, Financial Accounting, and Managerial accounting in particular. This candidate should have either a BSC in Finance/Accounting, or/and an MSC in a related field. Either an ACCA or CFA qualification would also be ideal.
  • Ability to use Accounting Software Packages  in addition to Microsoft Office tools
  • Minimum of 5 years’ Experience on the job at a Managerial level in the Financial Institution Industry.
  • Good interpersonal and Managerial Skills
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Self-motivation, commercial awareness, initiative and the ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, technical, IT and numerical abilities are