Finance Assistant Job at Old Mutual Nigeria

Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending.

We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Position: Finance Assistant

Job Requisition ID: JR-31450
Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Key Focus

• This role is responsible for day-to-day transaction processing.
• The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Job Description

• Responsible for generating and processing transactions.
• Bank statement reconciliation
• Handles general accounts queries.
• General ledger reconciliations
• Premium receipting and management of trade receivables.
• Arranges payment of bills and accounts.
• Keeps records of financial transactions.

Key Result Areas
Payment Processing:

• Arranges payment of bills and accounts.
• Checks the amounts to be paid and received by the business.
• Compares costs with budgets.

Account Processing:

• Handles general accounts queries.
• Responsible for transaction processing.
• Checks account order forms and receipts are filled in correctly.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality over periods of 1 day to a maximum of three months.
• Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Record Keeping:

• Keeps records of financial transactions.

Qualifications and Experience

• A First Degree in a related field or its equivalent.
• 1 -2 Years’ experience in a finance role.